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Illegal connections have been made from the bungalows in Area 11, Gunguluza in Kariega to the neighbouring shacks. The shack dwellers say they have been living without electricity for almost four years. Photos: Thamsanqa Mbovane Elderly people and people with disabilities living in bungalows in Gunguluza in Kariega say they are battling with illegal electricity connections … [Read more...] about Tension over electricity between families in shacks and government housing in Kariega

Mitchells Plain Town Centre traders say they rarely see police or City of Cape Town law enforcement officers patrolling the area. Photos: Tariro Washinyira Mitchells Plain Town Centre traders say they are losing business to the nearby mall because of crime. They also complain that they are being crowded out by numerous traders without licences. The City of Cape Town says it is … [Read more...] about Crime is harming business in Mitchells Plain, say traders

[embedded content] A group of school friends from Freedom Park in Soweto were desperate to make a living. This video tells how they have started a successful recycling business. You can make money and save the environment at the same time, says Lebogang Parkie. © 2022 GroundUp. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International … [Read more...] about Turning Soweto’s rubbish into income

The City of Cape Town water quality monitoring now includes Princess Vlei. All water quality testing results are now available to the public, says the writer. Archive photo: Masixole Feni A key pledge made by Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis during his election campaign was to clean up the waterways and wetlands of Cape Town. Here are 30 key achievements by the City of Cape … [Read more...] about 30 things the City has done to clean up Cape Town’s vleis, rivers and wetlands

Some of the nearly 2,000 people whose homes were destroyed in a fire on Monday in Masiphumelele have started clearing and trying to rebuild. Photos: Lucas Nowicki About 1,800 people were left homeless on Monday when a fire in Z-section destroyed about 600 shacks in Masiphumelele. This was the second fire in less than a month in the township. On 31 October, a fire destroyed 309 … [Read more...] about Masiphumelele struggles to rebuild after devastating fire