Station vendors suffering due to railway suspension
Vendors that trade at central line stations say that the suspension of the railway service has negatively affected them.
Regions
No trains on Cape Town’s central line until September
Problems with public transport will continue to plague commuters from Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain this year.
Backyarders in Cape Town call for transparency in housing allocation
Organisations representing backyarders in Cape Town say that government’s housing database has to be laid bare to ensure the most deserving people receive subsidised houses.
Landmark court ruling highlights crisis in South Africa’s cities and towns
A high court in South Africa has passed a landmark ruling with far-reaching implications for municipalities that fail to carry out their constitutional duty to […]
SAPS is failing survivors of domestic violence – report
A report from the Western Cape Department of Community Safety paints a bleak picture of how the police in the province are dealing with domestic violence.
2019 in pictures
To round off the year, Elitsha brings you some of the stories we covered this year.
Rape Crisis report finds fault at Khayelitsha Court
A monitoring report by Rape Crisis’ Rape Survivors Justice Campaign reveals that facilities at the Sexual Offences Court at Khayelitsha Court are not sensitive to […]
Train services to Khayelitsha and Mitchell’s Plain still suspended
It is still not clear when train services on Metrorail’s Central Line will resume after it was suspended last month.
Turning waste into a sustainable income
With some help from the municipality, waste-pickers in Paarl have formed a co-operative to make themselves a living out of collecting material for recycling.
Public meeting in Macassar calls for inquiry into RDM explosion
In a public meeting held at Macassar Civic Hall on Thursday night, families of the workers slain by the September 2018 explosion at the Rheinmetall Denel munitions plant called for the company to be held accountable.
Municipal workers and unemployed want Cape Town to create more jobs
SAMWU is building its own database of unemployed workers and wants the City of Cape Town to use it when recruiting for EPWP projects.
South Africa must up its game and produce more teachers
A UNESCO report, which examined the number of teachers that each country needs, found that sub-Saharan Africa needs an additional 6,3 million teachers if it’s to […]
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