South Africa’s vaccine rollout needs a boost
The number of vaccinations is far below the number of vaccine doses in the country. The available vaccines need to be used urgently.
By Nicoli Nattrass and Jeremy Seekings
Analysis | 27 May 2021
Sefako Makgatho University workers end three-week strike
Workers agree to 4.5% wage increase
Brief | 27 May 2021
Parents win three year battle to build school
Construction of Kariega school was stalled because education department failed to pay contractors
Brief | 27 May 2021
5,000 Siqalo households have no water during the day
City of Cape Town says illegal connections interrupt the water supply to the informal settlement
Brief | 27 May 2021
Scores arrested in Harrismith and N3 shutdown
Villagers of Intabazwe say municipality has forgotten them
Brief | 27 May 2021
About 180,000 Zimbabweans in SA face uncertain future
The Zimbabwe Exemption Permit lapses in December and the South African government has not indicated if it will renew it
News | 27 May 2021
Elderly in rural Eastern Cape struggling to register for vaccines
No smartphones, poor connectivity and a lack of transport make registering impractical
News | 27 May 2021
“We don’t want money, we want jobs”: Ekurhuleni workers go to court
The City’s former employees want employment contracts, not the compensation awarded to them by the Labour Court
By Masego Mafata and Julia Evans
News | 26 May 2021
Vaccines: it’s not so simple
Health department official replies to article in GroundUp
Right to reply | 26 May 2021