Our farm had to evict people: It was lawful and justified
Francina Petersen was dismissed for chronic absenteeism and offered alternative accommodation
By Lance Bouma
Right to reply | 12 March 2020
Covid-19: Washing hands is not easy when you have no running water
“It’s easy to keep your hands clean when you stay in a house because you have a tap inside, but it’s difficult when you have to walk long, tiring distances to fetch water”
By Vincent Lali, James Stent, Nathan Geffen and Thamsanqa Mbovane
News | 12 March 2020
“People are dying and getting injured everyday on this road,” says Cornubia resident
EThekwini Municipality says it is considering erecting a temporary steel pedestrian bridge on the R102
Brief | 12 March 2020
Gamtoos Irrigation Board office shut down by angry contractors
Workers want the municipality to take over the project
News | 11 March 2020
Former PE municipal workers demand jobs
Unions want immediate implementation of 2018 resolution to make workers permanent
Brief | 11 March 2020
Lusikisiki drowning in rubbish and sewage
“I’ve got used to the smell of sewage but my customers have not,” says food stall owner
News | 11 March 2020
Police are aggravating the trauma of victims of crime, Ombudsman told
Western Cape Police Ombudsman asks public to come forward with complaints
By Liezl Human
News | 11 March 2020
Parents lock principal out of school
Willowfontein Intermediate school is in a dire state and issues are not being addressed, say community members
Brief | 11 March 2020
IPID suspensions aim to thwart police corruption investigations, say former officials
IPID’s new head has suspended a number of officials, including national head of investigations Matthews Sesoko
News | 11 March 2020