If there is no personal protective equipment, don’t resume any duties, says union
Brief | 29 April 2020
Popular beaches are among 31 polluted sites, long-awaited water quality report shows
News | 29 April 2020
Email reveals plan to close it on Thursday
By James Stent
News | 29 April 2020
Hundreds of millions budgeted for bulk water and sanitation projects to be shifted to emergency response plan
News | 29 April 2020
Emergency grant was paid out to hundreds of thousands within three weeks
By Jeremy Seekings, Lena Gronbach and Nicoli Nattrass
Analysis | 29 April 2020
“How can they say that he just dropped dead?” asks his stepdaughter after witnesses describe how Petrus Miggels was beaten by police
Feature | 29 April 2020
Mandeni informal settlement got six toilets and running water after 10 years of waiting
Brief | 28 April 2020
Men living in Ramaphosa informal settlement accused of attacking women in Victoria Mxenge community
News | 28 April 2020
No demolitions, but residents of Khenana informal settlement say they were threatened and harassed
News | 28 April 2020
The municipality says tanks are delivering water to villages across the district
Brief | 28 April 2020
We introduce a new occasional column to help make sense of the science
GroundUp and Spotlight staff
Covid-19 Report | 28 April 2020
Unclear why National Lotteries Commission was selling a non-essential good during lockdown
News | 25 April 2020
“I have no fence so I am forced to keep him indoors. Taking a walk is very important for his mental and physical benefit”
News | 24 April 2020
“The prevention of the spread of the virus can be achieved through self-isolation at home”
News | 24 April 2020
No explanation offered as to why this has remained an essential good
Opinion | 24 April 2020
Department of Health acted swiftly in screening and testing at fruit packhouse
By Liezl Human
News | 24 April 2020
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