South Africa

Housing crisis more complex than it seems

What the eviction of a naked man tells us about our collective response to the housing shortage

Unions accuse government of breaking promise to increases workers’ salaries

“Workers on duty during lockdown must be paid for risk or danger allowance,” says COSATU leader

104-year-old woman now has a choice of toilets

Following our report, Elisa Khumalo now has two toilets: one from government, one donated by a private company

Lockdown in pictures - Day 101: Wait for it

Bheki Cele and JP Smith trade accusations

Call for cops who dragged naked man out of shack to be arrested

Lockdown in pictures-Day 100: The cycle of life

Lockdown in pictures - Day 99: Time to smoke

Homeless people in lockdown complete computer training

Organisation says graduates can get typing jobs or work at an internet cafe

Who is responsible for government’s failure to deliver?

Food and social grant commitments have fallen woefully short

Court finds JHB “clean up” “cruel, humiliating, degrading and invasive”

Police raids in 2017/18 were unconstitutional and done with ulterior motives

Zackie Achmat calls for activism against Covid-19

Veteran activist receives award for AIDS work

Soweto welfare centre struggling to help orphans after robbery

R50,000 worth of food and six computers stolen from Sizanani Caregivers

Human Rights Commission to investigate after man dragged naked from his shack

Shack dwellers march to police station in protest

Education ministers “ducking accountability” argues Equal Education

Civil society wants courts to supervise government’s handling of school feeding

“I was in my room washing. Then they threw me outside.” Bulelani Qolani describes how he was dragged naked from his shack

“The video of me is important so people see the City of Cape Town”

Lockdown in pictures - Day 98: Call to close schools