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.
Schools are busy with mid-year exams while some learners are still waiting to be placed in the Western Cape.
“We’re tired of the talk, and want action and for sex workers to be taken as human beings”
As the votes continue to be counted, the hopes and voices of ordinary South Africans are condensing into a call for change.
Voters in the Eastern Cape heeded the call to cast their ballots despite delays.
Residents of Mamelodi East in Tshwane heeded the call to vote, wanting jobs for the youth.
Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain voters want more police visibility, jobs for the youth and servicing of informal settlements.
Voting went smoothly in most voting stations in Mdantsane amid delays.
Voters in rural Vhembe district in Limpopo hope that the ballot box will bring about change in their circumstances.
KAAX and 40 civil society organisations raise red flags on the White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration, and Refugee Protection.
Victory for Equal Education, parents and learners as High Court orders Western Cape Education to place learners within 10 days.
The march in Gugulethu remembered those killed for their sexual orientation and raised a number of unsolved cases with the police.
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