The private owners of the land will not apply to the City of Cape Town for services to be extended to the occupants and are applying for their eviction. The Human Rights Commission says new government policy requires the city to provide services.
Over 90,000 recruits are left in limbo as Lesufi’s Nasi iSpani project is in turmoil.
Ward 95 residents blocked Baden Powell Drive demanding transparency from the councillor in EPWP job appointments.
For over three decades, residents of rural villages in Vhembe in Limpopo have been suffering without running water and even those who reside a few kilometres from the massive Nandoni dam do not have water.
The new police station in Makhaza that came as result of the Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry of 2012 is not living up to the recommendations.
Xenophobia remains a persistent issue in South Africa, and as our country continues to grapple with the triple challenge of poverty, inequality and unemployment, immigrants frequently become scapegoats for broader systemic issues.
Gauteng Social Development department has capacity issues, and cannot do the work NGOs do,” says an NGO director.
Khayelitsha residents attending the speak-out organised by Cry of the Xcluded decried the loss of every sense of security.
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.
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