Fed up with poor service, hundreds march to Eskom office in Khayelitsha
Residents want workers to return to the local office and for Eskom to fix high mast lights, transformers and faulty street lights in the community.
By Vincent Lali
News | 8 September 2022
New library brings hope to Wolwerivier
Families in the tin settlement 30km from Cape Town have access to books at last
News | 8 September 2022
More than 20 families share one pit toilet in this East London settlement
The municipality has plans to relocate them once suitable land is identified
Brief | 8 September 2022
Court challenge against scrapping Zimbabwean permit will go ahead
Zimbabwean Exemption Permit validity was extended by six months to June 2023
Law | 8 September 2022
Leaked report sheds more light on the rot at Lottery-funded school
The National Lotteries Commission’s claims about how R28.3-million was spent to rebuild Vhafamadi Secondary School don’t stand up to scrutiny
By Anton van Zyl and Raymond Joseph
News | 8 September 2022
Government documents outline new social grant plans
Institute for Economic Justice slams proposal to change Social Relief of Distress grant
Brief | 7 September 2022
Exploitation of car guards cannot continue unchallenged
“Nobody pays to work, yet if I do not pay to work, they will just get the next person”
By John Foster, Mihalis Chasomeris and Derick Blaauw
Opinion | 7 September 2022
Trolley assistants at malls pay a “fee” to be allowed to collect tips from shoppers
Some pay up to R50 a day
News | 7 September 2022
Civil society criticises Gender Commission box-ticking exercise
Organisations say the period for public comment on selection of commissioners is inadequate
News | 7 September 2022