Activists and patients march on Gauteng health department demanding radiation treatment
Nearly R800-million set aside for radiation treatment outsourcing has not been spent
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Over 230 court judgments are late
The latest report does not include any judgments reserved in the last six months
Public sector hard hit by strike action
In 2023 and again in 2024, about half the strikes have been in the public sector, says report
Proposed coal mine in Mpumalanga grasslands back in court
Uthaka Energy persists with plans for a colliery in Mabola Protected Environment despite six court judgments
Housing activists confront Western Cape Premier at coffee shop
Campaigners want government car parks developed for affordable inner city housing
Equal Education takes education department to court over unplaced learners
EE says learners’ constitutional rights have been infringed
Philippi gangsters say they’ll only stop killing if government pays them
Two security guards escorting City workers were shot dead last week because protection is their business, say extortionists
14 years after court order, government starts building special school in Makhanda
Amasango Career School’s permanent premises to be completed by 2027
Kaizer Chiefs vs Sunday World: Press Ombud rules against headline
Editors may feel that rulings like this tie their hands when it comes to punchy headlines
Khayelitsha Music Academy hopes to change lives
Two township musicians have dedicated themselves to teaching children to play and read music
Elections 2024: What the major political parties say about renewable energy
We asked the ANC, DA, EFF, IFP, FF Plus, ActionSA, PA, MK Party and RISE Mzansi
Jo’burg building fire survivors march to mayor’s office
Buildings in inner city remain in “complete state of neglect, dilapidation”, says campaign coordinator
Activists celebrate seven years since High Court ruling against SA nuclear deal
Vigil at Parliament also marked exactly 38 years since Chernobyl Disaster
Can South Africa afford a Basic Income Grant? Or can we afford not to?
GroundUp and Black Sash hosted a debate on the feasibility of the Basic Income Grant (BIG) on Thursday
Solar lights mean shack dwellers can walk to the toilet at night
About 75 households in Khayelitsha were given solar street lights this week in a move to make the area safer
Elections 2024: South Africa is one of the few African countries where prisoners can vote
But the right of prisoners to vote has at times been resisted by the government and the Independent Electoral Commission
Department of health fails to buy life-saving device for diabetes patients
Using vials and syringes instead of pens can lead to insulin dosing errors which can be fatal
It took a year but Tafelsig’s streetlights are back on
1,000 residents needing help with service inquiries also went to a pop-up service hub hosted by the City
No water for cooking or washing: KwaNobuhle families battle system breakdown
In one informal settlement, only one of 15 standpipes has water - and only for two hours at a time
Elections 2024: What the major political parties say about the Post Office
We sent questions to the ANC, DA, EFF, IFP, FF Plus, ActionSA, PA, MK Party and RISE Mzansi
Hollywood star joins yoga classes for Lavender Hill learners
Lesley-Ann Brandt helped raise money for Levana Primary School
Immigration officer slammed by judges after Ethiopian asylum seeker attempts suicide
Tsegaye Esyas says he was duped into confessing that he was in South Africa illegally
Widow’s shack demolished six times since September
100 shacks demolished by JMPD in Rabie Ridge on Saturday
No lectures for nearly two months now at Gqeberha college
Students have been protesting at Port Elizabeth TVET College over unpaid NSFAS allowances