Video: Meet the disabled South African dancer who wowed Britain’s Got Talent
“When people see you on stage it’s not like: ‘Aw that’s so cute!’ But they see the actual performance. And then [you] steal the show.”
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Flying the kite for mental health
The annual Cape Mental Health kite event was held at Heideveld Sports Field on Tuesday
Homeless people moved to Tshwane hall during Covid lockdown refuse to leave
City says Centurion hall “is becoming a health and safety hazard”
Transit camp for fire victims burns down in Durban
60 families left homeless after a fire in Foreman informal settlement on Sunday
Surf school offers “safe haven” for boys in Muizenburg
The Local Surf Lounge Academy relies on donations from other surfers. It offers surf lessons to boys from poorer communities
Khayelitsha animal clinic celebrates birthday with lively dog exhibit
Non-profit Mdzananda Animal Clinic turned 27 this weekend
Child Support Grant must be increased to reduce child poverty, review finds
Government could face court action for failing in its constitutional duty
Joburg City to blame for “dark buildings” crisis say property owners
Albert Street fire tragedy sparks renewed attempt to evict hundreds of people living in derelict downtown buildings
Parliament unimpressed by NSFAS’s turnaround region
Student funding scheme given seven working days to answer portfolio committee’s questions
Grant beneficiaries queue at ATMs as KZN post offices sprint out of cash
“In the 90s, the Post Office was reliable but now it seems as if everything is falling apart,” says KwaMashu pensioner
“I feel like disabled people are not seen or heard”
People living with disabilities in Delft air their grievances on Thursday
Simba granted urgent interdict against striking workers
Allegations of transport deductions are false, says Simba
Ad agencies pressure their colleagues not to work for fossil fuel companies
Clean Creatives has published a list of agencies with coal, oil, and gas clients
Economists warn against “chaotic budget cuts”
We’re not facing an immediate fiscal crisis, says Institute for Economic Justice
Political appointments cripple Lesotho hospital
Wage bill at flagship Queen ‘Mamohato Memorial Hospital balloons by R48-million over a year as politicians appoint family members and friends
Western Cape floods: Is climate change to blame?
It’s hard to blame global warming for a single weather event, but storms like last week’s are becoming more likely
Simba factory workers down tools over “unfair” transport deductions
The company is in the Labour Court on Thursday afternoon to get an urgent interdict against the strikers
Western Cape municipality fails to keep its water clean
Kannaland also does not conduct all the water tests it is supposed to
Extortion rings prey on poor communities
An owner of a fruit and vegetable stall in Philippi says he must pay a gang R500 a month not to rob him
Without Ma Rosey, these children would get nothing all day but sugar water
Mthatha mother battles to feed the children who come to her day care centre
Eastern Cape family waits for promised rights to farm land where their ancestors worked
Department of Rural Development and Land Reform silent on why it’s taken years to issue a lease promised in 2019
Some pensioners are still queuing for hours for their grants
But payments seem to be going more smoothly, at least in some places
Small-scale farmers suffer devastating losses after Western Cape floods
At a Genadendal farm, nearly 500 chickens drowned, and over 50 pigs are missing