Residents of Ntuzuma, north of Durban, bring their containers to the municipal water tank. Taps have been dry for nearly three weeks after the Ntuzuma Pump Station was severely damaged by a fire. Photo: Nokulunga Majola Thousands of homes in Ntuzuma, north of Durban, have been without running water for nearly three weeks after a fire caused extensive damage to the Ntuzuma Pump … [Read more...] about Thousands of households without running water for three weeks in eThekwini
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No work, so Limpopo mother turned to recycling
Dorah Ramugoni sorts cardboard for recycling. Photo: Bernard Chiguvare Dorah Ramugoni turned to recycling in 2021 to earn a living for herself and her children. She is one of many in Makhado municipality who cannot find other work. She makes R4,000 a month selling cardboard and plastic to a recycling company. It is 10am on a Thursday morning and Dorah Ramugoni is pulling a … [Read more...] about No work, so Limpopo mother turned to recycling
Twitter threats to litigants in Zimbabwean Exemption Permit court case
Litigants in the court case to stop the scrapping of the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) have received threats on Twitter. Archive photo: Tariro Washinyira The director of the Helen Suzman Foundation (HSF), Nicole Fritz, and her family received threats on Twitter the day before the foundation’s court action to stop the scrapping of the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP). On 10 … [Read more...] about Twitter threats to litigants in Zimbabwean Exemption Permit court case
Khoisan occupation in Grabouw is no longer our problem, says forestry department
The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment will no longer manage the settlement at Knoflokskraal. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks The Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment (DFFE) has officially bowed out of managing a Khoisan settlement named Knoflokskraal in Grabouw, Western Cape. The DFFE had managed activity at Knoflokskraal since late 2020. … [Read more...] about Khoisan occupation in Grabouw is no longer our problem, says forestry department
When you have to borrow R100 to get to a post office to draw your R800 salary
The Post Office in Paterson in Sunday’s River Valley, Eastern Cape has been closed since March 2022. Photos: Mkhuseli Sizani The Post Office in Paterson in Sunday’s River Valley, Eastern Cape, has been closed for over a year. Hundreds of social grant beneficiaries and workers paid by the Department of Public Works through the post office have had to travel far to collect their … [Read more...] about When you have to borrow R100 to get to a post office to draw your R800 salary
