… the Muvhango community in Bophelong (a township near Vanderbijlpark, south of Gauteng) cleaned up a catchpit in their area, led by a young man named Moshe Ngidi* (not his real name)…
Muvhango Community In Bophelong Clean A Catchpit Read Post »
The WRC study also states that “over 45% of the Gauteng population is living asymptomatic with the virus, as traces have shown from what has been picked up [in wastewater] by the sampling tests thus far”…
COVID-19 in Waste Water according to Gauteng Water Report Read Post »
On 18 August, an organisation called Anova Health Institute visited the Palm Springs landfill site to provide voluntary HIV/AIDS testing for drug addicts that live around the area…
Safe Needles Provided for Drug Addicts Read Post »
Residents who stay in an informal settlement next to Doornkop Ext 4 (Soweto) were marching and protesting against electricity cut-offs…
Snake Park Residents Protest for Electricity Read Post »
“The house had its power cut because of a massive water bill. The bill is estimated around R113 000. To force Hadebe to pay; the authorities have resorted to the strategy of cutting off electricity supply to the yard. Hadebe…”
High Water Bill Plunges Tembisa Household Into Darkness Read Post »
“We see she hasn’t learned her lesson, she still wants to learn the hard way”, said Terence Kungoane. The community previously organised a protest where one person poured dirt and a bucket full of human waste into the councilors house….”
Sgodi Water Crisis Read Post »
“Since the beginning of the lockdown in South Africa, while the main issue is the pandemic, there has been a buzz around the food crisis. This has made the government initiate things such as the Social Relief of Distress Grant…”
Crime Prevention, Land And Food Security Read Post »
“In Rethabiseng, there is a lot of development that needs to be done. Many of the leaders have failed the community; and there are claims of corruption with regards to the provision of toilets and other social services…”
Rethabiseng Community Finally Have Portable Toilets Read Post »
“Two months into the lockdown, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the government will be distributing social relief grants for all qualifying citizens for 6 months. It has been months since this announcement was made, but some people did not qualify…”
Struggle for Social Relief Continues Read Post »
“It is no secret that the country has failed to enforce lockdown regulations for the past three months. From staying at home to the ban on alcohol, the country has failed and it is uncertain what or who to look…”
SANDF Enforce Lockdown Rules Read Post »
“On Saturday, 8 August 2020, the gang invaded the Basothong Section in Daveyton around 8pm during the electricity load shedding. They beat and tortured a woman and her child. The woman recently had a stroke but the gang members didn’t…”
Gang violence On The Rise In Daveyton And Etwatwa Read Post »
“Anna* a resident of the Mandela Square informal settlement in Kliptown has been one of the people who has been selling traditional beer. “I saw that people were starting to make ginger (beer) and selling it so I decided to…”
