Ruling on Garnishee orders is a victory for the poor
The recent High Court ruling in which garnishee orders against 15 consumers were declared unlawful and was a victory for the poor.
Regions
PE Northern Areas community protests lack of teachers
The lack of Afrikaans teachers caused a week-long closure of schools in “coloured” areas of Port Elizabeth. Protests that started in Port Elizabeth’s Northern Areas […]
Shack fire leaves ten dead in Orange Farm
The recent spate of shack fires have left the community of Orange Farm in distress. Different shack fire incidents have claimed 10 lives in Orange […]
Parallel rallies at this years’ May Day
This year’s May Day was marked by deep and visible division in the country’s biggest trade union federation. The Congress of South African Trade Unions, […]
SAMWU strike brings Cape Town to a standstill
About 6,000 municipal workers took to the streets of Cape Town to hand over a memorandum demanding better working conditions and treatment of workers at […]
Toilet challenges in Setswetla
Setswetla is an informal settlement in Alexandra township, which is located barely 5km from Sandton. There is no electricity, residents rely on bucket and pit […]
No flush toilets for Taliban
Hundreds of residents of Taliban Informal Settlement are forced to use one filthy pit toilet as they desperately continue to live in an area alongside […]
No end in sight to lack of proper sanitation in Orange Farm
After 21 years of democracy in South Africa some residents at Orange farm, south of Johannesburg are still using pit hole toilets. Residents of Drieziek […]
Duncan village’s communal toilets pose dangers to health
The toilets open at 7am and close at 6pm. People who might need to use a toilet beyond this schedule must use their own buckets.
Challenges with communal toilets in Nkanini
On average 6 families use one toilet in Nkanini.
Stellenbosch lecturer suspended
A Stellenbosch University lecturer who allegedly sent a racist SMS to a student has been suspended. This follows a complaint of racism laid by sociology […]
UCT student suspended
Chumani Maxwele, a UCT student who threw human excrement onto the statue of Cecil John Rhodes in March this year that sparked a series of […]
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