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Woman dies, teenager hurt as fire guts 49 shacks in Cato Manor
Fire victims say they are likely to spend a second night outside because they don’t have material to rebuild their homes
News | 19 April 2021
Khayelitsha residents want to know exactly when they will get the police station they were promised
Land for the Makhaza police station was identified already in 2004
News | 16 April 2021
“Illegal” school teaches hundreds of learners education department hasn’t placed
Mfuleni Combined School is run by volunteers and based in an illegally occupied college
By Vincent Lali
News | 16 April 2021
Funders of African health research are excluding Africans, say scientists
African scientists call on funders to “decolonise global health”
By James Stent
News | 15 April 2021
Judge President’s gripe with lawyers leads to High Court impasse
Limpopo judge’s statement that lawyers are trying to “capture” the court prompts concern from other judges
News | 15 April 2021
“We cannot escape the smell”: Women have to clear away sewage before they can do their laundry
Toilets overflowing since June last year, but eThekwini municipality says blockages are caused by foreign objects
News | 15 April 2021
Neighbour pays rent for family, saving them from eviction … for now
Couple lost their jobs at the start of the Covid-19 lockdown and have not been able to find permanent work since
News | 15 April 2021
No water in Qwaqwa villages since 2018
Villagers battle to access water, yet government says R220 million supply project is far advanced
News | 14 April 2021
SASSA on target to clear Western Cape disability grant backlog, agency says
Only 10,000 people still need assessments, SASSA says, but Black Sash is sceptical
By Liezl Human
News | 14 April 2021