Edna Bavuma, 71, shows the buckets she has to empty when it rains. Photos: Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik Nontembiso Ngcumshe was four years old when her mother moved with her and other evicted farm workers to Kei Road Township, 24km outside Bhisho, in the 1940s. When Ngcumshe’s mother died in early 2000, she was still waiting for her RDP house. Ngcumshe, who is now 77, says: “By the … [Read more...] about Where are the houses we were promised in 1996, ask the elderly women of Kei Road
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“If they try to evict people, there will be bloodshed” say RDP occupiers
Families who occupied incomplete and completed RDP houses in Mackenzieville, Nigel, face eviction by the City of Ekurhuleni. Archive photo: Kimberly Mutandiro About 500 families occupying houses in the Mackenzieville housing project in Nigel face eviction by the City of Ekurhuleni. In December 2019, backyarders occupied the RDP houses earmarked for residents in the greater … [Read more...] about “If they try to evict people, there will be bloodshed” say RDP occupiers
NUMSA’s interdicted national congress to proceed — but a court challenge looms
NUMSA members wait outside the CTICC yesterday. Photo: Vincent Lali On Tuesday evening, EWN reported that the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) would be proceeding with its elective congress. But many union members have complained that NUMSA has not met the conditions of the Labour Court interdict which demanded that it comply with its constitution before … [Read more...] about NUMSA’s interdicted national congress to proceed — but a court challenge looms
Villagers raise R135k to build bridge across deadly river
Tshifhwiwa Magoma (left) and Simon Nevondo stand on the footbridge the community is building across the Mutshindudi River. Photo: Bernard Chiguvare Villagers in Vondo, Limpopo, say they have been asking the Thulamela Municipality to build a footbridge across the Mutshindudi River for over 20 years. They have now raised R135,000 and are building the bridge and fixing the … [Read more...] about Villagers raise R135k to build bridge across deadly river
Paramedics feed township children; reach out to community after ambulances attacked
Emergency Medical Services workers based in Mitchells Plain joined Philippi grandmother Anna Williams on Monday to feed over a hundred residents, most of whom were young children. Photos: Siphokazi Mnyobe Emergency Medical Services teamed up with a pensioner in Heinz Park, Philippi, to feed and interact with residents in the township. Anna Williams runs the soup kitchen … [Read more...] about Paramedics feed township children; reach out to community after ambulances attacked
