Apr 7, 2020 | blog
An informal settlement in Cape Town: image courtesy of www.smart-energy.com Following the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a state of emergency in the country. The increase of infections then led to the President...
Mar 23, 2020 | blog
Scenes from Meqheleng , Fickburg The world is currently in panic as COVID-19 pandemic spreads across continents, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), COVID-19 pandemic is an infectious disease caused by a new virus – this disease causes respiratory...
Mar 9, 2020 | blog
Citizen Justice Network’s sole mission is to produce and report social justice issues from under-reported areas and ensure that citizen journalism reaches rural and semi-rural communities of South Africa. In this article, we reflect on some of the great work we’ve...
Feb 17, 2020 | blog
From left: Msizi Miya (Paralegal at Zanokuhle Advice Office), Nonhlanhla Ndlovu (Nqubeko FM Station Manager), Gladys Matasane (CJN Editorial Journalist) and Zandile Mashaba (CJN Project Coordinator). CJN is proud to welcome Zanokuhle Advice Office that has...
Jan 23, 2020 | blog
Community members of Meqheleng had to find other ways to access water in December 2019. The community of Setsoto Municipality in Ficksburg, Free State almost celebrated a dry festive season when household taps went dry in the early days of December 2019. Our paralegal...
Nov 19, 2019 | blog
The national government has initiated the introduction of the National Health Insurance (NHI), which will see many citizens, working and non-working, receiving adequate healthcare as per the obligation of section 27 of the Constitution, which is the right to basic...
