
Taxi blockade in Khayelitsha causes thousands of learners to miss school
The ongoing blockade of learner transport operators in Khayelitsha has resulted in over 13,000 learners missing school since Monday.
The ongoing blockade of learner transport operators in Khayelitsha has resulted in over 13,000 learners missing school since Monday.
About 500 residents of Cape Town held a speak-out a few metres away from the Cape Town city hall where the president was delivering the state of the nation address.
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Sex workers remain vulnerable to abuse and when police are so often the perpetrators, they have little to no protection from the law.
Led by Defend Our Democracy, activists called for Gauteng Premier Lesufi to take action against corruption in the health sector.
Security unions welcome the government’s proposal for extra training for guards but do not trust the government enough to provide it.
Residents of Zamimpilo informal settlement say they trip over uncollected heaps of rubbish during the day and duck bullets from zama-zamas at night.
“Things will never be the same ever again,” said one trader who lost everything in the June fire.
Imbizo ya Madoda saw men living in and around Khayelitsha participating in a long overdue and crucial conversation around GBV.
As calls for formalisation of artisanal and small-scale mining grow due to high levels of violence, rape and GBV, residents of Bosmont in the West Rand are calling for the deployment of the army to protect the community.
A political storm has erupted in South Africa after a video went viral showing the health minister for the Limpopo province – which borders Zimbabwe – berating a Zimbabwean woman who was seeking healthcare. Responses have been divided. Some have called for Phophi Ramathuba to step down on the grounds that verbally abusing a patient was out of order. Others have supported her, saying she reflects the sentiments of South Africans living in the area. The Conversation Africa spoke to Kudakwashe Vanyoro, who has done research on the treatment of migrants in South Africa’s healthcare sector, to unpack the issue.
Police say that they are aware of complaints about the tavern made by members of the public before the tragedy.