Home Affairs and SASSA applicants turned away in Khayelitsha
Getting any kind of service from a government department is going to be more difficult than usual when the lockdown will leave just skeleton staff in place. Photo by Mzi Velapi
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Pandemics don’t heal divisions – they reveal them. South Africa is a case in point
Some around the world predict that the COVID-19 will heal divisions and narrow inequalities . A pandemic, they claim, can remind us of our common […]
Digital equality: South Africa still has a long way to go
In the South African President’s state of the the Nation Address earlier this month Cyril Ramaphosa highlighted the fact that the country’s Competition Commission had […]
Can Vienna’s model of social housing provide the inspiration to tackle Europe’s housing crisis?
With its small buildings and numerous private gardens, the Schmelz municipal housing complex in Vienna’s 15th district could easily be mistaken for an affluent suburban […]
Landmark court ruling highlights crisis in South Africa’s cities and towns
A high court in South Africa has passed a landmark ruling with far-reaching implications for municipalities that fail to carry out their constitutional duty to […]
Feminist agroecology is taking on the agribusiness model in Argentina
Argentina, where around 60 per cent of the arable land is planted with genetically-modified soya, has become one of the countries where the agribusiness model […]
2019 in pictures
To round off the year, Elitsha brings you some of the stories we covered this year.
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.
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.
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.
Residents protest against revised indigent grant
Support given to poor households is being taken away by the municipality’s insistence on the recovery of costs for services.
Evicted backyarders demand accommodation from the City
Not finding anyone to receive their memorandum at the Civic Centre and at Parliament, the protestors vowed to return in the next few days.
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