R350-a-month grant to be extended to March 2025
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announces extension of Covid-19 grant
By Sonia A. Rao and Qaqamba Falithenjwa
Brief | 1 November 2023
Two dead in two shack fires since Friday in Dunoon
About 50 structures destroyed leaving 200 people homeless
Brief | 1 November 2023
Families evicted from farms have been dumped in Spoekiesdorp
The households in the Worcester informal settlement must be relocated, says the South African Human Rights Commission
News | 31 October 2023
Two die and hundreds left homeless by Khayelitsha fire
Frustrated victims then occupied vacant land nearby
By Vincent Lali
News | 30 October 2023
Rural women shed light on food insecurity
“Small household gardens are not enough for women to be able to escape food insecurity” says activist
By Liezl Human
News | 30 October 2023
Communal toilets overflowing with faeces due to extortion
About a month ago, Sanitech workers were held at gunpoint and extortionists demanded several thousand rand
News | 30 October 2023
Children play among rubbish and rodents at this Dunoon park
City official says a developer is waiting for approval to fund the repairs of Thandabantu Park but suggest moving the equipment to a different place
News | 30 October 2023
Disability grant applicants sleep outside this SASSA office
SASSA admitted that there had been “technical challenges with the online system” but that these had since been resolved
News | 27 October 2023
Landmark decision for housing in Cape Town
City Council releases land in Salt River for social housing
News | 26 October 2023