Taxi strike closes five hospitals
The taxi protest in the Western Cape has shuttered clinics at the same time as the number of people needing treatment for violent injury has spiked.
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Men picket in Khayelitsha against GBV after teen’s rape and murder
The local councillor says that there have been too many reported cases of rape in Taiwan informal settlement this year for men not to make a stand for the security of women in their community.
Community health workers belong in the public sector!
Unions claim that the labour department is doing the health department’s bidding by proposing to remove community health workers from the public health bargaining council.
Release of ‘Station Strangler’ reminds Cape Flats communities of the mid-90s serial killer
The department of corrections is conducting community dialogues ahead of the release this week of the alleged ‘Station Strangler’.
Cry of the Xcluded speaks out against poverty, unemployment and crime
The launch of the Cry of the Xcluded in the Western Cape saw activists from both sides of the railway line coming together to talk about issues affecting their communities.
Family feud closes Mandela Park rehab
The death of the rehab centre’s founder broke open divisions between his two wives over how the unregistered rehab centre will continue as an organisation.
Their 100 problems leave Langa residents unmoved by township’s centenary
As Langa celebrates 100 years of its existence, its residents are not happy with the services that they receive from the City of Cape Town.
Langa centenary nothing to celebrate for hostel residents
Hostel residents in Langa say they are tired of empty promises of houses and failure to maintain the hostels by the authorities.
Family forgives scholar transport driver in tragic accident
The horrific accident that claimed the lives of five children has put a spotlight on the issue of learner transport in the country.
“We won’t move” – Khayelitsha land occupiers defy eviction order
The residents of an informal settlement in Khayelitsha are refusing to vacate the land for the building of a private hospital.
Residents unimpressed by Cape Town’s preparations for floods
The city has identified 46 flood-prone informal settlements across the metro and assembled a winter task team made up of 25 city departments and external partners under the leading role of the Disaster Risk Management Centre.
South African education among world’s worst
Education minister belabours the impact of Covid-19 on learning and teaching amid dismal literacy scores.
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