Army deployment delayed by ‘orientation process and paperwork’
The deployment of the army in Cape Flats townships invokes the states of emergency of the 1980s. It’s a different time, a different war.
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Marikana residents say better lighting could curb crime in the area
Marikana residents will continue without streets lights that could curb crime in the area as the City of Cape Town awaits the outcome of its appeal against a court order that it acquire the land from the private owner.
Cape CPFs divided on army deployment
Members of the South African National Defence Force were expected to be deployed in gang and crime ridden areas of Cape Town on Friday.
Cape Flats CPFs on army deployment – ‘It’s not the answer’
The call by the Western Cape government for the deployment of the SANDF in crime ridden areas of the City has received mixed reactions from Community Police Forums.
Manenberg residents demand visible policing
The police minister went on a walkabout in Manenberg, one of the townships in the Western Cape where crime is spiraling. Eighteen people have been killed in a space of four days.
Ex-SAB workers demand unpaid benefits
Former SAB workers have vowed to continue with their struggle to get monies owed to them.
Housing organisations welcome Red Ants suspension
Organisations representing poor and working class people who have borne the brunt of the marauding Red Ants in the past, are celebrating the suspension of the company. .
Wastepickers tell of poor conditions
Wastepickers collect waste and contribute to cleaning the urban environment at no cost to government.
Data fails to capture complexity of South Africa’s unemployment crisis
It’s been 25 years since democracy dawned in South Africa. But apartheid’s legacies still scar the country. Poverty remains high; inequality remains extreme – and […]
Education in South Africa: hits and misses over the past 25 years
State of the Nation addresses are delivered at the start of South Africa’s parliamentary year. They focus on the current political and socio-economic state, highlight […]
Transport Minister promises to meet with rail activists and fix the trains
The transport minister and his deputy got stuck on a train in what looked like a public relations stunt.
Why ‘pro-poor’ policies on their own won’t shift inequality in South Africa
Sociologist Goran Therborn has probably influenced the study of inequality more than any other scholar in recent years. Invited to locate inequality in South Africa in a […]
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