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Vanessa Nelson read out the Women’s Assembly memorandum at the Tshisimani Centre for Activist Education yesterday. Photo: Liezl Human The Women’s Assembly held a sit-in at Bertha House in Cape Town on Tuesday to protest against their funding from the Tshisimani Centre for Activist Education being cut. The organisation is made up of activists from the Cape Flats, including the … [Read more...] about Women’s Assembly holds sit-in after funding cut

Eric Nsembene gets donations from motorists and taxi drivers for fixing potholes on this busy road in Mamelodi. Photos: Warren Mabona Eric Nsembene was retrenched from his job in construction six years ago and has struggled to find permanent employment. Recently Nsembene has been volunteering his time to fix a pothole-ridden road near his home in Mamelodi. The 37-year-old gets … [Read more...] about Unemployed father fixes potholes to feed his family

Julia Nkgase is among 300 people living in an informal settlement in Erasmuskloof, Pretoria East. They could be evicted soon if the City of Tshwane secures a court order against them. Photos: Mosima Rafapa About 300 people living in the Wolverspruit informal settlement in Erasmuskloof, Pretoria East, face being evicted by the City of Tshwane. The City has already issued … [Read more...] about Pretoria families live in fear of eviction

It is Lubabalo Kosi’s dream to one day own his own gallery and teach art to other young children from his location in Makhanda in the Eastern Cape. Photos: Lucas Nowicki Lubabalo Kosi is a 21-year-old self-taught artist from Vukani who has captured the hearts of Makhanda residents through his melancholic pencil portraits. “I started drawing when I was young, but only decided I … [Read more...] about Meet Makhanda’s self-taught pencil artist

Gardening refreshes the mind and takes away stress, says Joshua Matshidiso, working from his wheelchair in his vegetable patch. Alongside him, Thembakazi Sotyantya irrigates seedlings. Photo: Peter Luhanga A group of people with disabilities are vegetable gardening in Dunoon. Food from the garden goes to a soup kitchen and for their own use. The project has received a boost … [Read more...] about Meet Dunoon’s gardeners with disabilities