Fietas and the enduring question of home
David Goldblatt’s Fragments of Fietas captures more than loss — it reveals how memory, belonging, and faith survive even after home is erased
Lenasia
South African Indian literature explores identity
Books and academic articles tell us our own stories and help others to understand them
City Power recovers R500 000 worth of illegal aluminium electricity cables; what does this mean for paying customers
The utility buys R11-bn of electricity from Eskom which it needs to sell to make revenue and reinvest but instead it loses R2-bn a year due to illegal connections
South Africa is burning: femicide, xenophobia and protests
South Africans and migrants alike struggle to lead dignified lives. People are desperate and fed up
Game to deal with a disorder
A girl from Lenz became a game designer and has made waves globally with her after HOURS
Ennerdale father released on warning
Sibusiso Emanuel Tshabalala is facing a murder charge after he shot and killed his son in what he says was a freak accident
Protests in Zakariyya Park as water crisis looms
Residents say they find themselves without water almost weekly
Mashaba: Task team to investigate Lenasia eviction deaths
In a statement, Mashaba said all pending evictions have also been suspended unless he approved them.
Madiba and the Bhagavad Gita
A Hare Krishna parade in Lenasia on Saturday night celebrated the life of Madiba — a man who learnt its holy book while on Robben Island.
Over 50 pupils without schools weeks after academic new year
As school admission issues continue to plague Thembelihle pupils, activists battle to place students three weeks after schools have reopened.
Sexwale offers plan for Lenasia demolition crisis
Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale has waded into the Lenasia demolitions debacle, demanding the matter be dealt with in 72 hours.
Moderate Malema visits Lenasia demolition sites
If expelled ANC Youth League president Julius Malema is anything to go by, moderate is the new radical.
Juju visits Lens after court agreement ends demolitions
No further demolitions of illegally-built homes in Lenasia will take place until a solution is found.
Malema, Cosatu speak out on Lenasia demolitions
Lenasia residents whose houses have been demolished must be compensated, Cosatu Gauteng has said, while Julius Malema will visit the area.
Sanco: Sexwale has betrayed the people
Civic Organisation Sanco has said it will rally to keep Tokyo Sexwale out of office because of his silence on the demolition of houses in Lenasia.
Housing: Families resist demolition
Lenasia Extension 13 residents say that they were duped into buying land by people claiming to be officials.
Lenasia: Demolition reprieve extended
The High Court in Johannesburg has extended an order halting the demolition of houses in Lenasia Extension 13.
Gauteng housing department to respond to Lenasia interdict
The Gauteng housing department will argue against an urgent interdict preventing the demolition of illegally erected houses in Lenasia.
Court orders suspension of Lenasia demolition
A court order has halted the demolition of houses in Lenasia illegally erected on land owned by the City of Johannesburg.
Department: Demolition of Lenasia houses is legal
Over 100 houses erected on land owned by the City of Jo’burg will continue to be demolished in Lenasia, the provincial housing department said.
Malema soldiers on
Malema addressed disgruntled soldiers who were placed on special leave and used the opportunity to take a dig at Jacob Zuma and the ANC
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Thembelihle pupils locked out of schools yet again
The Gauteng education department are dragging their feet to get pupils living in Thembelihle into schools in Lenasia.
Lenasia residents take up Thembelihle’s cause
Thembelihle residents have joined forces with their Lenasia neighbours to continue the fight for better services, this time at the negotiating table.
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Men climb tower to be ‘closer to Jesus’
Two men were rescued from a 50m radio tower in Lenasia on Thursday, after they climbed up to be ”closer to Jesus” on Christmas day.
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Three arrested after gang rape of Lenasia teenager
Soweto police have arrested three men who allegedly took turns raping a 17-year-old girl after robbing her family in Lenasia on Friday morning.
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Coming to the big (TV) screen
Television is a rare luxury for township residents in townships, but now the Township TV project has brought entertainment into their lives.
