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Principal Mduduzi Maphindikazi Mathe rolled up his sleeves with staff members, parents and the community to turn around the formerly ‘comprehensively dysfunctional’ Bhukulani Secondary School in Soweto.
Principal of Solomon Mahlangu High School Mncedi Mtengwana’s main goal is to produce good human beings, and the emphasis is paying off. Against all odds - with love, discipline and motivation - he has been inching his school forward since he took over the leadership 13 years ago.
The fire that claimed 77 lives in Johannesburg’s CBD has once again raised the issue of hijacked and unsafe buildings — and the need to provide alternative accommodation for residents of these buildings. However, for some of the former residents of the Cape York building, gutted by fire in 2017...
Residents of the Johannesburg building that caught fire on Thursday, leading to at least 74 deaths, tell Daily Maverick their stories of loss and heartbreak.
This is a tragedy that should not have happened. As with the recent explosion, caused by maintenance failures, that ripped up an inner-city street, callous politicians and officials have allowed Johannesburg to decline into a deathtrap — especially for the most vulnerable.
After the murder of Mpho Msauli (27), community members held a meeting at which they complained that they were constantly mistreated by members of the taxi association.
Residents and first responders to the Angelo informal settlement gas leak, which claimed 17 lives, have described the aftermath of the tragedy. Residents and first responders to the Angelo informal settlement gas leak, which claimed 17 lives, have described the aftermath of the tragedy.
South African politicians and the public alike are quick to make claims about migrants to the country. But stereotypes about criminality and draining the economy are not supported by the available data.