South Africa

Flood-hit Marikana residents occupy community hall

Since Friday more than 300 people have forced their way into the Lower Crossroads community hall

Lockdown in pictures - Day 143: Coffee break

Lockdown in pictures - Day 142: We shall Overcome

Lockdown in pictures - Day 141: It’s Friday! Even though there’s no school

Township residents clean their streets after chasing out contractor

City of Cape Town says residents cannot dictate who gets work offered by Expanded Public Works Programme

Occupiers accuse officials of burning their belongings

“They bring fridges, stoves and beds, and then call the media so it looks like we are evicting people but we are not” says City spokesperson

Business is booming for shack builders in Dunoon

Councillor says illegal occupations are jeopardising housing plans for the area

Lockdown in pictures - Day 140: Are we over the peak?

Violent housing protests erupt because of government’s broken promises

Demolished RDP houses were supposed to be rebuilt immediately. Seven months later there’s no progress

They were relocated for the Nandoni dam. 22 years later they have still not been compensated

Over ten years ago the Public Protector said what steps needed to be taken. But the Department of Water and Sanitation has failed to implement them

Mystery of R15 million Lotto funding in Limpopo deepens

Vyeboom Civic Association says the community has not seen any of the money apparently donated to it

Street kids lose out as restaurants close

StreetSmart sees massive drop in donations collected through restaurant bills

Lockdown in pictures - Day 139: Tanked up

Success against Covid-19: Temporary Cape Town hospital closes

“We’ve got to now save jobs and stop hunger and unemployment,” says Premier Alan Winde

Hundreds queue outside post office for Covid-19 grants

Dozens more people plan to spend Wednesday night outside the KwaNobuhle mall to be first in line tomorrow

Fed-up with piles of rubbish, residents clear their own streets

KTC community clear ‘dump site’ near their homes