Decades into democracy Pietermaritzburg can’t blame ageing infrastructure for water woes, says SAHRC
Hearings into the province’s water crisis concluded on Friday
By Benita Enoch
News | 22 August 2022
SAMWU wants Tshwane metro to increase wages by 3.5%
Mayco member Kingsley Wakelin says the City is “struggling with finances”
Brief | 22 August 2022
Iconic women’s housing project of the 1990s, today awash in sewage
Residents of Victoria Mxenge Housing Development have taken the City of Cape Town to the Ombudsman after three years of overflowing sewers
News | 22 August 2022
Prospects and pessimism at jobs roadshow
Bitou municipality and national departments and agencies presented opportunities to young people. Some attendees welcomed it, but others remained doubtful.
News | 21 August 2022
Cato Manor leader gunned down
Member of housing movement Abahlali believe Lindokuhle Mnguni was murdered because of his political activism
By Benita Enoch
Brief | 21 August 2022
Plastic pollution: We’re getting it wrong. Here’s what needs to happen
The focus on single-use plastics is diverting attention from a much more serious problem. It’s also causing bad practices.
Science | 19 August 2022
There are snakes, flash floods and no basic services at Marry Me informal settlement
City of Tshwane says they will get services once the community has been formalised
Brief | 19 August 2022
Uber, Bolt drivers strike for two days
Drivers want more money and an end to the freeze on new licences
By Liezl Human
News | 18 August 2022
NUMSA spokesperson in defamation row
Phakamile Hlubi-Majola claims Ruth Ntlokotse “wants to destroy NUMSA”
By James Stent
Brief | 18 August 2022