People start to queue outside the Department of Employment and Labour at Middestad Mall in Bellville from the early hours. Many still do not get served. Photo: Tariro Washinyira People trying to collect their Unemployment Insurance Fund money complain of long queues at the labour department offices in Bellville. People queue from the early hours but are still not … [Read more...] about You can queue at dawn but still not be served at the labour department in Belvillle
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City lacks urgency to build well-located affordable housing, say activist organisations
Over 100 people marched on Saturday to three sites where social and affordable housing projects in Woodstock and Salt River are to be built. Photos: Tariro Washinyira Over 100 people marched on Saturday to three of 11 sites earmarked for social and affordable housing projects in Woodstock and Salt River. The march marked five years since the City of Cape Town first identified … [Read more...] about City lacks urgency to build well-located affordable housing, say activist organisations
Hundreds of people share two toilets in Diepsloot
One of the broken toilets in Extension 1, Diesploot. Photo: Chris Gilili Nine years after their toilets broke, about 450 residents of Diepsloot Extension 1 in Johannesburg share just two functioning toilets. “We have reported the condition of these toilets countless times, but all we are told is that the problem is noted,” says ward committee member Morgan Sithole. “Nothing is … [Read more...] about Hundreds of people share two toilets in Diepsloot
Police commissioner and MEC witness mob justice assault in Khayelitsha
A detective, who was part of the convoy escorting provincial police commissioner Thembisile Patekile through Khayelitsha on Sunday, helps a man assaulted by community members. Photo: Siphokazi Mnyobe Western Cape Police Commissioner Thembisile Patekile and Western Cape community safety MEC Reagan Allen were confronted with vigilantism while visiting Khayelitsha, Cape Town, on … [Read more...] about Police commissioner and MEC witness mob justice assault in Khayelitsha
Township grannies get tech-savvy
One of the gogos using her new tablet at the goGOGOgo event in Eerste River on Friday. Photo: Siphokazi Mnyobe “My grandchildren will grow up knowing not to give up on their dreams,” says 66-year-old Olga Mhlontlo from Mfuleni. Mhlontlo was among 11 grandmothers (gogos) who received tablet computers last week after completing two weeks of training on how to use technology to … [Read more...] about Township grannies get tech-savvy
