By Endy Ziyera Residents of Matida Hostel and Chimoio flats, in Ward 1, Sakubva surbub of Mutare face a real health challenge presented by dirty and run down public ablution facilities. Matida and Chimoio...
By Endy Ziyera Residents of Matida Hostel and Chimoio flats, in Ward 1, Sakubva surbub of Mutare face a real health challenge presented by dirty and run down public ablution facilities. Matida and Chimoio flats are home to thousands of families made up of the elderly, youths and children....
By Rosalia Guvamombe The case of open lands is worrisome to nearby houses in Glenwood Park, Epworth. The land was invaded by construction trucks digging pit-sand for sale thereby causing very wide pits which are now developing to deep ditches. Nearby residents are worried since these are death pools...
by Rapule Moiloa Having a home is what is what many people want to have the challenge is if one is unemployed can’t buy nor build a house nor rent a place to stay because of unemployment, but to register with the department of human settlement in order to...
by Rapule Moiloa Informal settlements are the results of human settlement department backlog because many people registered in 1996 to get a house as promised by government but many of the people who registered for a Rdp house have not been allocated. The backlog will never end for many...
by Njabulo Togane in Pietermaritzburg The Covid 19 pandemic came unexpectedly to all of us. It meant drastic measures needed to be taken and that essential services to communities such as water needed to delivered to ensure that the spread of the virus is curtailed. The quick establishment of...
by Rapule Moiloa in Tembisa An informal settlement is a place where many people build shacks because many are unemployed and do not even qualify for an Rdp house. One thing that i have observed is how people use one toilet in large numbers because toilets at the informal...
by Rapule Moiloa…The lock down is meant for people to maintain social distance but not for the people whose homes were demolished by the City of Joburg in Kokotela informal settlemen, on Wednesday 15 April 2020. This undermined the very essence of lockdown as these people cannot maintain social...
by a Concerned Resident…The end of lock down episode 1 did not end smoothly for many people in the city of Joburg with claims that people have occupied land illegally in the South of Joburg in Lawley. Sadly this is happening when we are facing a serious life threatening...
Since the enforcement of lockdown has begun things have been very difficult especially when it comes to maintaining social distance. It’s been difficult for us to comply with at home because we are living in a RDP house which is one room and we are a family of 7...
By Simon Vilakazi The triple challenges (homelessness, unemployment & poverty) faced by Cape Town poor people put them in a dire situation. This has become so because Cape Town City Council (CCC) is adding more stress into problems the poor people face. In early July 2019, journalists reported that...