# A recent study has highlighted that domestic workers in some affluent Johannesburg suburbs endure cramped living spaces and strict household rules. Many are confined to small rooms with limited privacy and face restrictions on movement and communication. The study by researcher Annabel Fenton seeks to put a spotlight on the persistent inequalities and challenges […]
# The City of Cape Town says the construction work related to the roll-out of the MyCiTi bus service to Claremont is progressing to the intersection of Stanhope and Imam Haron Roads. As of today, one lane on Imam Haron Road will be closed to traffic between the intersections with Stanhope Road and First Avenue […]
# City Power has temporarily suspended all electricity restoration work in Vezinyawo, Alexandra, after residents allegedly held the utility’s technicians hostage on Monday. City Power’s spokesperson, Isaac Mangena, says that during the operation, several individuals approached and seized the keys to three contractor vehicles, demanding that power be restored before the keys would be returned. […]
# The City of Cape Town’s Environmental Health Practitioners have recorded a 57-percent increase in noise complaints in the past two years. The top sources of noise complaints in Cape Town are places of late-night entertainment, events with amplified sound and residential business/workshop noise. Mayoral committee member for Community Services and Health, Francine Higham, says […]
# City Power says it is concerned by the surge in service cable theft across Johannesburg, with the Observatory area being particularly hard hit this week. The service cable links homes and businesses to City Power infrastructure, which criminals have begun targeting. City Power’s spokesperson, Isaac Mangena, says this cable is vital as it delivers […]
# Cosatu says National Treasury needs to resist the emotional and unhelpful temptation to slash the many important progressive allocations in the budget. These include the freeze on the fuel tax, extending value-added tax exemptions for additional essential food items, and increasing social grants above inflation. This follows the Western Cape High Court officially suspending […]
# Die GOOD-party doen ‘n beroep op die Stad Kaapstad en die Wes-Kaapse regering om onmiddellik ‘n duidelike en deursigtige plan vir behuising op Pine-weg te verskaf. Families woon al meer as ses jaar in Pickwickstraat in tydelike behuising. Dié inwoners is uit Pine-weg verskuif. Die sekretaris-generaal van GOOD, Brett Herron, sê die families woon […]
# ActionSA Gauteng Women’s Forum has welcomed the establishment of the Gender-Based Violence Regional Rapid Response Task Team in Tshwane. The task team will, amongst other things, provide support to victims of gender-based violence and femicide, and ensure appropriate measures are taken to investigate and prevent further violence. ActionSA’s, Ntsako Mashaba, says this initiative is […]
# The GOOD Party is calling on the City of Cape Town and the Western Cape government to immediately provide clear, transparent plans for housing development on Pine Road. For over six years, families have been living in what was meant to be temporary accommodation at Pickwick Street. These residents were displaced from Pine Road. […]
