Kliptown 2007 housing protest
Scenes from Kliptown housing protest, 2007 Pics by anonymous trader at Walter Sisulu Square
The Freedom Charter
The Freedom Charter was adopted in Kliptown sixty years ago and is still seen as the rallying point in South Africa today The Freedom Charter […]
BM Section residents complain about access to Mokonyane’s toilet project
The recently launched toilet project at BM Section in Khayelitsha has not been effective because the toilets close at 17:30 in spite of the minister’s […]
Violent clashes between two communities – Rebuilding begins
Cape Town – Residents of Lower Crossroads and Marikana Informal Settlement houses were burnt down following a violent clash between the two communities. It left […]
Marikana report eagerly awaited by workers’ families and union
After mounting pressure from civil society organizations, including a threatened court action by the families of the victims, President Jacob Zuma has told parliament that […]
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, […]
Presidency silent on sanitary pad promise
It has been four years since President Jacob Zuma promised that sanitary pads would be provided for poor women and girls in South Africa. But […]
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.
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