Phoenix massacre victims relive trauma during SAHRC hearings
“There was no humanity in Phoenix, no one came to help us.” This was the testimony of Ntethelelo Mkhize from...
Elitsha
Published in Elitsha, a bi-monthly newspaper distributed in Alexandra and Orange Farm in Gauteng, Khayelitsha in Western Cape, Mdantsane and Zwide in Eastern Cape
Joburg waste pickers decry abuse while making ends meet
A growing community of waste pickers living near the Metro Centre in Braamfontein say besides their hardships brought on by...
Activists and union members march for Basic Income Grant
Community activists, trade union members and the unemployed held protests under the banner of Cry of the Xcluded in major...
3 shelters for Joburg’s 15,000 homeless
The City of Johannesburg has only three shelters that are meant to assist over 15,000 homeless and displaced people living...
Thandanani residents blame eThekwini for spread of shack fire
Residents of Thandanani informal settlement in Greenwood Park, Durban, are blaming eThekwini Fire Department for the slow response to the...
Alex hostel dwellers bemoan basic services
While the residents of Madala Hostel in Alexandra ward 75 can breathe a sigh of relief over the unfolding plan...
Activists march in Durban to highlight climate crisis
Over 200 people from different organisations marched on the streets of Durban on Friday, 5 November as a local manifestation...
Three municipal construction projects in Mnquma stand incomplete
Three major construction projects in Mnquma local municipality in the Eastern Cape that cost the municipality millions of rands are...
Paralysed mother of four proffered a rescue from living in squalor
Thandeka Dlwengu has given up any shred of hope of ever leading a normal life after spending all her life...
Voting for rubbish collection, electricity and much need services
Marked by low voter turnout, problems with the voters roll in some areas resulting in voters being turned away, network...
