Qolani sues the City of Cape Town for R1,4- million
Residents of particularly informal settlements founded on vacant land during the 2020-2022 lockdown, say that they are subjected to constant harassment by law enforcement officers.
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Homeless man killed by City cop to be buried on Saturday
Funeral arrangements are underway for a homeless man who was shot and killed by a City of Cape Town law enforcement officer.
Ramaphosa residents demand foul jobs
Residents of Ramaphosa informal settlement say they want the company contracted to clean their toilets to employ people on shorter term bases to make more jobs available.
Land occupiers homeless after sewage pipe burst
Land occupiers whose homes in Empolweni and Ethembeni were wrecked by the flood of sewage have appealed to the City of Cape Town for help but the City is refusing.
Human settlements MEC urges the arrest of “illegal land grab” leaders
Land occupiers promise to return to land they are evicted from as they cannot afford to rent the backyard shacks they stayed in before.
Municipal workers and unemployed want Cape Town to create more jobs
SAMWU is building its own database of unemployed workers and wants the City of Cape Town to use it when recruiting for EPWP projects.
MTN gets free advertising on satellite dishes in informal settlements
Data in South Africa is the most expensive in the world and cellphone companies are making super-profits from it, but MTN still uses the plight of informal settlement residents to get free advertising.
Kuyasa market stalls remain closed after 10 years
Despite spending R180-million on the Kuyasa Interchange in 2008, the market stalls at the station have remained white elephants.
City blames informal settlement residents for overflowing sewage
The City of Cape Town blames illegal dumping by residents for the overflowing sewage in Kosovo and Samora Machel.
Delft backyard dwellers demand housing
Eindhoven backyarders say that they will not allow the housing project to continue if they are not going to benefit.
MyCiti workers vow to continue with strike
The striking by MyCiti project workers have been on strike for two weeks and there has been no negotiation with the outsourced companies or the City of Cape Town yet.
Pensioners march against increased water tariffs
On Saturday a group of about 100 pensioners took to the streets of Cape Town against increased water tariffs and evictions.
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