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Poor services in informal settlements

Toilet cleaners strike over non-payment

4th March 2024 Vincent Lali 0

The workers have resorted to strike action to get the cleaning company and the City of Cape Town to pay what is due to them.

Illegal electricity connections spark tension in East London

5th August 2021 Sandiso Phaliso 0

Tension is brewing between informal settlements and those who live in brick houses in East London over illegal electricity connections.

Sewage runs through informal settlement in Cape Town

22nd September 2020 Vincent Lali 0

Dozens of shack dwellers say they have to contend with sewage and uncollected rubbish in Masondo informal settlement near Phase 9 in Wallacedene, Kraaifontein. Some […]

Poor services a constant worry for Blowey residents

25th October 2018 Mzi Velapi 0

As the community of Blowey informal settlement are battling to put their lives together again, the issue of poor services in the area is like a monkey on their backs.

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