Imizamo Yethu residents complain of corruption, nepotism in rebuilding efforts
On Tuesday, members of the Imizamo Yethu community marched to the Cape Town mayor’s office in protest of the city’s super-blocking project, which they...
Oppie Yaart is a healing space and community garden
In Elsies River on the Cape Flats, Lucelle Campbell is part of a community garden, Oppie Yaart. Food security in South Africa is an...
The Green Party: Third Time Lucky?
The Green Party of South Africa has undergone a complete leadership change and is now back to contest the 2019 national Elections. Part of...
Fixing The Broken Food System
Zayaan Khan wants to mend the “broken food system”.
Growing up in Woodstock and District Six, Khan says she felt something was not right in...
We speak to Khanya Mzongwana on growing food and your life
Khanya Mzongwana is a chef and contributing food editor for Taste Magazine. She is also a garden enthusiast and future director for an alternative...
The Last Moments Of The Student Shot At DUT
UPDATE: Hospital manager at City Hospital Rafeek Nakooda said the DUT student was rushed to hospital with his friends. As far as they know,...
Housing organisations condemn Cape Town’s draft unlawful occupation by-law
The City of Cape town’s draft Unlawful Occupation by-law closed for public comment on July 31. Several social housing organisations including Ndifuna Ukwazi (NU)...
Ending Extreme Poverty: We speak to three unemployed women to understand...
A new household survey has The National Income Dynamics Study (NIDS) Coronavirus Rapid Mobile Survey (CRAM) recently revealed the extent of unemployment and hunger...
The resistance to the River Club development, explained
In January 2022, the Goringhaicona Khoi Khoi Indigenous Traditional Council (GKKITC) and the Observatory Civic Association (OCA) were in court. They had sought an...
Minority Front: SA Must Have Separate Ministries For Minorities
"The day Indian minorities say they don't need the Minority Front (MF) to protect their rights and that they're comfortable in the new democracy...
Claim That Zama Zamas Pose Threat To JHB Is “Xenophobic” –...
The City of Johannesburg is on the brink of impending doom. Well, that is according to a Sunday Times report from November 25. Quoting...
Cape Town social housing residents protest evictions due to unaffordable rent
On Monday residents of Steen Villa, a social housing complex in Retreat, in the south of Cape Town, blockaded Military Road preventing cars from...
Jeffrey Oarasib on affirming Khoi identity through art
Jeffrey Oarasib is a Khoi language, culture and heritage activist. He is a poet and rapper, and uses these mediums to elevate Khoi culture....
Why The Tafelberg Case Is Key To Stubborn Apartheid Spatial planning...
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The fight for affordable social housing continues in South Africa. The Cape Town High Court has been hearing the Tafelberg case this week.
What is...
Court halts mining company’s bullying-tactic evictions in KZN
A mining company has been making an attempt to evict a community from its land in the northern KwaZulu-Natal town of Dannhauser and to...
#SAShutdown triggered by #ZumaArrest but not the reason
The #ShutdownSA protests sparked by the imprisonment of former president Jacob Zuma are ongoing. Minister of police, Bheki Cele assured South Africans the protest...
5 Points From The ANC Election Manifesto
On Saturday, the African National Congress president Cyril Ramaphosa launched the party's manifesto for the 2019 elections - promising an inclusive economy, and a...
Andile Mngxitama: populist Gupta-defender or enemy of white supremacy?
Just a year into his political campaign, Andile Mngxitama has emerged as a disruptor in South African politics. He’s been labelled a political agitator...
Marievale community pickets against SANDF outside Gauteng military bases
On Wednesday, advocacy organisation Right2Know (R2K) Gauteng picketed outside three military bases in Gauteng against the evictions of Marievale community members who have been...
EXTRACT: Zwelethu Our Land by Jaki Seroke
In his memoir, Zwelethu Our Land, Jaki Seroke shares the joys and the sorrows of his life. He recalls the political battles among the...
