‘Make Cape Town’s housing waiting list public!’
Pensioners who have waited for more than 20 years for a house have lost hope of ever escaping living in backyard rooms and shacks.
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Long walk to school for learners in rural Eastern Cape
Ntabenkonyana learners brave bad weather and risk their lives and their futures just getting to school.
Poop keeps Khayelitsha pre-schoolers out of school
A sewage spill has turned a preschool into a health hazard.
Residents slam ‘dismal’ Western Cape health budget
Community stakeholders at a health budget indaba demanded better and quality healthcare while the provincial health department blamed high population numbers for the inadequate budget.
Congolese in SA protest DRC plunder and genocide
Protesters call for action against the war in the Congo.
Brewing nationwide bus strike
Numsa says a strike in the passenger bus sector is likely at the end of March.
Prasa promises trains for Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain by year-end
Prasa promises trains to be running on Cape Town’s busiest line by the end of the year but has yet to relocate hundreds of families who built homes along the railway during the Covid lockdown.
Palestinian leader calls for an organised international campaign to isolate Israel
Dr Mustafa Barghouti emphasised that practical steps must be taken to isolate Apartheid Israel.
Violated, abused and judged, report reveals cruel treatment of queer people in SA clinics
An investigation by Ritshidze uncovers that unfriendly services are among a number of issues faced by LGBTQIA+ people at public health facilities.
Beware the future plots to capture the state
Civil society organisations have collectively responded to the Zondo Commission report on state capture.
Toilet cleaners strike over non-payment
The workers have resorted to strike action to get the cleaning company and the City of Cape Town to pay what is due to them.
Civil society groups vow to intensify support for Palestine
The genocide underway in Gaza has ignited a solidarity movement in South Africa that brings together different classes and communities.
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