Built in 1968, Thusong District Hospital came under the spotlight because of the poor state it was in, but despite deteriorating conditions, the hospital served as a lifeline for nearby communities. Built in 1968, Thusong District Hospital came under the spotlight because of the poor state it w.
Several voters in KwaMashu hostel and in Cato Crest expressed their frustrations after being turned away from voting stations by Electoral Commission of SA (IEC) staff yesterday as their names did not appear on the voters roll.
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Nhlanhla Gwendoline Sibanda is a sex worker who has been unable to make enough money during the Covid-19 lockdown to pay rent and other expenses.
She moved onto an empty property in the upmarket suburb of Dunkeld West last year. She lives with about 50 other people, some of whom claim to be living there for over two decades.
“Our industry really suffered last year. I lost my income and had to find another place to stay,” she said. There is no running water on the property.
The occupiers were evicted earlier this month on the basis of an interdict. But, represented by the Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI), the occupiers challenged the eviction in the high court in Johannesburg. The court ruled on 9 April that the eviction was unlawful. The occupiers were then allowed to move back. SERI argued that the eviction was illegal because it was done without a court order.