Health department must hand over Covid vaccine procurement documents
The Health Justice Initiative wants to assess the legality and cost-effectiveness of the pandemic rollout
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Lottery loses court case after lawyer no-show
Judge unfreezes bank accounts of KZN company
1,500 families share three toilets in Durban informal settlement
Nearly 40 blocked toilets have not been fixed after two years
Immigrants held in cells for four weeks after police incursion on restaurant
“I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy” says Zimbabwean restaurant manager at Mowbray police station
Pensioners travel from East London to Pretoria after Buffalo City Metro “ignores” their complaints
“We are tired of the ANC abusing us” says Mdantsane resident
Students march to Parliament in protest against NSFAS scheme
Many students say they have not received their allowances
Woman injured in roof collapse in Thohoyandou centre
Municipality in Limpopo says it warned the building owner to renovate
Court confirms suspended sentence for man who sexually assaulted seven-year-old
“This is not justice” says a researcher for Judges Matter
Shack dwellers consider renewable energy to power informal settlements
A group of organisations have created successful small projects, but now they want to aim bigger
Simunye Workers Forum to register as a trade union
The Labour Court has refused the Registrar of Labour Relations leave to appeal an order directing him to register the SWF
Dozens of families still homeless a month after Durban shack fire
While waiting for building material, fire victims have been living in the community hall or with neighbours
Court ruling means that pharmacists can prescribe to people with HIV
Specially trained pharmacists will be allowed to manage and prescribe medicine to patients with HIV and/or tuberculosis
Hopes pinned on Dr Naledi Mbude to turn around South Africa’s abysmal reading scores
Mbude is now Deputy Director-General for Special Projects including African language education, seen by many as a key to improving child literacy
Mayor threatens President with formal dispute process over rail services
PRASA has snubbed City of Cape Town’s attempts to take over management of Metrorail
The life of a minibus taxi driver: long days, poor pay and no benefits
Chasing the taxi bosses’ targets makes it hard to be compliant with traffic legislation, drivers tell GroundUp
Gauteng farming community without consistent water for three years
Ward councillor says only six water tankers are servicing all communities in Emfuleni municipality
Dunoon women spend their public holiday cleaning up other people’s rubbish
Garbage has been piling up in Dunoon for more than a month
Philippi residents roll up sleeves to clean looted library and community hall
“The people behind these attacks need to realise that they are depriving their own communities of vital services” says clean-up volunteer
This school was made from eco-bricks
This might be the country’s first such school
How does a judge gets impeached
What happens now to “drunk” Judge Nkola Motata
How the taxi industry works in the Western Cape
Here are facts on how big the industry is, how much drivers make, and the taxi industry’s role in crime
Learners treated to drumming, art and a walk through of Langa’s iconic history
Community leader Alfred Magwaca says more Langa Centenary celebration events have been planned for the coming weeks
Dysfunctional Makana municipality slammed by COGTA minister
Municipality spent just 58% of its budget says Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs minister
Millions spent but 11 years later, police station is a drug den
The meant-to-be newly renovated Ngqamakhwe police station has been stripped by vandals after construction work stopped