Heaps of rubbish causing a stink in Durban’s informal settlements
Residents of informal settlements in Durban complain of a lack of refuse collection while the city points fingers at them for illegal dumping.
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Phoenix victims want justice
Victims of Phoenix vigilantes want justice.
Xenophobic attacks on informal traders in Durban not an isolated incident
Xenophobia continues to rear its ugly head without check from the authorities.
Study sheds light on how South Africa can best tackle prejudice against migrants
Xenophobia is a serious problem in South Africa. Cross-border migrants, refugees and asylum seekers in the country face harassment and discrimination. Hundreds of incidents of anti-immigrant hate crime […]
How controversial “racist” research opens door for a decolonisation drive
There has been justified outrage about a recently published – and hastily retracted – academic article written by academics from Stellenbosch University in South Africa. The article suggested […]
We tested baby food sugar levels in South Africa. This is what we found
South Africa has the highest rates of childhood obesity in the world, with an alarming figure of 13%. The global average stands at 6%. One of the […]
Most call centre jobs are a dead end for South Africa’s youth
The South African government believes that the business processing industry is key to job creation. And the sector has indeed created thousands of jobs, in particular […]
Why South Africa should seriously consider taxing its wealthy citizens
This is an edited extract from a chapter in the recently published The state of the nation: poverty & inequality: diagnosis, prognosis and responses. It’s well-established […]
Shack dwellers and the politics of floods
According to Mqapheli Bonono of Abahlali baseMjondolo it will take the people living in informal settlements in Durban the longest time to get their lives back together again.
Glebelands hitmen get life sentences for taxi killing
Many believe the Glebelands violence is driven by corruption, particularly involving construction tenders and unit allocation. The vast majority of residents killed were targeted because they opposed the ward councilor’s alleged corruption and nepotism.
The story of ‘Glebelands 7’ (PART 2): One step closer to justice
Late last year, seven of Glebelands most notorious ‘hitmen’ – including the hostel’s rogue cop – were arrested and charged with 19 counts of murder, attempted murder, racketeering, extortion and possession of a prohibited firearm and ammunition. Elitsha has been tracking the ‘Glebelands 7’ progress through the criminal justice system. This is Part 2.
Police ignore ANC links to taxi-related disappearance
Tshepo Hlambelo, a former Glebelands resident who claimed he was tortured by POP Unit members of the SAPS in 2014 after he was violently evicted from his hostel room by thugs and hitmen, eventually fled to his home in the rural areas near Bizana after he continued receiving death threats. He went missing on 14 Dec 2017.
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