Friday, 21 February 2020
Nation Nyoka writes with the hope of effecting social change in the interests of the marginalised. Social justice, politics and the advancement of the African continent and her people are high on her agenda.
Land occupiers east of Joburg declined to vote after metro police burnt their shacks and belongings, including IDs. Others there voted, still hoping for change despite their fears.
In the last weekend before elections, the two largest opposition parties, the DA and EFF, reminded voters of their respective manifesto promises. United on ANC corruption, they are poles apart on almost everything else.
The historic town hosts expensive celebrations each year on Human Rights Day, but residents would prefer the municipality to spend the money on development and basic services.
The residents of a land occupation named after Steven Kau in Ekurhuleni have said they will not vote after metro police allegedly burned possessions inside their shacks during an eviction.
A devastating fire that razed shacks and destroyed possessions has left residents in the shack settlement of Sjwetla in Alexandra without the basics of life – and without hope.
Convinced Kau’s death was no mistake, his family want justice, closure and a dignified funeral for their son and brother, they tell ‘New Frame’ in an exclusive interview.
Godfrey Mngomezulu has been unemployed since his security guard job ended, forcing the informal priest and his family to find food in ways that don’t always sit well with them.
Opposing politicians ostensibly control different aspects of government in the DRC after the recent elections, but could this two-headed regime end up working for the people?
A community of waste pickers stands to lose their homes and livelihoods despite contributing positively to the environment by recycling and lessening municipal landfill.
Bob Nameng has been looking after the youth — and the not so young — of this Soweto suburb for more than three decades.
Their shacks brutally demolished, residents in Vusimuzi are either trying to rebuild their homes or scrabbling for rent money that they did not count on having to provide.
Touted as a solution for shack settlements, reblocking, according to critics, is impractical and leaves little room for grassroots urban planning.
In a bid to force government to act, three women led an occupation of incomplete RDP houses after waiting for more than a decade for houses.
The construction of a R900m mall has displaced hundreds of street traders threatening their livelihoods. The City and the developers appear unfazed.
As the Congo heads towards an election, young people are being arrested and tortured for expressing dissenting views.
In Kliptown people make their lives in a world apart from the dignity for all envisioned in the Freedom Charter.
Grooms claim they still face discrimination despite lengthy negotiations in June that led to a significant pay rise.
Various groups, with very different projects, are occupying land in Soshanguve, and elsewhere in and around Pretoria. New Frame takes a look at some recent developments in Soshanguve.
Grooms claim to be living in squalor in addition to working long hours and being subjected to unsafe working conditions.
Allegations of serious abuse during the training of traditional healers are under investigation. A report into sexual violations ephehlweni is due to be released soon.
Three thousand expanded public works programme workers say that they were unfairly dismissed by the Ekurhuleni Metro municipality.