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Shacks at Enkanini, nearby where the occupiers of Backstage informal settlement believe they will be moved to, are under power lines. Photo: Vincent Lali About 30 households at Backstage informal settlement in Khayelitsha want the City of Cape Town to relocate them to serviced sites. The land is earmarked for development and the City has issued the occupiers with eviction … [Read more...] about Occupiers facing eviction refuse to move until their demands are met

Fort Beaufort residents flocked to a water reservoir in Hillside on Monday. Their taps have been dry since last week Tuesday due to a strike by municipal water employees. Photo: Mkhuseli Sizani Tens of thousands of Amathole District Municipality residents have been left without water since Tuesday last week because of a strike at the municipality’s water department. The … [Read more...] about Strike in Amathole leaves towns without water

The case between Ruth Ntlokotse and NUMSA’s General Secretary and president will be held next week Friday. Photo: Brian Turner via Flickr (CC BY 2.0) Ruth Ntlokotse’s application in the Labour Court in Johannesburg against NUMSA, and its General Secretary Irvin Jim, and its president Andrew Chirwa, was to be heard on 5 August. It has been postponed to 19 August. A full day has … [Read more...] about Vital court case on NUMSA’s future postponed

About 50 women from the Cape Flats held a picket at the Constantia traffic circle on Monday morning. The Womens Day protest was to raise awareness for food security, unemployment and violence against women. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks Xoliswa Ngqola is a single mother of two children, aged ten and thirteen. She sometimes sends her children hungry to school. When they come home, she … [Read more...] about Activists launch #PatrickMustFall campaign

Standard Bank and its lawyers have come under fire from a Durban High Court. Photo: Brian Turner via Flickr (CC BY 2.0) A Durban High Court judge has slammed Standard Bank and its lawyers for a shoddy application against a defaulting home owner. The judge said such applications are often on the unopposed motion court roll and judges have to rely on the contents of the … [Read more...] about Judge slams bank and its lawyers for shoddy work