#AlexTotalShutDown organisers rubbish claims it is anti-poor and xenophobic
Alexandra was shutdown by protestors on Wednesday demanding that the deterioration of the township be stopped.
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Why restructuring South Africa’s power utility won’t end the blackouts
Recent power cuts and the announcement that South Africa’s power utility Eskom will be receiving R23billion (about USD$1.5billion) a year in government support for the foreseeable future are symptomatic […]
Cape Town has a plan to manage its water. But there are big gaps
Jasper Knight, University of the Witwatersrand The City of Cape Town – and southwest Africa more generally – experienced its worst drought on record between […]
Ilitha Park residents protest high tariff bills
Ilitha Park and Phakamisa residents in Khayelitsha protested outside the municipal offices against high water bills on Thursday.
Bishop Lavis community protests against gang violence
Bishop Lavis in Cape Town saw four youth shot this past weekend. The community came out to protest gang violence and police inaction this Tuesday, 12 February.
Stranded after shacks were demolished by Anti-Land Invasion unit
18 structures were demolished by the Anti-Land Invasion Unit of the City of Cape Town on open land adjacent to a ‘temporary’ settlement
Residents demand answers from police minister
Residents of Bonteheuwel and surrounding townships demanded answers from Police Minister, Bheki Cele, for promises police ministers had made in previous meetings with the communities,
Fire destroys about 30 households in Khayelitsha
Another devastating fire has left 121 people in Khayelitsha homeless.
Access to clean and safe toilets still a challenge for women in informal settlements
A survey by Elitsha reveals that women in informal settlements in Khayelitsha use toilets that lack privacy, safety and are not clean.
Why, even with more access to toilets, women in a Kenyan slum avoid them
About 2.3 billion people around the world lack access to basic toilets. This leads to poor sanitation and about 280,000 people per year die as […]
Poor services a constant worry for Blowey residents
As the community of Blowey informal settlement are battling to put their lives together again, the issue of poor services in the area is like a monkey on their backs.
Weekend fire victims tell of material loss
As the temperatures reached highs well over 30°C over the last two weeks, the sound of hammer blows against zinc was the order of the day in Blowey informal settlement in Cape Town as some of the victims of the weekend fire rebuilt their houses.
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