Two schools torched in protest for land
Two schools and a municipal refuse truck were set alight in Joe Slovo Park, Milnerton, Cape Town, in protests believed to relate to land occupations, targeting vacant land along Freedom Way. On Wednesday, Sinenjongo High School hall was petrol bombed, destroying all the school equipment and furniture stored in the hall as the school had […]
Dunoon residents petition against new toilet contractor
A petition garnering 5179 signatures from informal settlement residents in Dunoon was submitted to the City of Cape Town on Friday, expressing residents’ opposition to the appointment of a new contractor to install and clean communal chemical toilets in seven informal settlements in the township. Mayco member for water and waste, Xanthea Limberg, confirmed receipt […]