Covid-19

Urban livestock farmers desperate for grazing land

Pastures have been displaced by land occupation and private game reserve in Colchester

Covid-19 in South Africa: 150,000 excess deaths in one year

Man who knew he had Covid-19 but kept going to work was rightfully dismissed, says court

Employer criticised for poor enforcement of physical distancing

Long queues at post offices as activists picket for Covid-19 grant extension

”I do not even have money to go back home if I don’t get paid today. I am hungry” says hopeful beneficiary

Last-minute call to extend Covid-19 grant

Grant due to end on 30 April

50% of learners don’t get meals when they’re not at school, says Equal Education

Some schools in Gauteng and the North West are struggling to feed learners who are unable to get to school

Still no water for North West residents

Water and Sanitation department says Mogogelo residents will only receive water by July

“R350 is a start, but not enough” says Covid-19 grant recipient

Activists are calling for the Social Relief of Distress Grant to be extended and increased

Activists call for extension of Covid-19 grant

Demands to be given to Department of Social Development on Thursday

The problem with pausing a vaccine rollout

Interrupting a programme early leads to many more infections than one might naively estimate

Community health workers confront Mkhize with memorandum of demands

“What can we do with a R3,500 stipend? We have to send our kids to school and pay rent”

Vaccine rollout needs to restart immediately

Continuing the “pause” will cost lives

Neighbour pays rent for family, saving them from eviction … for now

Couple lost their jobs at the start of the Covid-19 lockdown and have not been able to find permanent work since

SASSA on target to clear Western Cape disability grant backlog, agency says

Only 10,000 people still need assessments, SASSA says, but Black Sash is sceptical

Living in Covid village in Cape Town

City says occupation is illegal and it has no funds for such unplanned settlements

National Arts Festival may go live again

Makhanda residents hoping for a better year