Cutting of 2,400 teacher posts questioned in Western Cape Parliament
MEC for education David Maynier insists it is an “absolute last resort”
By Tori Newby
Brief | 12 September 2024
SASSA underspent R4-billion on SRD grants, says Auditor General
Members of Parliament criticise the agency for R316-million in overpayments
News | 12 September 2024
PRASA appeals against court instruction to return material belonging to land occupiers
Last week, the Western Cape gave PRASA 24 hours to return the group’s belongings or build them temporary housing
News | 11 September 2024
City of Cape Town pushes for plan from PRASA to manage commuter rail
Legal correspondence over finalisation of rail agreement exchanged
News | 10 September 2024
PRASA accused of contempt of court
The rail agency was ordered to restore shelter to people it evicted from Cape Town Foreshore in August
Brief | 10 September 2024
Woman in wheelchair narrowly escapes death in Dunoon shack fire
Nearly 50 people left homeless
Brief | 9 September 2024
Province tells City of Cape Town to clean up Dunoon
Warning on pollution and health hazards in informal settlement
Brief | 9 September 2024
At least 116 children died from malnutrition in the Eastern Cape in one year
Conference on hunger hears there’s more than enough food. Policy failures by both government and corporations are causing hunger.
By Mike Loewe
News | 9 September 2024
Activists organise to oppose teacher retrenchments
Over 2,400 posts to be lost by 1 January
By Matthew Hirsch and GroundUp Staff
News | 7 September 2024