Thandanani residents blame eThekwini for spread of shack fire
A lack of access to water by firefighters was at the centre of the fire that consumed 120 shacks in Durban.
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Alex hostel dwellers bemoan basic services
Hostel residents in Alexandra township have been decrying lack of services at the hostels since 1994.
Activists march in Durban to highlight climate crisis
Activists in Durban joined in the Global Day of Action for Climate Justice on 6 November that was called by the COP26 Coalition to coincide with the climate negotiations underway in Glasgow, Scotland.
Three municipal construction projects in Mnquma stand incomplete
Three multi-million rand projects in Mnquma Local Municipality are unfinished while residents’ questions go unanswered.
Paralysed mother of four proffered a rescue from living in squalor
The EC Department of Human Settlements has called on the Sundays River Municipality to provide alternative accommodation for the Dlwengu family.
Voting for rubbish collection, electricity and much needed services
Voters around the country say they voted for sanitation, jobs and houses.
Numsa members want no deal with Sizwe Medical Aid
Sizwe Medical Aid in the experience of dissenting auto workers has failed to pay doctors’ bills and bankrupted members.
Millions paid for substandard and incomplete sports fields by EC municipalities
Residents of Khowa in the Eastern Cape are still waiting for the hand over of the R23-million facility built by Thalami Civils.
Phoenix community members demand bail for murder accused
The death in custody of a man accused of murder sparked demonstrations in support of the detainees awaiting trial for crimes committed during the Phoenix massacre.
Vezinyawo residents not pinning their hopes on upcoming elections
Temporary relocation area residents say the upcoming local government elections are not going to change their living conditions.
Eastern Cape Centane villagers go to court to try get clean water
Three weeks since the court hearing on water provision to Centane, there is still no clean water in their taps.
City plays blame game over heaps of rubbish in Cape Town’s Marikana settlement
Marikana residents say they have had to put up with heaps of rubbish on their doorstep for months now.
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