The crumbling Saulsville Hostel houses more than 3,000 people. Photos: Chris Gilili Thousands of people live in hostels in Tshwane built by the apartheid government to house single men. The hostels are crumbling. Doors and windows are broken. Toilets don’t work. The City of Tshwane says it is making a plan to fix them but there is no money. The City will have to apply for … [Read more...] about 25,000 people live in Tshwane’s squalid apartheid hostels
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Cape Town mother has to beg for money to buy nappies for her disabled son
Blessing Mupamhanga and her 15-year-old son, Donnel, who has hydrocephalus. Mupamhanga says she is unable to work because she has to care for Donnel during the day. Photo: Mary-Anne Gontsana A mother from Retreat in Cape Town has had to resort to begging on the street just to buy diapers for her 15-year-old disabled son. Blessing Mupamhanga says her wish is for her son, … [Read more...] about Cape Town mother has to beg for money to buy nappies for her disabled son
Community newspapers cry foul over copyright claims from Reuters, AFP
Smaller publications are often billed for huge amounts by agencies representing big news organisations for allegedly using their copyrighted photos without permission. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks Small media publications have been receiving copyright claims from an agency representing Reuters and Agence France-Press (AFP) attempting to charge them large fees. The use of … [Read more...] about Community newspapers cry foul over copyright claims from Reuters, AFP
No school fees? Then no matric dance!
Equal Education Law Centre says some schools have told matric learners they cannot attend the matric dance because their parents have not paid school fees. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks It’s that time of the year and many learners are spending sleepless nights dreaming about the upcoming matric dance. The music, the clothes, the laughter, the food and drinks, the dancing, the … [Read more...] about No school fees? Then no matric dance!
Protesters sleep outside Constitutional Court, demanding apartheid reparations
Dozens of people have been sleeping outside the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg demanding reparations for crimes committed against them during apartheid. Photo: Kimberly Mutandiro More than 150 people have been sleeping outside the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg to demand reparations for crimes committed during apartheid. Some say they have been overlooked in the … [Read more...] about Protesters sleep outside Constitutional Court, demanding apartheid reparations
