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 […]
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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 […]
Gender-based violence in Khayelitsha becoming more violent
The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence seems way too little concern about the war on women.
Trains to Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain still suspended
There is no end in sight of the suspension of the Central line in Cape Town.
Women in informal settlements complain of dirty and unsafe toilets
The Water Services Act 108 of 1997 provides for the right to a basic water supply and sanitation service but the lived experiences of women in informal settlements of Khayelitsha tell how just using the toilet can be dangerous.
Philippi school principal vows to keep Maths and Science pass rate at 100%
The Kutlwanong ProMaths Centre achieved the improbable last year when all its Maths and Physical Science learners passed their matriculation exams.
Mining activities continue to dispossess black families in South Africa
Dispossession in South Africa is associated with the period of colonialism and apartheid. As a result, not much consideration is given to how previously marginalised […]
Looting mars De Doorns protest
Passing trucks get looted as the unemployed in De Doorns protest against unemployment and bribery for jobs on farms in the area.
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