Brief
Hundreds block Malmesbury’s streets over “unaffordable” utility bills
Swartland municipality says its already written off more than R14.9 million in irrecoverable debt
Brief | 5 October 2021
Protesters accuse SASSA officials of bribery
They also demand improved Social Relief of Distress Grant application process
Brief | 4 October 2021
Murder charges dropped against activists after six months in prison
Abahlali BaseMjondolo says police and politicians are trying to silence them
Brief | 29 September 2021
Don’t close our little school, parents tell Eastern Cape education department
Department says the Addo school is no longer viable and plans to move the 30 learners to surrounding schools
Brief | 29 September 2021
13-year-old drowns on Makhanda construction site
Residents accuse municipality of negligence after Asanele Qomfo lost his life swimming in water from a damaged pipe
Brief | 28 September 2021
Hundreds demand action against climate change outside Parliament
Call for an end to the use of fossil fuel for electricity production by 2035
Brief | 24 September 2021
Victims of Cape forced removals hold Heritage Day commemorative walk
“It was a happy place to be but unfortunately the Group Areas Act caused a lot of problems”
Brief | 24 September 2021
Nurses return to Willowvale clinic after two-month absence
This comes after years of erratic attendance and no nurses for the past two months
Brief | 23 September 2021
Banking glitch triggers health workers’ strike in Eastern Cape
Department of Health promises employees will get salary within hours
Brief | 17 September 2021