A week of misery for informal settlement residents
The South African Weather Services has issued a level 8 warning for the Western Cape.
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Storms and flood waters devastate Cape Town’s informal settlements
Photos of Monwabisi Park in Khayelitsha and Covid Village in Mfuleni show the miserable conditions of their residents as storms lash the Western Cape.
City of Cape Town to remove homeless people from city centre
“We believe that this decision will only further marginalize and traumatize an already vulnerable population”
– Homeless Action Coalition
Not a tap nor a toilet for the 200 people living in this Cape Town informal settlement
The private owners of the land will not apply to the City of Cape Town for services to be extended to the occupants and are applying for their eviction. The Human Rights Commission says new government policy requires the city to provide services.
Lesufi’s Green Army face a jobless tomorrow
Over 90,000 recruits are left in limbo as Lesufi’s Nasi iSpani project is in turmoil.
Residents protest for EPWP cleaning jobs
Ward 95 residents blocked Baden Powell Drive demanding transparency from the councillor in EPWP job appointments.
Fetching water is daily pain for Vhembe women
For over three decades, residents of rural villages in Vhembe in Limpopo have been suffering without running water and even those who reside a few kilometres from the massive Nandoni dam do not have water.
New Khayelitsha police station has no forensics capacity, computer or phone
The new police station in Makhaza that came as result of the Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry of 2012 is not living up to the recommendations.
Xenophobia and the Scapegoating of Immigrants
Xenophobia remains a persistent issue in South Africa, and as our country continues to grapple with the triple challenge of poverty, inequality and unemployment, immigrants frequently become scapegoats for broader systemic issues.
Gauteng charities face closure as Dept of Social Development stops funding
Gauteng Social Development department has capacity issues, and cannot do the work NGOs do,” says an NGO director.
Don’t GNU forget about me
Khayelitsha residents attending the speak-out organised by Cry of the Xcluded decried the loss of every sense of security.
Public Protector finds government is failing victims of GBV
Dilapidated infrastructure, water shortages, network problems and lack of electricity have been cited as some of the causes for the failure of South Africa’s criminal justice system in dealing with cases of gender-based violence.
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