Housing activists have made an urgent call for the City of Cape Town to finalise an affordable housing policy. Archive photo: Steve Kretzmann In 2019 human settlements Mayco Member Malusi Booi said the City of Cape Town would develop an affordable housing policy. Three years later it has not yet been finalised. Last week, housing activists Ndifuna Ukwazi released a report and … [Read more...] about What happened to Cape Town’s promised affordable housing policy?
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eThekwini flooded with sewage due to treatment plant failures
eThekwini municipality cleanup crews are attempting to tackle the massive amount of waste pouring out of effluent and drainage pipes that discharge into the ocean. The beaches in eThekwini have been opened and closed in short succession as the City battles to control E. coli levels. Photo: Benita Enoch Over 700 million litres of untreated sewage gets discharged into … [Read more...] about eThekwini flooded with sewage due to treatment plant failures
About 300 Durban climate activists picket against oil and gas exploration
Hundreds of people from several organisations picket along the beach front in Durban on Friday morning against oil and gas exploration along the east coastline. Photos: Benita Enoch About 300 people from several organisations picketed against oil and gas exploration along South Africa’s eastern coastline outside Durban’s Suncoast Casino, Hotels and Entertainment on Friday … [Read more...] about About 300 Durban climate activists picket against oil and gas exploration
Mother makes over 200 calls to Post Offices in desperate bid to get her social grant
Many SASSA beneficiaries across the country appear to be having trouble accessing their grants following a “system glitch” at Postbank earlier this week. Archive photo: Masego Mafata Many SASSA beneficiaries across the country appear to still be having trouble accessing their much-needed grants. While the state says the technical “glitch” which led to the disruption has been … [Read more...] about Mother makes over 200 calls to Post Offices in desperate bid to get her social grant
End solitary confinement, Edwin Cameron tells Parliament
Illustration: Lisa Nelson The Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services (JICS) has asked the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services to intervene urgently on prison conditions. There are 150,000 people in prison, about 40,000 over capacity. Changes to sentencing, bail, and sex and drug offences are necessary, JICS says. Inspecting judge … [Read more...] about End solitary confinement, Edwin Cameron tells Parliament
