Challenges with communal toilets in Nkanini
On average 6 families use one toilet in Nkanini.
Kentex factory burns down
On 14 May, a spark ignited an inferno at the Kentex footwear factory situated in Valenzuela City, on the outskirts of Manila. Due to the […]
Aquarius Platinum workers demand salary increase
Aquarius Platinum mine workers are demanding a monthly salary of R12,500 for entry level workers by 2016. The demands were made at a workers’ mass […]
Nike facing firestorm
Nike is facing a social media firestorm over its Law Enforcement Appreciation Day promotion, which offered 30% discounts to police officers and other law enforcement […]
Accused killers denied bail
Two of the four people accused of killing foreign national Emmanuel Sithole were denied bail in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court. Magistrate Syta Prinsloo said Sizwe […]
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 […]
Soweto residents take to the streets
Soweto residents took to the streets against the installation of smart electricity meters into their houses. They are calling for a flat rate of R400 […]
Gangsterism and violence in Orange Farm schools
Most grade 8 learners are kidnapped and taken to initiation schools without their parents’ concern
The high cost of playing amateur soccer
Amateur soccer teams in the township of Khayelitsha are forking out a lot of money to play their games. The area has three soccer leagues; […]
Bedridden 87-year old and eight siblings share one mud room
The home of the Ndlovu family in Azalea, Pietermaritzburg, was demolished five years ago. This was part of a project by Msunduzi Municipality to replace […]
“Sometimes I only manage to make R10 a day just to put bread on the table” – 17 year old boy
When you’re 14 years old, your parents normally take care of you. But Sivuyile Sibhozo from Site C Taiwan Informal Settlement in Khayelitsha has been […]
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