Brief

Shack dwellers kept back at gunpoint as 81 homes demolished

Land occupiers on private land at Doornbach informal settlement had their building materials confiscated

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Brief | 28 August 2018

Langa and Nyanga residents call for City official to step down

“If there is corruption, experts will investigate and the law will take its course,” says Mayco councillor

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Brief | 27 August 2018

Herds of cows, grunting pigs, chickens and goats invade RDP yards

“We know we are not supposed to live with cattle, but where else can we go?” asks elderly resident

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Brief | 27 August 2018

“Kensington police station is a museum”

Three avenues closed on Friday morning by residents fed up with gang violence

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Brief | 24 August 2018

Authorities respond after residents shut down clinic

Port Elizabeth clinic is plagued by crime

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Brief | 24 August 2018

KZN transit camp erupts over long wait for houses

We are living like animals, says Isipingo resident

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Brief | 24 August 2018

Our businesses are collapsing because of criminals, say traders

Informal traders march to Parow police station

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Brief | 24 August 2018

Qadi Tribal Council defies City in land occupation

eThekwini land invasion unit used rubber bullets on people who bought plots from the tribal council

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Brief | 23 August 2018

No progress on Zwelihle police brutality investigation

Police minister Bheki Cele said in July he would ask the Independent Police Investigative Directorate to look into the accusations

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Brief | 23 August 2018

Students ask Ramaphosa for amnesty

“We are fighting for free education, how are we expected to pay legal fees?”

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Brief | 22 August 2018

Police claim successes for Operation Thunder

130 illegal guns confiscated in three months, senior police officers tell Western Cape legislature

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Brief | 22 August 2018

Matatiele residents end protests after meeting with MEC

“It took a massive protest before they could fix the roads,” says community leader

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Brief | 22 August 2018

Mitchells Plain karate kids to compete in India

Funds still needed for journey to international martial arts tournament

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Brief | 22 August 2018

City of Cape Town wants millions from Maynard Street tenants

Why the sudden rush? ask residents

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Brief | 22 August 2018

SASSA ignores fire victims for six months

Despite being notified of the disaster SASSA has done nothing for the 12 families in Wallacedene who lost everything in a fire

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Brief | 21 August 2018

Mthatha villagers block road, demand electricity

Mayor agrees to convene a meeting

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Brief | 21 August 2018