Eastern Cape clinic serving a dozen villages is falling apart
Patients at Gilton clinic complain of medication shortages, broken medical equipment, no proper furniture, staff shortages and high patient volume.
News | 24 May 2024
Councillor denies giving people permission to occupy land in Johannesburg
The occupiers are mostly backyarders and tenants who say they could no longer afford to pay rent or buy a house. They have been clearing the open field for a week now.
News | 24 May 2024
Strandfontein development could make critically endangered butterfly extinct
The only colony of one of the world’s most endangered butterflies is within sight of a large, multi-storey development
News | 24 May 2024
Sex workers picket at Parliament ahead of elections
#WhoSpeaksForUs? campaign launched
By Liezl Human
Brief | 23 May 2024
Court orders Gauteng government to pay non-profit organisations
The provincial social development department must provide funding contracts to successful organisations by the end of May
Law | 23 May 2024
Thousands of children with disabilities are not receiving the Care Dependency Grant
And the R2,180 monthly amount is too little to cover the costs of caring for a child with disabilities
By Daniel Steyn
News | 23 May 2024
Three years after a court order, illegal dumps in Makhanda have not been cleared
There has been only partial compliance by the municipality, while numerous dumpsites continue to plague residents
Brief | 23 May 2024
Cape Town protesters block busy road, demanding services
They are angry that refugees living in a tent on the same land have toilets and water, but they do not
Brief | 22 May 2024
Colchester clinic is crumbling, with broken ceilings, windows and no electricity
But the Eastern Cape Department of Health says there’s no money to renovate the clinic
News | 22 May 2024