The decision to terminate the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit will be challenged in the Pretoria High Court next week. Archive photo: Tariro Washinyira When Minister of Home Affairs Aaron Motsoaledi terminated the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP), he told its 178,000 holders that this would enable them to “regularise” their stay in South Africa through the Immigration Act’s … [Read more...] about Aaron Motsoaledi’s promised regularisation is a myth for ZEP holders
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Bid to seize ANC assets after failure to pay R102-million bill
A marketing company has applied to seize assets at Luthuli House, the headquarters of the African National Congress, in Johannesburg. Photo: Ihsaan Haffejee KwaZulu-Natal marketing company Ezulweni Investments has applied to seize assets of more than R102-million from the ANC to cover a debt. The company supplied election posters and banners four years ago but has not been … [Read more...] about Bid to seize ANC assets after failure to pay R102-million bill
Human waste litters the ground in Mountain View – and City of Tshwane has no plans to fix it anytime soon
There is always a bad smell of human waste outside her shack, says Florence Shirindza. Photos: Warren Mabona The ground is littered with human waste in Mountain View informal settlement in Tshwane. The settlement was registered by the municipality in 2017. But there are no municipal toilets, there is no water and no electricity. The municipality says it will rehouse the … [Read more...] about Human waste litters the ground in Mountain View – and City of Tshwane has no plans to fix it anytime soon
For some, this soup is the only meal of the day
Phathiswa Madyongolo and Noholide Ngcongca serve food to Pheliswa Ngubo at the soup kitchen in Mfuleni. Photos: Masixole Feni Hundreds of people are fed twice weekly at Mavuso Gqola’s soup kitchen in Mfuleni, Cape Town. People of all ages come from Mfuleni and surrounding townships to queue, sometimes for hours. For some, it is the only meal of the day. The provincial … [Read more...] about For some, this soup is the only meal of the day
Cleaners in a Durban township say they use their own money to fix broken toilets
Janitors at the Foreman Road informal settlement in Durban accuse the eThekwini Municipality of failing to blocked and broken toilets in the area. Photos: Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik Janitors who clean toilets at the Foreman Road informal settlement in Durban say they have had to dig into their own pockets to fix blocked and broken toilets. They accuse the eThekwini Municipality of … [Read more...] about Cleaners in a Durban township say they use their own money to fix broken toilets
