Social services
Social and environmental challenges people face in Kliptown
Kliptown is a suburb located 25 kilometers south of Johannesburg in Gauteng, South Africa.
Water Crisis in Gauteng Assisting the Outbreak
Water is becoming scarce, and which fact is starting to have a negative impact on working class people’s health.
The Challenge of Dumping Sites at Palmridge Ext 10
Walking through the streets of Palmridge, ext. 10, there is a lot of dumping sites are not monitored and no one cares about the health of the people who stay close to the heap of rubbish.
Kliptown Clean-up Day
The historic Walter Sisulu Square in Kliptown, where the Freedom Charter is located, has been filled with rubble and broken glass since the looting took place in 2021.
Living In the Dirty Overcrowded City of Crime
On 17 February 2023, Karibu went out to the streets Hillbrow, Johannesburg and surrounding areas, to do a questionnaire.
COJ Waiting on Delayed Clean Up
Residents, traders, and small business owners have been waiting on the City of Johannesburg (COJ) to finally get basic services and cleanups that are required and have been promised to them by former Mayor Herman Mashaba.
Increasing rate of dumping sites in Daveyton
In every township, there should be an official dumping site for people to throw away their trash.
Floods Destroying Houses in Parts of Johannesburg
“Residents of Klipspruit West ext. 2, whose houses are not far from the stream, had their houses basically filled with water. Adam whose house was also flooded said the water was too much but at least no snakes were detected…”
Eskom Is Keeping Festive Season In The Dark
How Eskom has been treating the end-user is diabolical. People no longer trust the ruling party to find the solution to loadshedding which has continued beyond the promised time. This issue has become social. For people living with chronic diseases…
Waterpan Communities
On 30 November 2022, we visited the Waterpan area under the guidance of the Mining Affected Communities United in Action (MACUA WAMUA Advice Office).
Inner-City Residents Debate Social Services, Crime
The Central Business District (CBD) of Johannesburg, fondly called the City of Gold, has a huge mass of people from different countries, flowing about within the inner-city.
