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30 shacks burnt down, 59 people left homeless in KTC
Shacks fires are more or less the norm in the metro, with a series of shack-fire incidents that have occurred in the last few weeks. Last Wednesday 8 February, at least 133 shacks burned down in the Neva-Neva informal settlement,…
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Body of an unknown man recovered from sewage in Kosovo
Kosovo shack dwellers in Samora Machel were traumatised after they discovered the body of an unknown man in sewage in Laduma Street on Monday 13 February.
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U-Manganga ucela amalizo
Usapho lakwa Manganga, kumatyotyombe ase Neve-Neva, lukhala ezimantshiyane emva kokutshelwa yinto kuquka iimpahla kunye neencwadi zesikolo zabantwana.
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Fire victims scramble to rebuild their lives after blaze tears down more than 100 shacks in Philippi
Over 100 shacks were ravaged by fire at Neva-Neva informal settlement, Philippi, yesterday Wednesday 8 February, leaving nearly 1 000 people homeless.
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Residents left devastated by shocking discovery of man’s body in Samora Machel
Kosovo shack dwellers in Samora Machel were left traumatised after they discovered a body of an unknown man in raw sewage in Laduma Street on Monday 13 February.
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Barbara Creecy urges Philippi residents to put a stop to illegal dumping
Minister of forestry, fisheries and the environment Barbara Creecy accompanied by ward 80 residents in Philippi had a clean-up campaign to preserve the environment on Friday 10 February.
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Police in Gugulethu donate shoes to learners at primary school
Police officers are not just there to protect or enforce the law against the citizens, they are also parents.
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Sisonke praises Gift of the Givers for ‘great job’
“God never forgets his promises”, those are the words of Sisonke Educare Centre principal Nandipha Nkomo after she received new equipment for the centre.
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Gruesome incident in which four men were killed has left community reeling in shock
The Provincial Community Policing Forum (CPF) has condemned the murder of four people believed to be two couples in the Covid-19 informal settlement in Driftsands, near Mfuleni.
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New ambassadors to fight crime and social problems in Langa
To reduce crime and other social problems in Langa, Sub Council 15 introduced Langa Ambassadors to monitor and restore calm in the area.









