Chaos Outside Cape Town Schools as Parents Demand Places for Their Children
Parents say their children are subjected to poor learning conditions at Solomon Mahlangu Primary School
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Khayelitsha School Still Without Stationery
Western Cape Education Department has urged the formation of a school governing body to help deal with issues at the school
Tense Standoff Between Police and Kliptown Tenants
City Power officials chased away by angry group
900 Families’ Portable Toilets Not Cleaned for Over a Month in Khayelitsha
City says community disputes over recruitment of workers disrupted the service
Gift of the Givers Steps in to Help Komani With Water Crisis
Water in Bonkolo Dam is below abstraction level
Parents Block Enrolment at New Primary School in Kraaifontein
They want learners transferred from the old Solomon Mahlangu primary school which is in a terrible condition
Lenasia Residents March for Water
Phumla Mqashi informal settlement residents want taps to be installed at each household
Cape Town Neighbourhood Is Buried in Rubbish
The City will use the public works programme to employ cleaners after a contractor withdrew due to extortion threats
Kakamas Residents Live on the Edge of a Water Emergency
The town’s only water treatment plant is near collapse
Angry Residents Confront Johannesburg Water Officials
People from Westbury, Westdene, Claremont, and Hursthill want a permanent solution to their water woes
Waste Collection Services Resume in Parts of Philippi
Service was suspended for two weeks after four guards escorting workers were shot and injured
Hundreds March in Joburg Demanding Water
Residents of Phumla Mqashi informal settlement say they’re not getting enough water from trucks
Funza Park: From Cherished Playground to Rubbish Dump
Residents want the neglected playground in Harare, Khayelitsha, refurbished
Durban Families Abandoned in 2010 World Cup Transit Camp
The eThekwini municipality says there is no budget to help residents of Zamani transit camp
Hundreds Left Homeless After Shack Fire at One of Durban’s Oldest Informal Settlements
About 150 shacks at Kenville informal settlement were gutted on Wednesday afternoon
The Violent Underworld of Stilfontein’s Zama Zamas
South Africa’s illicit gold trade is lucrative and controlled by gangs
Joburg Protesters Block Roads, Demanding Water
Water supply in Coronationville, Claremont, and Westbury has been erratic for two years, they say
800 Families Share Two “Illegal” Taps
Mfuleni residents have also had to resort to digging holes to bury human waste
Khayelitsha Residents up in Arms Over Poor Sanitation and “Crumbling” Homes
SANCO also wants the City of Cape Town and not national government to be responsible for helping fire victims
Water Crisis Continues for 17,000 People in Lenasia South
Residents say water tanks and trucks are insufficient after the municipality cut their illegal connections
Illegal Electricity Cables “A Huge Risk” to Cape Town Hospital
City promises shack dwellers will get their own electricity
Eldorado Park Residents Storm Out of City of Johannesburg Meeting
Residents say they want housing urgently
Mother of Three Dies in Cape Town Shack Fire
Eight shacks burnt down in Marikana informal settlement on the weekend leaving 24 people homeless