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Alexandra Township

Gauteng RDP housing projects still incomplete after 30 years
National
/ 16 November 2023

Gauteng RDP housing projects still incomplete after 30 years

Applicants who have waited for decades to get houses say many have jumped the queue

By Mandisa Ndlovu
Failing local government systems: Alexandra’s perpetual affliction
National
/ 16 March 2022

Failing local government systems: Alexandra’s perpetual affliction

To turn the tide against malfunction in the public service, a radical shift towards habits that initiate a culture of care and interrelatedness is needed

By Philile Ntuli
Looting, vandalism: ‘I don’t know how I am going to survive,’ says Diepkloof street vendor
National
/ 14 July 2021

Looting, vandalism: ‘I don’t know how I am going to survive,’ says Diepkloof street vendor

People plundering shops and malls has spread, leaving a trail of devastation and loss of income and jobs

By Chris Gilili
From ‘academic boys’ to ‘sex-jaros’: What it means to be a black boy in a South African township
Health
/ 28 July 2020

From ‘academic boys’ to ‘sex-jaros’: What it means to be a black boy in a South African township

Toxic masculinities help drive everything from HIV infection rates to gender-based violence. But before we ask, what does it mean to be a ‘man’ in South Africa, should we wonder what it’s like to be a boy?

By Malose Langa
Khosa case: Going straight to the Constitutional Court isn’t always the right path
Article
/ 27 April 2020

Khosa case: Going straight to the Constitutional Court isn’t always the right path

Even where the case is a strong one, direct access to the highest court is a route only in truly exceptional circumstances

By Franny Rabkin
Alexandra’s black market for booze under lockdown
Article
/ 15 April 2020

Alexandra’s black market for booze under lockdown

Underground liquor has a long history in South Africa. Its next chapter is being written under the nationwide Covid-19 lockdown

By Dennis Webster
The lockdown: South Africa’s test of its democracy
Article
/ 30 March 2020

The lockdown: South Africa’s test of its democracy

How South African citizens, the police and the army, and politicians behave during the 21-day lockdown will have far-reaching implications for our democracy

By Zaheera Jinnah
Jo’burg pool in the deep end
Article
/ 28 November 2019

Jo’burg pool in the deep end

Residents complained about noise and bad behaviour so the gates were closed on weekends, a decision some see as racist

By Sarah Smit
The suicidal effect of our ailing society
Article
/ 28 November 2019

The suicidal effect of our ailing society

Millions of our fellow citizens are literally robbed of the opportunity to live meaningful lives

By Eusebius McKaiser
Linda Twala — the father of the nation of Alex
Article
/ 1 July 2019

Linda Twala — the father of the nation of Alex

​Linda Twala was born to one of the original residents of Alexandra. He is now known as the father of Alex, a title he takes very seriously

By Mashadi Kekana
Alex is a ‘disaster-in-waiting’ – Gauteng settlements MEC
Article
/ 15 May 2019

Alex is a ‘disaster-in-waiting’ – Gauteng settlements MEC

Dikgang Uhuru Moiloa said lawlessness and disorder is a result of different stakeholders in the community not agreeing on how Alex should be developed

By Mashadi Kekana
Alex inquiry: City of Joburg refutes residents’ claims
Article
/ 14 May 2019

Alex inquiry: City of Joburg refutes residents’ claims

The inquiry’s mandate is to investigate whether there are violations of the rights contained in the Bill of Rights as related to people in Alexandra

By Mashadi Kekana
‘The development of Alex has been arrested’ inquiry hears
Article
/ 13 May 2019

‘The development of Alex has been arrested’ inquiry hears

During the protests, residents shed light on the failed Alexandra Renewal Project, which had an alleged allocated budget of R1.6-billion

By Mashadi Kekana
Alexandra township is the place of forgotten people — Malema
Article
/ 1 May 2019

Alexandra township is the place of forgotten people — Malema

The EFF leader says Alexandra is an indication of how the governing party has done nothing to improve the lives of township residents

By Mashadi Kekana
Alex citizens just want it ‘to be nice’
Article
/ 30 April 2019

Alex citizens just want it ‘to be nice’

Alexandra citizens are struggling, with housing woes and unkept promises making life difficult for them

By Aaisha Dadi Patel
Alex’s answer: Relocations
Article
/ 12 April 2019

Alex’s answer: Relocations

Town planners say the township’s infrastructure cannot support the number of people living there

By Thanduxolo Jika
Township development — yes, we can!
Article
/ 26 January 2019

Township development — yes, we can!

Created to exist on the fringes of society, townships still carry the economic legacy of apartheid

By Staff Reporter
Alex fire leaves scores destitute as they work on rebuilding
Article
/ 7 December 2018

Alex fire leaves scores destitute as they work on rebuilding

Approximately 500 shacks were reduced to ash on Thursday in what residents say began as an altercation involving someone living at the settlement

By Mashadi Kekana
A hymn and my mother are as one
Article
/ 29 March 2018

A hymn and my mother are as one

Psalm 23 has become inextricably intertwined with a woman who has always refused to give up, writes Mashadi Kekana

By Mashadi Kekana
Slice of life: Science for a better future
Article
/ 12 January 2018

Slice of life: Science for a better future

‘Last year, two of my classmates, Bathabile Monati, Dineo Shayi, and I were chosen to be part of the I Am Science project at the Goethe-Institut’

By Carl Collison
Alex township’s Madiba memory fades
Article
/ 5 December 2014

Alex township’s Madiba memory fades

Citing heritage concerns, the township’s residents have stonewalled the building of a museum.

By Staff Reporter
Alexandra residents scared to talk
Article
/ 10 May 2014

Alexandra residents scared to talk

Alexandra residents say they fear for their lives after post-election protests broke out in the Johannesburg township on Thursday night.

By Sapa
Police on alert as tensions simmer in Alex
Article
/ 10 May 2014

Police on alert as tensions simmer in Alex

Gauteng traffic police are warning the public to keep away from certain areas of Alexandra township following violent overnight protests.

By Sapa

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