Joyce Ramuhovhi from Mmakau in Pretoria took the train on Wednesday for the first time in two years. The Ga-Rankuwa to Pretoria city centre line resumed on Monday after it closed for the hard lockdown and had been badly vandalised. Photo: Chris Gilili This week the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) welcomed back commuters on its Ga-Rankuwa to Pretoria city centre … [Read more...] about After two years the Ga-Rankuwa to Pretoria train is running again. We tried it
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Homeless: Not nearly enough shelters in Johannesburg
Thabang Moagi lives on the bridge in Harrison Street, Braamfontein. He survives by guarding cars at night and offering to wash people’s cars. Photos: Chris Gilili With South Africa’s economy staggering, and two in every five adults unemployed, “villages” of homeless people are springing up in South Africa’s cities as increasing numbers of people find themselves on the street. … [Read more...] about Homeless: Not nearly enough shelters in Johannesburg
“Bring back the money”: picketers shout at suspended SJC activist outside court
About 50 Social Justice Coalition members were outside the Khayelitsha Magistrate’s Court on Thursday as suspended Social Justice Coalition general manager Xolani Klaas made his second appearance on charges of fraud. Photo: Mary-Anne Gontsana Members and supporters of the Social Justice Coalition (SJC) filled the public benches in court on Thursday for the trial of suspended … [Read more...] about “Bring back the money”: picketers shout at suspended SJC activist outside court
Stolen toilets sold to desperate families in Cape Town
Chemical toilets are being stolen from neighbouring settlements, like Siyahlahla, and sold to families in Zwelitsha, in Dunoon. Photo: Peter Luhanga Several dozen chemical toilets have been stolen from neighbouring informal settlements and sold to desperate families in Zwelitsha, Dunoon, in Cape Town. The stolen toilets sell for up to R800. In settlements where the toilets … [Read more...] about Stolen toilets sold to desperate families in Cape Town
“Government has forgotten the July unrest. You can’t have millions of people going hungry.”
More than 60 people affiliated to several civil society and grassroots organisations picketed at the gates of Parliament on Wednesday ahead of Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement. Photo: Marecia Damons Civil society groups have welcomed the extension of the R350 grant but believe it’s not enough to make a meaningful impact in the lives of … [Read more...] about “Government has forgotten the July unrest. You can’t have millions of people going hungry.”
