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A protester pulls a charred couch from Hout Bay main road where mostly amaphela taxi drivers blocked streets, demanding the City of Cape Town compensate them for loss of income since the introduction of the MyCiTi Bus services in the area. Amaphela (sedan) taxi drivers brought Hout Bay and surrounding communities in Cape Town to a standstill on Monday. The drivers have vowed to … [Read more...] about Taxi drivers burn streets of Hout Bay

Members of Free Gender protest at Khayelitsha Remembrance Square outside the magistrate’s court. Photo: Mary-Anne Gontsana Phelokazi Mqathanya was murdered in May 2021. Bongani Ngadleka is on trial for her murder. The case was removed from the court roll, then reintroduced in May 2022. Since then it has been postponed nine times. Activists suspect Mqathanya was murdered … [Read more...] about Protesters slam ninth postponement in murder case

Ugu District Municipality has responded to our request for comment on the water problems of the KZN south coast. Image generated by Stable Diffusion using the prompt: Taps run dry. Public domain Last week we reported on the water crisis in the tourism-dependent South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal, after hearings held by the South African Human Rights Commission in August. But the Ugu … [Read more...] about Ugu municipality defends its record on water

A burnt Golden Arrow bus is towed from the N2 in Cape Town on Friday. It was the latest in a spate of attacks in Nyanga and Philippi for more than a week, allegedly by Amaphela taxi drivers whose cars were impounded. Photo: Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik. At least seven suspects have been arrested. This follows the torching of a dozen vehicles and a part of a clinic during unrest in … [Read more...] about Seven arrested as taxi protest escalates in Cape Town

More than 50,000 people have signed a petition for Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande and the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) to increase their monthly allowance. Archive photo: Joseph Chirume Over 50,000 people – many of whom are university students - have signed a petition, imploring Minister of Higher Education Blade Nzimande and the National Student … [Read more...] about Thousands of students sign petition to increase NSFAS allowance