Jo'burg slaps couple with R1.5m electricity bill
A couple using pre-paid electricity have received a R1.5-million water and lights bill from the City of Johannesburg.
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End this epidemic of violent abuse
In terms of budget allocations and intent, the government has tried to correct the problems in urban communities but is failing via performance.
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Alex residents threaten foreigners over RDP homes
Residents of Alexandra, Johannesburg, have put up posters and sent out pamphlets warning of an uprising over foreigners living in RDP houses.
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'I'm tired of living like this'
The Gauteng housing department is to demolish at least 115 RDP houses less than five years after the houses were handed to their beneficiaries.
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Moving from slum survivor to urban planner
There was a time when uskoteni (hobo) was a word that police and government officials used to demean slum-dwellers like me.
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