Extreme heat is no longer a future problem. A major new report warns it is intensifying inequality, illness and climate vulnerability across Southern Africa and the worst-hit are often those least able to escape it
South Africa may have attained political emancipation but economically the chains largely remain
The ANC’s coalition partners demand changes, citing the financial burden on residents
When the municipality allocates its budget, it spends proportionally far more on the rich than the poor areas
On Monday, a security vehicle escorting the power utility’s workers into the area was hijacked
As households increasingly build in bricks and mortar within informal settlements, the face of these communities is changing