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Storms and flood waters devastate Cape Town’s informal settlements

9th July 2024 Vincent Lali 0

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

8th July 2024 Chris Gilili 0

“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 

4th July 2024 Chris Gilili 0

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

3rd July 2024 Ramatamo Sehoai 0

Over 90,000 recruits are left in limbo as Lesufi’s Nasi iSpani project is in turmoil.

Residents protest for EPWP cleaning jobs

3rd July 2024 Vincent Lali 0

Ward 95 residents blocked Baden Powell Drive demanding transparency from the councillor in EPWP job appointments.

Fetching water is daily pain for Vhembe women

1st July 2024 Ndivhuwo Mukwevho 0

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

26th June 2024 Vincent Lali 0

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

20th June 2024 Vuyokazi Futshane 0

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

19th June 2024 Chris Gilili 0

Gauteng Social Development department has capacity issues, and cannot do the work NGOs do,” says an NGO director.

Don’t GNU forget about me

17th June 2024 Vincent Lali 0

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

10th June 2024 Chris Gilili 0

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.

Despite a court order, the WC Education Department is still failing some learners

7th June 2024 Chris Gilili 0

Schools are busy with mid-year exams while some learners are still waiting to be placed in the Western Cape.

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