A consulting firm is offering the world a chance to immerse themselves in Mandela’s youth through virtual reality
‘It’s very important to me to introduce opportunities into my community that people don’t know how to access’
If social grants are not paid, the elderly, children and terminally ill people will suffer the most
The story echoes Dlamini’s first arrest, where police officers took him from his residence in the early hours of the morning.
Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba visited the Setswetla settlement on Thursday to survey the damage to the area.
Research in Alex township shows that "effective parenting" in one culture won’t necessarily yield the same results in another, writes Nicola Dawson.
Another looting and torching incident has occurred, this time in the Alexandra township, with looters fleeing once police arrived.
The historically divided suburbs of Alexandra and Sandton will soon have a bridge to link them. This time utilitarianism might win out over symbolism.
Sometimes peace and dignity are a little too quiet.
The human settlements and co-operative governance and traditional affairs departments say they will assist evicted Alexandra residents with refuge.
Community policing forum chair Moses Letsoalo blames the police for being unable to prevent the violence even though they were outnumbered by the mob.
Residents in Alexandra township are concerned that violence might erupt again, following allegations of vote-rigging by the EFF and IFP.
Nomvula Mokonyane says the army has moved in Alexandra after protests there over arrested demonstrators turned violent.
The EFF has grown angry over the slow pace of vote counting in Gauteng, fearing it is linked to the ANC’s poor showing so far in the province.
From minibus taxis to the Gautrain, the Goethe Institute’s SPINES festival explores public and private spaces in Jo’burg.
At night, the rubbish dumps of Alexandra come to life as rivers of rats come out of their holes they are the perfect breeding ground for rodents.
Zuma has urged workers not to follow the path of striking Lonmin workers and stated that "new violent protests have no place in a democratic society".
Not far from a branch of retail giant Pick n Pay, a home-run bakery in Alexandra is thriving.
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/ 22 October 2011
The Alexandra Bonafides say foreign nationals will not be evicted from their RDP houses in Alexandra.
While an angry Alex residential committee plan meetings on Saturday, the Gauteng government has dismissed claims of brewing xenophobic violence.
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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/ 30 September 2011
Is a government-sponsored initiative giving people jobs — or is it merely a complicated clean-up campaign mired in local politics?
Votes in Alexandra, north of Johannesburg, on Wednesday said their biggest concerns were the lack of housing and job creation.
Alexandra township, the stamping ground of Julius Malema’s ANCYL rival, is the last place one would expect Malema to put up a stellar performance.
ANC Youth League president Julius Malema became a hero for residents of the Stjwetla informal settlement in Alexandra on Sunday.
Government will inject R90-million into Alexandra, with some of the money ear-marked for the relocation and housing of residents from Stjwetla.
The baby whose mother gave birth on a street in Alexandra had already died when its mother arrived at a clinic, a Gauteng health spokesperson said.
Alexandra township will host an alternative soccer tournament for impoverished youth from all over the world during the Soccer World Cup.
The Alexandra community said foreign nationals needed to be educated about their rights so that they would not be exploited.
Television is a rare luxury for township residents in townships, but now the Township TV project has brought entertainment into their lives.
Unhappy at the way the government has dealt with their right to property, residents of Alexandra in Johannesburg have turned to the ANC for help.
A major IT company employed the Gauteng finance minister’s daughter as it awaited the outcome of two tenders from an agency answerable to him.