Durban homeless complain of police repression
The homeless on Durban's beachfront say they have been abused by the metro police for years. They say conditions are growing worse. Some who...
Israeli-Apartheid week and the ANC
Concerns have been raised over whether Israeli Apartheid week in South Africa was an ANC event and an instance of propaganda. AAISHA DADI PATEL canvassed reactions at Wits University.
Kliptown flood victims speak out
Shattered Kliptown shack dwellers might have lost their belongings during the floods that occurred on Wednesday the 5thof March, but they clearly did not lose their voices. They want change, services, a better life and houses miles away from the furious waters. But come elections, will they cast their vote in demand of this change?
UYANDA SIYOTULA went to Kliptown to speak to victims, the ward committee and residents.
No trust in Cape Town’s police system
Last week, police officers stripped and beat a Nigerian man in the Cape Town CBD. The video went viral, erupting a new wave of controversy around police brutality.
How do Capetonians feel about their protectors? RA’EESA PATHER reports.
“Hands off Zuma!”
RUMANA AKOOB spoke to ANC supporters in Durban who say President Zuma is being unfairly targeted by the Public Protector.
“If you don’t have any options then why vote?”
ERNA CURRY spoke to Corbin August, a media NGO intern from Kulls River in Cape Town.
“I see no change, no progress during the 20 years of...
ERNA CURRY spoke to Khaya Xintolo from Khayelitsha in Cape Town.
Who’s to blame for load shedding (version March 2014)?
RA’EESA PATHER spoke to business owners and workers in Cape Town to find out how they were affected by load shedding this week.
“I feel we are not free yet, we are still chained...
ERNA CURRY spoke to Eleanor Hoedemaker, an activist, a resident of the Zille-raine Heights informal settlement in Parkwood, Cape Town and an organiser in the Housing Assembly
“I’ve actually never voted…”
ERNA CURRY spoke to Colin Young, a 27 year-old Capetonian, studying to be a history teacher at University of Cape Town.
Are you happy with where your taxes are going?
In his annual budget speech on Wednesday, finance minister Pravin Gordhan presented a budget which relieved personal income tax, increased social grants and university subsidies and promised to upgrade commuter rail services. At the same time, he increased sin taxes and the fuel levy. AAISHA DADI PATEL and ZAINUB DOCKRAT went out to hear what the people of Johannesburg are saying about it.
Marching in the Mother City
Chaos erupted in the Cape Town CBD on Thursday. Marchers descended on the city centre in an illegal show of support for expelled ANC member Loyiso Nkohla and also voiced their anger over ineffective service delivery. Police used water canons and stun grenades on marchers, forcing the crowds to disperse. But people around the city have become familiar with the mounting protest action. RA’EESA PATHER reports.
No love for Cape Town’s new logo
The City of Cape Town is getting a new logo and its citizens are baffled. The new emblem is made up of colourful concentric...
Painting the stadium red
On Saturday, Mehlareng Stadium in Tembisa was painted “red for dangerâ€. More than 20 000 EFF supporters were there to witness the unveiling of Julius Malema's EFF’s election manifesto. It detailed the plans that the “Red Revolution†has for South Africa. Buzzing with excitement and hope, these supporters are quite confident that their leader and party are the radical change the country has been waiting for. By UYANDA SIYOTULA
How does South Africa fit into the world?
RUMANA AKOOB spoke to South Africans about how they feel about South Africa's place in the world and who exactly South Africa should be lending a helping hand to.
Does foreign policy matter to your vote?
Does foreign policy matter? Cape Town says yes, but citizens have mixed feelings about party policies in hotbeds of conflict like Palestine and Israel and controversies on the African continent. By RA’EESA PATHER
Cape Town’s poo protesters talk
RA'EESA PATHER spoke to Capetonians who've come out in support of the "poo throwers".
AUDIO: Reacting to the “State of the Nation”
The politicians have had their say, but what do South Africans make of "South Africa according to Jacob Zuma"?
Capetonians cynical about SONA ’14
President Zuma’s State of the Nation address is looming over Cape Town. Many Capetonians remain cynical, claiming JZ needs to pull up his socks...
