Latest articles on Eldorado Park

Police brutality in South Africa exposed once again

Opinion Ziyanda Stuurman - 28 Aug 2020

The death of teenager Nathaniel Julius means we urgently need to refuse to allow politicians and police leadership to protect violent officers

Makhura announces programme to ease Joburg South land crisis

Article Sarah Smit - 14 May 2018

Gauteng Premier David Makhura says he will attend to those feeling neglected when it comes to issues of housing and land

Twenty-three people live in a two-bedroom flat in Eldos

Article Caroline Vakil & Govan Whittles - 12 May 2017

Three families in too little space: "We literally fight for this room."

‘Uprising’ prediction comes true

Article Govan Whittles - 12 May 2017

In the same week the UN was looking into claims that coloured people were gatvol, rioting erupted.

How solving the Eldorado Park housing crisis could keep a family safe

Article Caroline Vakil & Govan Whittles - 10 May 2017

Gauteng human settlements MEC Paul Mashatile says preference for housing will be given to those who applied in 1994.

Eldorado Park protests: ‘Government doesn’t want to build us houses’

Article Caroline Vakil - 8 May 2017

Protesters and police traded bricks for rubber bullets. Rocks and bricks scattered the streets where debris and tyres lay smoking.

Eldorado Park is nothing like its fabled namesake – no wealth or opportunity

Videos Staff Reporter - 27 Jul 2016

Twenty three people - including grandchildren, grandparents and parents - share a flat in Eldorado Park.

Eldorado Park was built on dreams, many of them shattered by government ineptitude

Article Oupa Nkosi - 25 Jul 2016

Eldorado Park, south of Johannesburg, is a place where buildings like Hillbrow Flats once reflected people’s hopes. But that was a long time ago.

Mantashe: DA is a wolf in sheep skin

Article Sapa - 12 Apr 2014

ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe addressed supporters at a stadium in Eldorado Park, Soweto, ahead of the party's election campaign.

Gauteng premier Nomvula Mokonyane joins Eldorado drug battle

Article Sapa - 2 Jun 2013

"We will defeat this demon," she told members of the Anglican church in a prayer march in Eldorado Park on Sunday.

Zuma’s politicking on the road to Eldorado

Article Sipho Kings - 17 May 2013

If Jacob Zuma's visit was meant to win votes, he'll have to deliver on his promises in double-quick time, writes Sipho Kings.

Task team set up to tackle Eldorado Park’s drug issues

Article Sapa - 15 May 2013

Gauteng will set up a task team to fight drug abuse in Eldorado Park, says Premier Nomvula Mokonyane's office.

Electioneering in Eldos: Will Zuma deliver on this promise?

Analysis Staff Reporter - 15 May 2013

Although Jacob Zuma’s visit to Eldorado Park was welcomed, there will have to be some action before it looks like anything more than electioneering.

Zuma promises big for Eldos

Videos Staff Reporter - 14 May 2013

In what could be interpreted as the first unofficial election campaign, President Jacob Zuma descended on Eldorado Park to promise help.

Eldos residents urge Zuma to help in fight against drugs

Article Staff Reporter - 14 May 2013

Eldorado Park residents have had enough of drug peddlers and want swift action from President Jacob Zuma, a resident has said.

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