City plays blame game over heaps of rubbish in Cape Town’s Marikana settlement
Marikana residents say they have had to put up with heaps of rubbish on their doorstep for months now.
Marikana Informal Settlement
Report confirms services in Marikana are temporary
According to the report, basic services in Marikana are temporary, “anonymous and dehumanising”.
Residents march over policing in Marikana Informal settlement
Following the senseless murder of 11 people last weekend, the residents of Marikana informal settlement with the Social Justice Coalition marched in Cape Town and handed memorandums to the City of Cape Town, SAPS, IPID, the Department of Community Safety and the Police Ombudsman, demanding better policing and services to the area.
Mbalula promises action from new Station Commander in Phillipi East
After the mass killings in Marikana informal settlement, Cape Town, on the weekend that took 11 lives, the full force of ministerial bluster descended on the area to try reassure a community in shock. Police Minister, Fikile Mbalula, continued with his tough talk as he presented a new Station Commander for the Philippi East Police Station.
Philippi: What’s behind the violence?
Philippi has been struck by violence recently. At least four people have died, including 68-year-old Karel Dilgee who was struck by a stone while driving. […]
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 […]
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