“We need electricity, legal or not” says shack dweller
eThekwini Municipality is planning to roll out 18,000 new electricity connections across the city
Brief | 10 July 2018
Post Office strike halts payment to grant beneficiaries
The workers say they have not received a wage hike in three years. They are demanding a 12% wage increase
News | 9 July 2018
Informal traders march against by-law amendments
Traders say the proposed changes will impede on their ability to earn a living
News | 6 July 2018
“I have no food at home” says grant recipient following Post Office glitch
Nearly 800,000 beneficiaries affected by payment problems
News | 5 July 2018
Commuters hit by taxi fare hike
“It makes escaping poverty so much harder because you continuously have to keep grinding and struggle to keep your family afloat”
News | 4 July 2018
“We are paid peanuts” says SASSA employee
Workers affiliated to the Public Servants’ Association have rejected SASSA’s 7% pay hike
Brief | 3 July 2018
“All we want is justice and attention from the police” says Pietermaritzburg resident
About 50 residents and members of the SACP marched on Friday to demand better policing in townships
Brief | 2 July 2018
Pietermaritzburg residents start cleaning blitz
Sobantu residents say the municipality has neglected the township
News | 2 July 2018
Court allows Durban evictees to return to their homes
Lamontville Transit Camp residents were evicted on Friday by the City of eThekwini
By Musawenkosi Cabe and Dennis Webster
News | 19 June 2018