Wynberg Main Road – A Safe Haven for Immigrant Families
People from the diaspora call this old part of Cape Town home
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Thousands Protest to End Violence Against Women
Government classifies GBV and femicide a national disaster, but it’s unclear what policies will follow from this
Violence Against Women and Children Is Deeply Connected. 3 Ways to Break the Patterns
Exposure to violence during the first 1,000 days (from conception to the age of 2 years) has lifelong consequences for children’s health and development.
Gender Inequality Drives GBV
Inequality is a key theme of the historic first African G20 Leader’s Summit this weekend. South African women bear a double inequality: The face of poverty is that of a woman of colour, and ours is among the most dangerous places in the world to be a woman.
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Court Orders Lesotho Dams Authority to Pay 600 Villagers Compensation
Villagers in Bobete lost access to riverine resources since the Katse Dam was built
Domestic Violence Against Women: More Cases Are Being Reported to Police
Women might be more likely to report cases than before, or violence is actually increasing.
GBV Victims Travel Nearly 200KM to Reach Nearest State Shelter
A local resident has now turned her own four-room home into a safehouse for many women in Beaufort West who have nowhere to go
Criminal Courts in Cape Town Are Near to Collapse
We need a total revamp of the criminal justice system
SASSA Expects to Save R341-Million by Tightening Screenings
Treasury has added new conditions to improve the monitoring of grants
Parliament Takes Social Housing Regulator to Task Over Stalled Projects
Ten projects with more than 3,800 units still need to be completed
Artists and Activists Take over Joburg Skyline Ahead of G20 Summit
They projected a series of illustrations, demanding urgent action on the global debt crisis and climate accountability
How Cape Town’s Neglect Exposes Women to Violence and Death
For women and children, using a toilet in an informal settlement can be a deadly exercise.
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Unfenced 6 SAI Army Base Outside Makhanda Claims Another Life
At least six people have been killed or injured by explosives from the largely unfenced 6 SA Infantry Battalion training area
Stellenbosch University: “No Whites”
The Department of Agronomy in Stellenbosch University’s Faculty of AgriSciences is currently advertising two internships for junior research assistants. The advertisement states, among other things, that only Black / Coloured / Indian / Chinese South African citizens with a South African identity document will be considered for the positions. In practice, this means any South […]
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Cape Town’s Immigrant Shop Owners Terrorised by Extortion Gangs
Vigilantism on the rise as people accuse the police of failing them
Child Literacy: We Can Change How the Story Ends
The Funda Uphumelele National Survey shows us what must be done
Unsentenced Detainees Spending Years in Prison
New legal amendments seek to address prison overcrowding crisis
Councillor With Disability Stranded Due to Broken Lift
The ongoing exclusion of a Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) councillor with a disability from the council meetings of the Rand West Local Municipality (Randfontein, Westonaria) because the municipal building’s lift is out of order is outrageous. Earlier today, Councillor Charles Brough was unable, for the seventh time this year, to attend a council or […]
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US and Lesotho Strike 5-Year Health Funding Pact
Abrupt US aid cuts earlier this year caused havoc in the nation’s health system
SA Must Take Firmer Action Against “Voluntary Migration” of Palestinians
Although the 153 Palestinians who arrived in South Africa last week were not forced aboard the mystery aircraft at gunpoint, practically speaking, they were forcibly removed by the annihilation of infrastructure in Gaza, rendering it unfit for human habitation.
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G20 Summit a Charade Amidst Ekurhuleni Collapse
While Ekurhuleni Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza is prancing around the G20 Social Summit, the people of the Metro live in squalor. The Metro has spent R5 million of its own funds on venues such as the Birchwood Hotel and the OR Tambo Conference Centre without budgetary approval or it being provided for in the Metro’s Integrated […]
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How a Group of Landowners Brought the Agulhas Plain Back to Life
The Nuwejaars Wetlands Special Management Area was established in 2008
Bo-Kaap Residents Call For Airbnb to Be Regulated
Long-standing residents say they are being pushed out by short-term rentals
We’re Taking Government to Court for Failing to Provide Clean Water
Eastern Cape municipalities fail to realise Section 27 of the Constitution