Spoekiesdorp families haunted by past evictions and uncertain future
“Many of us are here because we were evicted from farms. We were dumped here”
Text by Marecia Damons. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 17 November 2023
“We are back”: Khulumani pensioners sleep outside Constitutional Court
They say they are owed apartheid reparations
News | 16 November 2023
Hundreds march to the City Hall in Durban demanding jobs
Retrenched Public Employment Programme (PEP) workers want to be reinstated by eThekwini municipality
Brief | 16 November 2023
Call for a national early childhood feeding scheme
There is no government nutrition programme for children before they enter formal schooling
By Sonia A. Rao
Brief | 16 November 2023
22 Gauteng schools built with asbestos still haven’t been replaced
Historic Kliptown Primary School is one of them
By Marvin Adams
News | 16 November 2023
South African Jews call for ceasefire in Gaza
“We are a diverse group of South African Jews who are dismayed by the situation that is unfolding in Israel and Palestine”
By Liezl Human and Nathan Geffen
News | 15 November 2023
Western Cape small-scale fishers finally get their rights
Fisheries department announces long-awaited permits finalised in the Western Cape
By Liezl Human
News | 15 November 2023
Activists doorstop police to demand answers for brutal barbershop assault
Police and IPID silent on the investigation into the assault of Juma Igiranieza on 7 November
Brief | 15 November 2023
Shack dwellers want sand mining halted
They say the sand is damaging their shacks. The City of Cape Town says the affected households will only be relocated in 2024
By Vincent Lali
News | 15 November 2023