I can certainly see the logic behind saving the hand that feeds you, after all one never knows when they might be in need of a giving hand. Besides, biting is neither cool nor is it friendly! But, what of the case where that same hand promises to feed you and does not? what does one do then? (more…)
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Dont bite the hand that feeds you!
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009Joe Slovo Task Team to hold press conference at 16h30 today
Monday, August 24th, 2009Today at 16h30, as the community of Joe Slovo, we will be holding a media briefing around the enumeration of the whole settlement of Joe Slovo. We have done a detailed survey and we need to share this information with the public because we assert that we, as the community, can do development work ourselves.
This is our first step toward a people-centred development where the people of the community rather than bureaucratic government officials are in control.
The press conference will be held in Chris Hani Hall in the centre of Joe Slovo and community members will be in attendance as well.
We have invited government officials and the MEC Housing has confirmed his attendance for this press conference.
For more information and directions, contact Mzwanele Zulu 076-385-2369 and 082-670-2068
Dialogue Forum: Land and Housing Crisis – Joe Slovo, Manenberg and Macassar
Tuesday, August 18th, 2009The forum started with a welcome by Roland and prayers. Roland asked that one representative from each organisation represent on behalf of each organisation. At the end of the forum, people would have the opportunity to talk to one another to discuss their problems and exchange contact details etc. (more…)
News Article: N2 officials asked to return money or else
Friday, August 7th, 2009At least two former top City of Cape Town officials involved in authorising a R12-million contract for an IT company to manage the N2 Gateway project could be prosecuted for their “negligence” and “wasteful expenditure” – three years after leaving the city council. (more…)
Joe Slovo enumeration complete
Friday, July 31st, 2009The Joe Slovo community has just completed the report on findings of a community wide enumeration survey. After months of intense history making activity all sections of the Joe Slovo community was part of the enumeration which gathered information on numbers of the population, dwellings, toilets, water taps, employed and unemployed people, incomes and income generating activities and a host of other subjects. (more…)
News article: N2 Gateway builders ‘bankrupt’
Thursday, July 9th, 2009National government housing agency Thubelisha Homes never had a mandate from the cabinet to manage the N2 Gateway housing project.
This was why Thubelisha “got into financial difficulties”, said the company’s chief operations officer, Mano Pillay, on Tuesday at Parliament’s human settlements’ portfolio committee. (more…)
Politics: N2 Gateway must be protected from anarchy
Thursday, February 19th, 2009The judge in the Delft eviction matter leaned over backwards to allow the people who invaded Delft houses to state their case. He stopped their being evicted on Christmas Eve, gave them time to prepare their argument, and when he granted the eviction order he gave them 11 days to vacate the premises. (more…)