Immigrants held in cells for four weeks after police raid on restaurant

“I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy” says Zimbabwean restaurant manager at Mowbray police station

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News | 16 August 2023

Simunye Workers Forum to register as a trade union

The Labour Court has refused the Registrar of Labour Relations leave to appeal an order directing him to register the SWF

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Law | 16 August 2023

Court ruling means that pharmacists can prescribe to people with HIV

Specially trained pharmacists will be allowed to manage and prescribe medicine to patients with HIV and/or tuberculosis

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Law | 15 August 2023

Hopes pinned on Dr Naledi Mbude to turn around South Africa’s abysmal reading scores

Mbude is now Deputy Director-General for Special Projects including African language education, seen by many as a key to improving child literacy

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News | 15 August 2023

Dozens of families still homeless a month after Durban shack fire

While waiting for building material, fire victims have been living in the community hall or with neighbours

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Brief | 15 August 2023

Shack dwellers look to renewable energy to power informal settlements

A group of organisations have created successful small projects, but now they want to aim bigger

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Brief | 15 August 2023

Mayor threatens President with formal dispute process over rail services

PRASA has snubbed City of Cape Town’s attempts to take over management of Metrorail

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News | 15 August 2023

Dunoon women spend their public holiday cleaning up other people’s rubbish

Garbage has been piling up in Dunoon for more than a month

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Brief | 14 August 2023

Philippi residents roll up sleeves to clean looted library and community hall

“The people behind these attacks need to realise that they are depriving their own communities of vital services” says clean-up volunteer

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Brief | 14 August 2023

Gauteng farming community without consistent water for three years

Ward councillor says only six water tankers are servicing all communities in Emfuleni municipality

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News | 14 August 2023

The life of a minibus taxi driver: long days, poor pay and no benefits

Chasing the taxi bosses’ targets makes it hard to be compliant with traffic legislation, drivers tell GroundUp

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Interview | 14 August 2023

Explained: How a judge gets impeached

What happens now to “drunk” Judge Nkola Motata?

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Law | 14 August 2023

VIDEO: This school was made from eco-bricks

This might be the country’s first such school

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News | 14 August 2023

One dead and two injured in Limpopo prison riot

Torture and assault by prison wardens are among the allegations made by prisoners

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News | 11 August 2023

Millions spent but 11 years later, police station is a drug den

The meant-to-be newly renovated Ngqamakhwe police station has been stripped by vandals after construction work stopped

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News | 11 August 2023

Dysfunctional Makana municipality slammed by COGTA minister

Municipality spent just 58% of its budget says Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs minister

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News | 11 August 2023