Brief
Covid-19: Government starts large prisoner release
About 19,000 low-risk offenders may qualify
By Zoë Postman
Brief | 8 May 2020
Staff picket over plan to convert TB hospital to treat Covid-19
Emergency medical services and unions say personal protective equipment is in short supply
Brief | 8 May 2020
Cookhouse residents refuse councillor’s offer of paraffin and wood
The community of KwaNoxolo township say they will accept nothing short of electricity
Brief | 7 May 2020
Staff at Uitenhage hospital picket over Covid-19 concerns
Health department appeals for protests to stop
Brief | 7 May 2020
500 households in Empumelelweni have no toilets
Ward councillor says she didn’t know of the settlement
Brief | 7 May 2020
Covid-19: The message is in the hair
Uitenhage hair stylist “writes” with his dreadlocks
Brief | 7 May 2020
SASSA blames staff shortage for grant glitches
Nearly 600,000 grant payments duplicated on Monday
By Zoë Postman
Brief | 6 May 2020
Hair and beauty technicians petition to start working
Employer’s organisation has collected nearly 70,000 signatures
Brief | 6 May 2020
Covid-19 relocation of elderly and disabled people disrupted by residents in Port Elizabeth
Vastrap residents demand priority for Jaagvlakte sites
Brief | 6 May 2020