Struggle for housing in Ekurhuleni seems endless
In parts of Gabon, a shack settlement outside Etwatwa, Gauteng, residents continue to fight for houses and electricity because none of the development they see elsewhere is reaching them.
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Voting no solution for Msunduzi residents
The Msunduzi Local Municipality has been dysfunctional for years. Many residents doubt that elections will change anything, so they band together and attend to problems themselves.
Civic front promises to develop isolated Alicedale
The residents of this tiny hamlet in the Eastern Cape have to travel far for basic necessities such as medicine and clothes. The Makana Citizens Front has vowed to change that if its candidates win.
The hopefuls of Hammarsdale
Some residents of the township who live in dire conditions trust that casting their vote in the upcoming municipal elections will bring change to their area.
People resist the coup in Sudan
On Monday morning Sudanese trade unions and people’s movements called for strikes and mass protests in response to a military coup. Prime minister Abdalla Hamdok has been arrested, along with key civilian leaders.
Cameroon’s sex workers seek a digital solution
Police officers abuse and solicit bribes from sex workers in the central African country, and the Covid-19 pandemic has only made matters worse. But some women are finding safety online.
Colin Powell’s legacy of war crimes and lies
The secretary of state, secretary of defence Donald Rumsfeld and president George Bush Jr were among the architects of the so-called war on terror that killed almost a million people.
Coega workers strike for basic needs
With the cost of living soaring, truck assembly plant workers in the Eastern Cape are having to make tough choices on wages that are below industry standard.
Funding policy leaves students out in the cold
One of the financial aid scheme’s policies is denying tens of thousands of students funding in their final year of study, forcing them to drop out and putting their futures in jeopardy.
Housing activists’ peaceful march ends in pain
Police in the Western Cape used stun grenades against marchers protesting against Cape Town’s new by-laws which also followed a raid at Cissie Gool House on the same day.
LGBTQIA+ killings: ‘Enough is enough’
Sisanda Gumede is but one of the many killed in KwaZulu-Natal because of her sexuality. Relatives, residents, activists and local government say it has to end.
‘Ma Lizzie’: selfless and loving ‘angel and star’
The late Elizabeth Mkame dedicated her life to helping the marginalised and impoverished. She served tirelessly not only during some of the worst times of apartheid, but also in the fraught years since.
ANC democracy flounders in the party’s heartland
An independent candidate is contesting the local government elections in a former Eastern Cape Bantustan, revealing deep fault lines in the party’s ward candidate nomination process.
Voter sentiment in Kliptown is downbeat
Some residents are resigned to voting in the municipal elections on the slim chance that it changes their circumstances, others are undecided and those without identity documents feel hopeless.
Saftu unions prepare to strike in solidarity
The federation’s affiliates will stand with Numsa and down tools if the metalworker union’s demands are not met.
Hundreds of workers march for end to pay freeze
An end to low wages and the moratorium on salary hikes is an overarching demand, but individual memorandums also reveal the particular concerns of workers in different provinces.
eSwatini army brutalises students boycotting exams
Soldiers assaulted students of William Pitcher College in Manzini city who were protesting not being refunded fees paid for hostel facilities that were not used during lockdown.
Workers remain determined to get a living wage
Those in the steel and engineering sectors who are on a countrywide strike say they will not back down from their demand to be paid their dues, especially after the many sacrifices they have had to make.
Eastern Cape preschool affected by toxic environment
A dumping site near the school is hazardous to pupils, who are forced into hot, crowded classrooms often targeted by criminals. The municipality says it cannot help.
Freed activists vow to hold the state to account
Members of Abahlali baseMjondolo arrested and in some cases held for six months plan to launch a civil suit against the state for unlawful arrest and malicious prosecution.
Angry residents say voting has become meaningless
As South Africa gears up for the local government elections on 1 November, disgruntled voters in Tshwane and Ekurhuleni say they have little reason to cast their ballots.
