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Women in informal settlements complain of dirty and unsafe toilets

19th November 2019 Mzi Velapi Tandeka Bafo 0

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%

14th November 2019 Tandeka Bafo 0

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

12th November 2019 Dineo Skosana 0

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

8th November 2019 Mzi Velapi 0

Passing trucks get looted as the unemployed in De Doorns protest against unemployment and bribery for jobs on farms in the area.

Bus and train services to Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain suspended

7th November 2019 Mzi Velapi 0

Train commuters in Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain, the Western Cape’s most populous areas, have been forced to find alternative transport after the suspension since Monday […]

Breast cancer treatment limited in public hospitals

5th November 2019 Tandeka Bafo 0

October every year is breast cancer awareness month but public health services to treat it still fall short of need.

Cancelled pensions [3/3]: Simon Mahlangu and Johannes Mahlangu

1st November 2019 Open Secrets 0

The Ekurhuleni branch of the Unpaid Benefits Campaign arranged the interview with the Mahlangu brothers and other informants in KwaThema.

Cancelled pensions [2/3]: Tshidiso Matebese and Puleng Matebese

31st October 2019 Open Secrets 0

These are some of the testimonies from Look Beyond the Bottom Line, published
by Open Secrets. It profiles some of the informants of their research into the South African pension fund industry, unpaid benefits, and the unlawful cancellation of hundreds
of pension funds.

Cancelled pensions [1/3]: The case of Maria Mashiane

30th October 2019 Open Secrets 0

Meet some of the informants of a report by Open Secrets, The Bottom Line, that investigates the cancellation of pension and provident funds by fund administrators and the financial sector authority.

Residents protest against revised indigent grant

26th October 2019 Tandeka Bafo 0

Support given to poor households is being taken away by the municipality’s insistence on the recovery of costs for services.

Report reveals over R42-billion in unpaid benefits

23rd October 2019 Mzi Velapi 0

The massive theft of pensions should be called a crime, but because it has been perpetrated by corporate South Africa, it is put down to regulatory failure.

Too hungry to go to class: South Africa’s university students need better support

22nd October 2019 Stella Sabi 0

The South African university student population has changed over the past 20 years to reflect wider society more closely than before. It’s no surprise therefore […]

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