Cardiologist “Gags” Carte Blanche
Despite having had multiple chances to respond, Dr Ntando Duze still managed to secure an interdict to halt the airing of a programme on allegations of malpractice
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Pensioner Spends R1,000 a Month on Water in This Free State Village
Qholaqhwe village has not had running water for more than five months
New Book by Edwin Cameron Gives Practical Steps to Reform Prisons
“The biggest public policy mistake of the last 125 years was the war on drugs”
New Zimbabwe Permit Court Showdown Looming
At the heart of the matter is the question of whether the minister or Parliament can change the status of the permit
Pensioners Desperate for Clarity After Not Receiving Grants in June
SASSA is introducing stricter verification measures
Postbank Has Yet to Apply for a Banking Licence
Why Postbank made everyone change to a Black card, and then suddenly did a U-turn
Cabinet Sent Basic Income Grant Plan Back to the Drawing Board
Meanwhile the Department of Social Development will ask for another extension of the Social Relief of Distress grant, MPs told
Saving the Critically Endangered African Penguin
At the current rate, they will be extinct in the wild by 2035. Scientists are hopeful that protecting their food supply will reverse their decline
Blind SA Takes Schools to Court Over Conditions for Children With Disabilities
A failure to provide safe and dignified hostel conditions for learners with disabilities is widespread in South Africa, the organisation says
US Cuts Food Aid to 36,000 Children in Lesotho
About one in five people in rural Lesotho face food insecurity
Pensioner Has to Live in Shack Despite ‘Owning’ RDP House for 17 Years
A 2012 Corruption Watch report stated that the houses “were invaded because they were left empty for a long time”.
SIU Finds Work Paid for but Not Done on Critical Water Infrastructure
Criminal investigations, civil litigation, lifestyle audits, and disciplinary action loom large as SIU probes dodgy water sector contracts
Protest Over Unsafe Dirt Roads in Rural KwaZulu-Natal
Nquthu and Mzinyathi Municipalities promise to fix roads next week
RDP Occupiers Protest at Ekhurhuleni Mayor’s Office
“The City should stop calling us illegal occupants and give us services”
Luxury Home of Lottery “Kingpin” Frozen by Special Tribunal
Non-profit organisation headed by Alfred Sigudhla received nearly R70-million from the Lottery
100-Year-Old Flagstaff School Is Falling Apart
In 2013 the Flagstaff Comprehensive High School was promised a share of a R195-million project. But nothing happened
Judge Slams Home Affairs for “Unintelligible, Illogical Babble” in Gay Case
Immigration official rejected the asylum application of a man from Chad who was imprisoned solely for homosexuality
Lesotho Fishing Company’s Strange “Error” on Donations
Sanlei Premium Trout reported community donations of fish heads worth R2.9-million, but actually gave less than R450,000
Eastern Cape Teacher Accused of Beating Learner With a Hosepipe
Department of Education warns teachers against using corporal punishment to discipline learners
Children’s Homes, Rehabs and Shelters Face Closure Once Again as Gauteng Government Fails to Pay
Department of Social Development says there were “payment system challenges” and some organisations are non-compliant
Setback for Casual Workers as Court Rules Forum Is Not a Union
But Simunye Workers Forum can still amend its constitution and reapply for registration
Misinformation Versus Freedom, Rights and Science
A GroundUp series on the right to be informed
They Escaped With Their Lives. Now They’ve Been Arrested
Immigration officers arrest more than 100 Zimbabweans seeking shelter after xenophobic attacks
In 2013, Zakes Mda Was Horrified to See 110 Learners in a Class in This School. Twelve Years Later, Nothing Has Changed
A third of schools in the Eastern Cape do not meet minimum norms and standards