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Housing activist group Reclaim the City has called on the Western Cape government to release the Tafelberg site in Sea Point for social housing, two years after the High Court ruled against the sale of the land. Photo: Mia Arderne The Tafelberg judgment two years ago was hailed as a victory for social housing in inner-city Cape Town. But no work has begun on the plot. Housing … [Read more...] about Turn Sea Point plot into social housing, say activists

Protesters from Olievenhoutbosch in Centurion were confronted by taxi drivers on Monday morning. Photo: Ezekiel Kekana Olievenhoutbosch in Centurion was brought to a standstill on Monday morning by a protest for better basic services. But the protest was short-lived. A group of taxi drivers stopped the demonstration and removed their barriers from the streets. Residents, … [Read more...] about Taxi drivers bully Centurion community into stopping protest

These toilets at Kliprand Informal Settlement in Gqeberha are dirty and have been vandalised since cleaners stopped working because their contracts were not renewed in June. Photos: Mkhuseli Sizani Most of the 72 communal toilets at Kliprand informal settlement in Gqeberha are blocked or badly vandalised. The toilets are shared by nearly 400 households. The toilets have not … [Read more...] about Delays in cleaners’ contracts leave toilets dirty and blocked

Ugu District Municipality office building. Photo: Google maps street view Many residents and business owners in KwaZulu-Natal South Coast region say they have been struggling with water issues for nearly a decade. Some are now planning legal action against the Ugu District Municipality for loss of revenue and pain and suffering. The municipality says it has a plan but budget … [Read more...] about KZN south coast tourism threatened by water failures

Nokuzola Ndwandwe of Team Free Sanitary Pads hands over the petition to representatives from the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities after the march in Pretoria. Photos: Kimberly Mutandiro School learners and activists marched to the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities in Pretoria to demand that the government address and recognise … [Read more...] about Learners march to demand free sanitary pads