Musina shop owner Daniel Debero from Ethiopia says his goods were looted and equipment damaged on Wednesday. He and other immigrant shop owners have since fled from Musina townships. Photo: Bernard Chiguvare Several immigrant-owned spaza shops were targeted and looted in Musina, Limpopo, following protests over inconsistent water supply in the town. Many immigrant business … [Read more...] about Immigrants’ shops looted in Musina
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Protesters blocking major Cape Town road want to extend their shacks
Mthobisi Hleza, his wife, two daughters and his sister are among eight relatives who sleep in this one room shack at Zamimpilo informal settlement in Khayelitsha. Photos: Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik Protesters shut down Baden Powell Drive on Wednesday night, demanding that the City of Cape Town allow them to extend their shacks. They also torched three structures used by security … [Read more...] about Protesters blocking major Cape Town road want to extend their shacks
City of Johannesburg leaves historic Kliptown site to rot
Volunteers have been cleaning up the mess in historic Walter Sisulu Square in Kliptown. Photo: Chris Gilili Walter Sisulu Square in Kliptown, where the Freedom Charter was signed, has been a mess of rubble and broken glass since looting started last July. Neither the City of Johannesburg nor the Johannesburg Property Company have taken responsibility for cleaning up the … [Read more...] about City of Johannesburg leaves historic Kliptown site to rot
Hands off our Grants: the Black Sash’s long battle for justice
Social security is a Constitutional right, says the author. Archive photo: Barbara Maregele Today, the Black Sash in partnership with the Human Sciences Research Council, launches Hands off our Grants, a book which records a shameful period in South Africa’s post-apartheid democracy. The very poor and most vulnerable in society found themselves pitted against the combined … [Read more...] about Hands off our Grants: the Black Sash’s long battle for justice
Yet another delay in appointment of a new Lottery boss
There is still no new chair of the National Lotteries Commission to replace Alfred Nevhutanda, whose term ended in October 2020. Archive photo: Raymond Joseph The process of appointing a new chair of the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) may start from scratch after Parliament referred the matter back to the Trade, Industry, and Competition portfolio committee “for … [Read more...] about Yet another delay in appointment of a new Lottery boss
