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Radio documentary on the Marikana Massacre

17th Aug 2017 Mzi Velapi 0

On Thursday 16th August 2012, the state and its heavily armed police force, under pressure from the mine bosses, government officials and the NUM leadership, […]

Sexual violence in schools is worse than reported – report

29th Sep 2023 Papama Mninzi 0

By Stats SA estimates, 1 in 5 children are victims of sexual violence while the Western Cape education department says there have only been five reported cases at schools in the province so far this year.

Nsfas students endure delayed payments and high bank fees

28th Sep 2023 Onesisa Khalipha 0

While students are preparing for year-end exams, Nsfas beneficiaries say their problems have not been addressed.

Inner city residents call for an inclusive Joburg

18th Sep 2023 Ramatamo Sehoai 0

Unions and NGOs convened a meeting this Saturday to build a collective response to the housing crisis in inner city Johannesburg.

Bus commuters knocked by fare increase

15th Sep 2023 Papama Mninzi 0

The cost of transport is up to half of a Khayelitsha household’s expenses and it is going ever up.

Residents of informal settlements on Cape Town’s railways ‘live in poop’

14th Sep 2023 Asive Mabula 0

Communities along Cape Town’s central line complain of inadequate sanitation and access to water as the plan to relocate them stalls.

The disintegrating classrooms of King William’s Town school

13th Sep 2023 Anele Mbi 0

Half of the school’s prefab buildings are dilapidated, with rats and bees resident and the wind passing through.

Attempts to relocate land occupiers on Cape Town railway going nowhere

12th Sep 2023 Asive Mabula 0

Trains on Prasa’s central line in Cape Town have not run since November 2019, allowing landless people to move on to the railway. It is now unclear when rail services on the city’s busiest line will resume.

Jagersfontein community waits in vain for compensation

12th Sep 2023 Ramatamo Sehoai 0

The Jagersfontein community say that they are worried about the snail pace to implement the recommendations of the report following the 2021 mine tailings dam collapse.

Former Enoch Mgijima Municipal Manager facing fraud and corruption charges

11th Sep 2023 Anele Mbi 0

Zondani’s lawyer is optimistic that they will win the case while activists doubt that anything less than its dissolution will bring change to the municipality.

Enyobeni tavern owners insist they’re innocent as inquest stalls

11th Sep 2023 Chwayita Dinginto 0

Enyobeni tavern owner takes a swipe at the inquest into the cause of death of 21 teenagers in his establishment while the families feel frustrated by the delay.

Migrant labour and superstitions combine to make elderly women and young girls in Lusikisiki vulnerable to rape

8th Sep 2023 Mzi Velapi Papama Mninzi 0

A report by the CSVR paints a picture of how violent masculine cultures are behind Lusikisiki’s country-leading statistics on gender-based violence.

Families of Rheinmetall Denel Munition victims call for a formal inquest

4th Sep 2023 Mzi Velapi 0

While a public inquiry by the Department of Labour found that the arms company has a case to answer, the NPA has closed the book on the case.

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