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There is a sanitation crisis In numerous informal settlements around South Africa. Photo: Sewage waste. Delwyn Verasamy/M&G

Sanitation crisis in Ramaphosa informal settlement dehumanises people

Conditions in South Africa’s many informal settlements cause health and environmental problems too

Nelson Mandela Bay councillors were forced by residents to visit filthy Siboni Street. Photos: Thamsanqa Mbovane

Residents force Nelson Mandela Bay councillors to walk in streets flowing with sewage

The protesters in Kariega said they had for years been asking for roads and drains to be fixed

(John McCann/M&G)

We fail children living with disabilities

Despite commendable work and persistent battles, not enough is being done for these learners

Buhle Radio presenter on WITS Fm.  (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Slice of life: How my mom taught me to save

In high school I used to be that guy who put together events such as the Valentine’s Day bash, as well as the teacher and learner awards. In university, a friend told me that I…

About one in three children in South Africa is brought up by a grandparent.. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

No crèche or preschool for 1.1m children

Poverty means more than a million youngsters are missing out on the benefits of early learning

The immediate danger of becoming homeless is more urgent than worrying about contracting the coronavirus.

Dispute over the occupation of RDP houses

Those involved in the distribution of government houses in Gauteng fear for their lives

The aerial-view photograph taken in the aftermath of that ravaged Khayalitsha’s Silver Town has gone viral, shocking people into realities of shack dwelling. (JP Smith)

Silver Town: The picture of devastation

A single image of the aftermath of the blaze cannot tell the whole story

For De Lille, the day she walked away from the party is cause to celebrate freedom. From the steps of the high court, with a smile on her face, she said: “I’m free! Amandla!'(David Harrison/M&G)

The essential key to SA’s liberation

As Mandela said, education is the most potent weapon we have to create a truly free and equal South Africa

While the ANC and the EFF were responsible for backing a motion to change the Constitution

Land expropriation without compensation? On these conditions

If government can spend money on RDP houses, it makes sense to shift some of that money to setting up costs of protected environmental economic zones

Shamed: San Francisco Pride marchers protest against Facebook’s policy on using ‘anonymous’ names.

Funding focus should be lower-cost urban housing

Increasing housing delivery to address the demand is unlikely to be achieved any time soon given low economic growth and fiscal consolidation

New dawn: The hope of a new country ushered in by President Cyril Ramaphosa brings joy

Answer our dreams, Mr President

Cyril Ramaphosa has ushered in a new dawn but poverty and inequality trip up our hopes

Godlimpi warned that even though current polls showed the ANC winning 48% of the vote next year with Cyril Ramaphosa as president, that figure was not guaranteed if the governing party could not resolve the electricity crunch.
(Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko)

The ANC will need to rise from the ashes

The tensions within the party itself must be overcome if it is to succeed in reinventing itself

Preventing poor people from selling their RDP houses widens the inequality gap in South Africa.

Set South Africa’s RDP houses free

The state’s eight-year embargo on owners selling RDP houses hurts the poor and the economy

Up for grabs: the rules of the court still do not permit the setting of a reserve price to stop people’s homes being auctioned for trifling amounts.

East Rand RDP houses sold illegally

Ekurhuleni metro admits in court papers that there has been ‘corruption, fraud and/or bribery’

A complainant and defendant in an assault case sleep across each other in the same room

How solving the Eldorado Park housing crisis could keep a family safe

Gauteng human settlements MEC Paul Mashatile says preference for housing will be given to those who applied in 1994.

The long wait for service delivery in Mabopane

Gauteng Premier David Makhura has visited Tshwane’s townships to check on service delivery, in places where the acronym RDP means “we have to fix it”.

The immediate danger of becoming homeless is more urgent than worrying about contracting the coronavirus.

Public service efficiency is key to a developmental state

The government isn’t doing enough to meet its goals and constitutional responsibility to provide services "efficiently, effectively and economically".

Public Service and Administration Minister Lindiwe Sisulu.

Govt seeks to discipline those selling RDP houses

No punitive measures are yet in place to regulate people who are selling their RDP houses before occupying them for eight years.

The Nyala is still king

Protesters take on Nyalas in Newclare housing protest

It took the sheer presence of police Nyalas to smash apart groups of furious protesters who took over the streets of Newclare yesterday.

Angry: Forensic accountant Anton Kriel uncovered the suspicious cash flows. Photo: Oupa Nkosi

Contractor under R60m housing cloud gets top state job

An ‘open-and-shut case’ built by the SIU drags on, raising suspicions of political interference