Unemployment
The people of Plastic City cannot even afford zinc shacks
People live in homes built of discarded board and plastic next to a Brakpan dump site
Photo Essay | 27 June 2019
Desperation as men and women looking for work on the roadside say they will “do anything” for money
Scramble for part-time work in Brakpan
News | 17 June 2019
Crime prevention volunteers in KZN vow to fight termination of contracts
MEC’s private sector plan criticised
News | 14 June 2019
City of Cape Town demolishes “illegal” roadside stalls
Councillor says stall users intended to occupy land
Brief | 10 June 2019
Herding cattle in Gauteng to send every cent possible to Lesotho
Kopano Lekau works seven days a week as a herdsman to earn R2,000 a month
News | 7 June 2019
Community clean up turns waste into arts and crafts
Clean My Space initiative in Khayelitsha has ballooned to 180 members
Text by Mary-Anne Gontsana. Photos by Masixole Feni.
Photo Essay | 7 June 2019
Community safety volunteers demand jobs in KZN
Department of Community Safety and Liaison has R33 million budget for volunteers
News | 6 June 2019
Security guards demand employment from PE municipality
Guards march to City Hall
Brief | 6 June 2019
Waste pickers march to be recognised
Protesters want to be a formal part of Johannesburg’s recycling programme
By Zoë Postman
News | 2 May 2019