Residents expelled from Blikkiesdorp amidst racial tensions
Over 20 people have sought shelter in the Methodist Church in central Cape Town
By Mary-Anne Gontsana and Ashraf Hendricks
Photo Essay | 11 October 2018
Taps run dry in Sweetwaters
Residents in Pietermaritzburg township spent five days without water last week
Brief | 11 October 2018
A Zimbabwean mother just wanted her son to join her in SA. Now she is caught up in child trafficking charges
Siphathisiwe Ndlovu, who has been in South Africa since 2007, has now been denied a permit to stay
News | 11 October 2018
SASSA workers strike over buggy biometric system
Susan Shabangu and NEHAWU reported to have agreed to suspend system, but union will only confirm on Thursday
By Ashraf Hendricks, Barbara Maregele, Nomfundo Xolo, Joseph Chirume and Nompendulo Ngubane
News | 10 October 2018
Appliances, taps and computers stolen from crime intelligence offices
We’re not safe at all, says employee
News | 10 October 2018
Thousands of people need toilets, taps and electricity in Khayelitsha
New Monwabisi Park shack dwellers march for basic services
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 10 October 2018
Police assault case stuck in NPA
Eastern Cape man says he was accused of stealing fuel and badly beaten
News | 10 October 2018
No land, no vote, say residents of Freedom Park
“As old as l am, l do not have a house. If l die today my children will not have a home.”
Brief | 9 October 2018
Wallacedene shack dwellers close down housing project
City of Cape Town says project should not target one specific community only
By Vincent Lali
News | 9 October 2018