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The evolution of backpacking

Article Afrika Mdolomba - 23 Apr 2019

A look at how the local backpacking culture has transformed

Glebelands: Fingers pointed at untouchable ‘serial killer’

Article Amabhungane - 4 Jun 2015

Still no convictions, despite statements from 50 victims in which the same perpetrator is named.

Editorial: Where are the police?

Article Editorial - 4 Jun 2015

The killings at Glebelands hostel continue amidst accusations of partisan law enforcement - inevitably fuelling perceptions of official complicity.

No reprieve from hostility in Dube

Article Kwanele Sosibo - 27 Jun 2013

Neither violent protests nor politics have helped hostel residents who still live in squalor.

Trepidation reigns at protest-hit Dube Hostel

Article Kwanele Sosibo - 25 Jun 2013

The calm prevailing at Dube Hostel hinges on whether the electricity problems it is experiencing can be fixed for good, according to hostel leaders.

Adequate housing a major practical challenge

Article Staff Reporter - 10 May 2013

The hostel systems of the past have to be replaced by housing with one individual per room, writes Johann Barnard.

Hostels must be integrated into inclusive housing policy

Article Bw Dhlamini - 7 Jun 2012

The Inkatha Freedom Party in Gauteng has welcomed the investigation by the M&G into the hostel situation faced by numerous families in Soweto.

Crumbling hostels refuse to go away

Article Kwanele Sosibo - 24 May 2012

A lack of management as well as distrust and infighting have brought redevelopment to a halt. Kwanele Sosibo reports.

Hostel eradication kicks off in Soweto

Article Staff Reporter - 14 Jun 2008

The launch of a hostel eradication programme in Soweto this week stirred speculation that the Gauteng government had been spurred into action by fears of further xenophobic outbursts.

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