Community Blames Poor Policing After Brutal Murders
Residents say they’ve been forced to stand outside the police station and give statements to an officer because the gates are locked at night
Community Leader
Augrabies Communities Struggle to Get Clean Water
Department of Water intervenes as Kai !Garib battles frequent water interruptions, infrastructure failures and dirty tap water
Limpopo Villagers Block Road
Mopani District Municipality says it is using tankers for Ga-Sekgopo while it awaits approval for a water infrastructure grant
Who bears responsibility When Children Die Due to Funding Cuts?
Both the US and Mozambican governments have failed
Limpopo Villagers Say Bokoni Mine Has Disrupted Their Lives
Monametse residents blame the mine for cutting them off from access to river water, grazing land and plants essential for traditional ceremonies.
Red Flags Raised Over New Shelter for Durban’s Homeless
The eThekwini municipality’s Sakhithemba Homeless Shelter in Illovo is about 25 kilometres from Durban’s city centre
Human Waste Flows Through the Streets of Hout Bay
Residents call for the City to urgently fix the problem to prevent “a health emergency”
Government to Help Khayelitsha Flood Victims Rebuild Their Homes
More than 100 people have been living at the Fulani Community Hall in Khayelitsha since last week
Durban Residents Battle “Sewage Crisis”
The DA in KwaZulu-Natal is to take the eThekwini municipality to court
Nurses Suspended After Video of Naked Patient Circulates on Social Media
Residents of Whittlesea in the Eastern Cape stage series of protests over treatment at hospital
Hundreds of Homes Flooded in Saldanha Bay
Municipality and Gift of the Givers offer warm meals and clothing to victims
Khayelitsha Residents Scoop Buckets of Water From Flooded Homes
Many Taiwan informal settlement residents are now sleeping at the community hall
These Families Have No Toilets, but Sewage From Other People’s Toilets Flows Past Their Homes
Riverside informal settlement is built on a floodplain, says City of Cape Town, so services can’t be provided
Four Children Shot Dead in Three Weeks in Samora Machel
All the victims were in school uniform when they were gunned down
Pensioner Spends R1,000 a Month on Water in This Free State Village
Qholaqhwe village has not had running water for more than five months
Pensioner Has to Live in Shack Despite ‘Owning’ RDP House for 17 Years
A 2012 Corruption Watch report stated that the houses “were invaded because they were left empty for a long time”.
Sewage Floods the Streets in This Part of Durban
Lamontville has been battered by floods
City of Ethekwini Says Refuse Is Collected in This Settlement Every Monday, But…
Mounds of refuse line the road in Cato Crest
R24-Million Spent on Indwe Stadium With Little to Show for It
Two contractors later, the stadium is far from complete
Deaths Spark Protest Over Unsafe Bridge Outside Pinetown
Umngeni River claims two lives
Days of Protests in Indwe Over Hospital Downgrade
Health MEC assures residents there will be no downgrade if they are against it
Removal of Illegal Connections Sparks Protests in Khayelitsha
Residents of Social Distance informal settlement demand electricity supply
More Than 20 Dead and Hundreds Displaced in KZN Floods
Sithembiso Mbutho died crossing the Mthwalume River. Residents have been pleading for the government to build a bridge
Hundreds Block Busy Golden Highway to Demand Water
Phumla Mqashi informal settlement residents near Lenasia say the water tanked in by Joburg Water isn’t enough for everyone