Six mining groups ask court to approve R5 billion silicosis settlement
But some mines will continue to fight class action suit
By Ciaran Ryan
Law | 30 May 2019
How expropriation without compensation works in Alexandra
A xenophobic mob is kicking people out of their homes
By Zoë Postman
Feature | 30 May 2019
Police are making arbitrary arrests at protests
Spurious charges are time-consuming and costly, and undermine the right to protest
Opinion | 30 May 2019
Springs residents protest against violent vigilantes
Police say there’s no evidence that the gang being targeted by the vigilantes exists
News | 29 May 2019
Farm workers march to Constitutional Court over land and working conditions
“We want to have our own piece of land so that we can do something for ourselves like growing gardens or sheep farming”
By Zoë Postman
News | 24 May 2019
“A woman cannot just sit when her children have nothing to eat”
Hawkers sell mops and brooms on the streets of Brakpan
Feature | 24 May 2019
Home Affairs asks UN for help with refugee backlog
Department has to process 150,000 appeals
By Zoë Postman
News | 16 May 2019
Informal settlements to be “made liveable”, Alexandra inquiry hears
Gauteng to provide services to land occupiers rather than evicting them
By Zoë Postman
News | 15 May 2019
City of Johannesburg can’t cope with Alexandra land occupations, inquiry told
“We do demolish but it is impossible to go there every day” says manager
By Zoë Postman
News | 14 May 2019