CITY OF JOHANNESBURG Two years after Usindiso fire, survivors struggle in crime-infested ‘temporary’ housing 6 min 0 By Bheki C. Simelane
HUMAN RIGHTS OP-ED Delayed upgrading in Slovo Park endangers women and children 4 min 0 By Andiswa Mpahleni, Susan Mkhwanazi and Nolwazi Mahlangu
MIGRANT RIGHTS OP-ED Reckoning with Operation Dudula — a visceral moment in SA we cannot afford to meet with silence 4 min 2 By Zoë Postman
XENOPHOBIA AND ANTI-XENOPHOBIA Civil society groups stand firm with rights institute against Operation Dudula protest 5 min 0 By Lerato Mutsila
GROUNDUP High court orders City of Johannesburg to pay R12-million for failure in housing obligations 4 min 1 By Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti
NUTRITION CRISIS State’s interdepartmental strategy to tackle hunger hampers South Africans’ right to food — report 5 min 0 By Naledi Sikhakhane
NUTRITION DISTRESS Hunger crisis — rights group calls for state action as 23% of South Africans struggle to access food 3 min 1 By Naledi Sikhakhane
EFFICIENCY TARGETS Schreiber’s big five fixes — can Home Affairs’ five-point plan resolve SA’s immigration crisis? 4 min 6 By Lisakanya Venna
RIGHT TO HOUSING City of Cape Town leaves Bromwell Street residents in limbo after landmark ConCourt ruling 5 min 5 By Michelle Banda
MASSACRE REMEMBERED Socio-Economic Rights Institute disheartened by acquittal of six police officers linked to Marikana deaths 3 min 4 By Suné Payne
CIVIL SOCIETY WATCH 15 JANUARY — 19 JANUARY This week — Unpacking Pepfar mid-term review, land rights and data, coping with post-holiday blues 3 min 0 By Takudzwa Pongweni
INNER-CITY BLAZE AFTERMATH Usindiso fire — Advocate Thulani Makhubela recused from inquiry over controversial anti-immigrant sentiments 3 min 1 By Michelle Banda
ACCOUNTABILITY OP-ED Justice delayed is justice denied: 11 years since the Marikana Massacre and still no closure 4 min 1 By Matete Piet Masola
UNFAIR TRADE OP-ED eThekwini continues to deny informal traders full trading rights despite high court ruling 5 min 0 By Khululiwe Bhengu and Muano Nemavhidi
AGE OF THE ASSASSIN Conviction for murder of Abahlali baseMjondolo member welcomed, but movement still facing repression 3 min 1 By Naledi Sikhakhane
XENOPHOBIA NGO files case against Operation Dudula on behalf of 30 people — for group’s ‘unlawful and violent conduct’ 4 min 1 By Michelle Banda
UNLAWFUL EVICTIONS Group allegedly fronting as Operation Dudula evicts vulnerable dwellers of Joburg’s ‘building of darkness’ 5 min 0 By Daily Maverick Reporters
URBAN HOUSING CRISIS PART 2: Mind the gap — solutions to Joburg’s inner-city housing crisis hamstrung by budget constraints 3 min 0 By Michelle Banda
URBAN HOUSING CRISIS PART 1 Bad to worse — massive gap in rightful housing and basic service delivery for Joburg’s inner city low-income residents 2 min 0 By Michelle Banda
MARIKANA MASSACRE REMEMBERED Mine workers symbolising SA’s tragic day: ‘We’ll fight another 10 years to taste justice’ 8 min 1 By Unknown Author
OPEN LETTER Civil society organisations’ open letter to Ramaphosa about ongoing attacks against the sector 2 min 3 By 22 Civil Society Organisations
