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Circumcision schools say new lockdown does not apply to them
Traditional school leaders say they were not consulted and they will only stop if the president explicitly says they must
News | 28 June 2021
Children’s Institute urges Parliament to increase Child Support Grant by R10
“It is untenable that the poorest and most vulnerable children should have to foot the bill for budget reallocations” says Katharine Hall
By Liezl Human
News | 28 June 2021
Charlotte Maxeke partly reopened but only for cancer outpatients
Oncology unit is the first department to open since the hospital closed down after a fire in April.
News | 28 June 2021
Triangle Project concerned by delayed hate crimes bill
Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill stalled since 2018
News | 28 June 2021
SACP picket in Western Cape calls for inquiry into “the rot within the police”
The party says the public have lost all confidence and trust in the police
News | 25 June 2021
Anger over exclusion of ECD centres from teacher vaccinations
Early childhood development centre owners say they are “the forgotten sector”
News | 25 June 2021
Gauteng families huddle around fire at night without food or sufficient shelter
Ekurhuleni spokesperson says they were evicted because their occupation was illegal but admits housing backlog was “not being eradicated at the pace the homeless community would like to see”
News | 25 June 2021
Gauteng sewage has shown high rates of Covid-19 for three weeks
Other hotspots are Gqeberha and Cape Town
By James Stent
News | 24 June 2021
Cancer patients say they are struggling to access treatment since Charlotte Maxeke fire
Oncology outpatients try their luck at Chris Hani Baragwanath
News | 24 June 2021