VIDEO Coalface of Delivery: Safety & Security
As South Africans prepare for municipal elections, communities continue to be plagued by a range a of issues. This series
30 October 2021
No Comments
Category: Social
The MyCandidate App: Know Who Wants Your Vote
To find out who’s contesting in your ward has just been made easier. A collaboration between OpenUp and Open Cities
30 October 2021
No Comments
Peoples’ Parliament – Lotus River
Recorded on-site from the streets of Lotus River, which have had a long battle for basic services. Among them properties
29 October 2021
No Comments
Islam, Culture and Religion
Within the context of sociology, the concept of culture designates the set of activities, beliefs, and practices that are shared
29 October 2021
No Comments
VIDEO Coalface of Delivery: Service Delivery
As South Africans prepare for municipal elections, communities continue to be plagued by a range a of issues. This series
29 October 2021
No Comments
Promises & Politics: CIP, NFP, BLF
The public transport system in Cape Town is struggling. The train service is unreliable and is being targeted by vandals
28 October 2021
No Comments
Corruption Suspected to be Behind Load Shedding – Zwelinzima Vavi
Eskom’s latest energy crisis is being engineered. That’s according to the general secretary of the South African Federation of Trade
28 October 2021
No Comments
De Kock Says “Sorry” for not Taking the Knee
South African cricketer Quinton de Kock has apologised to his teammates and fans for refusing to take the knee and
28 October 2021
No Comments
Load Shedding: A Dark Week for SA
Stage 4 load shedding has been implemented due to what Eskom claims is a further shortage of generation capacity. Thereafter
28 October 2021
No Comments
VIDEO Coalface of Delivery: Housing Crisis
A looking at the housing delivery challenges and realities in the City of Cape Town. Watch out for the rest
28 October 2021
No Comments
Promises & Politics: UPROPSA, OHM, USA, The Greens
It’s believed that the building of a green economy will not only aid in the protection of the environment for
27 October 2021
No Comments
Odds Stacked Against Independent Candidates
The number of independent candidates contesting the local government elections this year has grown, however there is concern that they
27 October 2021
No Comments
High Cost of PCR Tests Affects SA’s Covid Management
Covid PCR testing is being scrutinised. This after South Africa’s competition authority is ridiculing the price of Covid PCR testing,
27 October 2021
No Comments
Independent Candidate: Hanif Loonat
Independent Candidates are on the rise in this local government elections. Hanif Loonat is running for Ward 60 as he
27 October 2021
No Comments
Is Political Diversity Killing Democracy?
How different would Cape Town’s political landscape be after the municipal elections? For the first time since the advent of
26 October 2021
No Comments
Where Did Political Parties Go Wrong in their Election Campaigns?
Are political parties missing the plot in their election campaigns? Due to the short notice of the election day announcement
26 October 2021
No Comments
Mazibuko: The DA Doesn’t Understand SA’s Oppressive History
White privilege and racism in politics have struck again. In the latest saga, radio personality Gareth Cliff came drew criticism
26 October 2021
No Comments
Battle For Cape Town: DA, ANC, ACDP, Good, CCC
Decent housing remains a serious concern for poor and working-class communities in Cape Town. The delivery of affordable housing has
22 October 2021
No Comments
Peoples’ Parliament – Delft
Communities are turned to for votes, but once representatives get to parliament or the provincial legislature, the people are easily
21 October 2021
No Comments
Promises & Politics – PAC, UDM, Land Party, EFF
Those that contribute to the informal economy in Cape Town often feel that they are left on the margins and
21 October 2021
No Comments
