Suspended Gauteng Department of Social Development officials return to work
With no disciplinary hearing held, ten of the 13 officials have had their suspensions lifted
By Daniel Steyn, Joseph Bracken and Raymond Joseph
News | 31 July 2024
Nurses stop work after finding human waste at clinic door
Mabandla Clinic in Kariega still has no fence or wall
Brief | 30 July 2024
Farming co-op appeals against fine imposed for illegal dam
Ja well, no fine … R625,000 is too much to pay says Piekenierskloof Vrugte
By John Yeld
News | 30 July 2024
Beneficiaries are still battling with SASSA’s new biometric system
Pilot programme rolled out to help recipients of the Social Relief of Distress grant to verify their identity
News | 30 July 2024
SASSA’s fraud management system is fraught with danger
It is irrational to expect people who can’t afford food to have a smartphone and internet access
By Kelle Howson, Hoodah Abrahams-Fayker, Vayda Megannon and General Alfred Moyo
Opinion | 30 July 2024
New shelter for hundreds of homeless people opens in Green Point
This is one of five Safe Spaces run by the City of Cape Town
Brief | 29 July 2024
Mpondoland dagga growers left out to dry
Six years after the Constitutional Court judgment, small-scale dagga growers are sliding deeper into poverty while businesses profit in South Africa’s “cowboy” cannabis industry
Feature | 29 July 2024
Boksburg school hosts massive international marimba festival
This year’s International Marimba and Steelpan Festival featured a record 2,300 musicians from across South Africa and neighbouring countries
Photo Essay | 29 July 2024
Pressure mounts for Gwamanda to be removed as Joburg Mayor
Hundreds protest in Braamfontein
News | 29 July 2024