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Land disposession and trauma

A family evicted from their home outside Krugersdorp accuses the courts of using the wrong piece of legislation to sanction their eviction. Prestige Park management using the PIE Act recently evicted the Molefe family, which has stayed on a plot of land since 1955. That act classified them as illegal occupiers. However, the family insists that their rights to that land are protected under the ESTA Act. The family also accuses officials at Mogale City Local Municipality of bending the rules to enable the process of their eviction by the developers.

Local Government Elections

Coalitions governments became eminent following the results of the Local Government Elections in 2021. There was no outright majority winner from political parties. These included 5 metropolitan municipalities. As we are heading towards the May 29th poll, we look at what has worked, what has not and what coalitions mean to you as the voter. Prof. Kealeboga Maphunye helps us to unpack these issues.

Rural settlements in Mahikeng

Drove of people from suburban areas in Mahikeng relocate to rural areas.

Access to Education

The dawn of democracy saw a lot of learners being able to access education. Despite this positive achievement, there are still a lot of challenges. Will partnerships with NGOs and private companies bring about the much-needed change? Leihlo la Sechaba looks at the work that Project Literacy has been doing to promote literacy in previously disadvantaged communities.

Hubbly

Hubbly Bubbly also known as hookah pipe has been described as a silent killer that strikes many of its victims without any signs of poor health. Experts say smoking Hubbly bubbly can cause various medical conditions, including different kinds of cancers, respiratory diseases, cardiac conditions and oral infections. SABC Reporter in the North West Province and VIDEO JOURNALIST - Tumelo Setlhabetsi spoke to hubbly-bubbly users and medical experts.

Leihlo La Sechaba I 29 January 2024

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Sinking Villiage: Climate Change

Rural populations in underdeveloped countries may face internal displacement in the future because of the destructive effects of climate change. Tlokweng village in the North West province is currently suffering severe heat, frequent rains, and soil erosion, which is causing cracks in their buildings.

Coal lung disease

Former coal miners in South Africa have launched several class-action lawsuits against different coal mining companies for contracting coal lung disease. The workers say they are ill with various health conditions, which they contracted while in the employ of those companies due to inadequate protective equipment, and without any compensation from the mines.

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