Residents of Khayelitsha’s informal settlements have to contend with communal toilets that do not flush or portable toilets they have to clean out themselves.

Security unions welcome the government’s proposal for extra training for guards but do not trust the government enough to provide it.

Stellenbosch backyard dwellers declare that they have exhausted peaceful engagement with the municipality

As public sector unions embarked on a strike on Tuesday in major centres around the country, they have threatened a full-blown strike on the 2nd of December if their demands are not met.

The protest called by Santaco left thousands stranded on the first day of the two-day action.