At least two arrested during standoff between police and SAFTU in Cape Town
Hundreds picket on Wednesday over mass retrenchments, wage freezes and budget cuts among other things
By Tariro Washinyira, Masego Mafata and Thamsanqa Mbovane
News | 24 February 2021
Appointment process of new Lottery board chair restarts
Minister Patel extends tenure of acting chair despite objections
Brief | 24 February 2021
Swifambo’s Mashaba defies Zondo Commission
Zondo orders criminal charges to be laid, warns of legal chaos
By James Stent
News | 24 February 2021
Chaos erupts at Gqeberha taxi ranks over Covid-19 funds
Taxi association blames labour department for divulging payment information to drivers
News | 24 February 2021
Water outage in Makhanda sparks protest
Municipality says problem at pump station will take a week to fix
Brief | 24 February 2021
Learners doorstop Eastern Cape Premier and MEC to complain about school conditions
Mabuyane promises to make sure officials are sent to the schools to assess the problems
News | 24 February 2021
Covid-19 drives children as young as four onto the street to earn
“I have to help my mother so she can buy food” says nine-year-old
Feature | 24 February 2021
Judgment reserved in Drakenstein emergency housing case
Court was “left to speculate” about the municipality’s emergency housing plan, argues advocate
By Liezl Human
Brief | 23 February 2021
Patients turned away as clinics close over health worker protests
Union pleads for government to intervene as “the poor are suffering”
By Mkhuseli Sizani and Loyiso Dyongman
News | 23 February 2021