West Coast Beaches Polluted by Oil Spill
Source of the oil not yet confirmed, but locals suspect the wreck of the MV Ultra Galaxy
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Afriforum Lobbied Trump About Land Expropriation. Now He Wants to Cut South Africa’s Health Funding
The Ivan Toms Centre for Health has been providing health services in Cape Town, mostly to vulnerable men, since 2009. Its services were stopped last week after the US government, which funds the centre, halted aid to South Africa. While a subsequent directive has been issued allowing aid to resume for some HIV and TB …
“All I Want Is a Job” Pleads Unemployed Doctor
Unemployed health graduates march in Pretoria, demanding urgent action from Treasury
Children Walk Over an Hour and Wade Across a River to Get to Fort Beaufort School
The bridge to Oakdene Primary washed away about 15 years ago
Missing Pumps, Broken Pipes: Limpopo Villagers’ Constant Fight for Water
Tshakhuma families used their own money to connect to the water supply, but it’s still not working
Landfill Site Meant to Serve Mthatha Villagers Left to Vandals
R32-million was spent and the site was supposed to give the community a considerable rental income
D-Day for Public Comment on Plans for Old Woodstock Hospital Site
Reclaim the City activists picket outside Civic Centre
Former Lottery Boss Is Fighting to Keep the Proceeds of His Crime, Says SIU
Alfred Nevhutanda is trying to overturn a presidential proclamation that authorises the SIU to investigate corruption at the Lottery
Quick Explainer: Interest Rates and How They Affect You
The Reserve Bank has dropped the repo rate to 7.5%. Consequently the prime lending rate has dropped to 11%. On Thursday the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank announced that the key interest rate it sets, the repo rate, would drop from 7.75% to 7.5%. What does this mean and why does it …
Western Cape Schools Feel the Squeeze After Cuts in Teacher Posts
Teachers and principals tell GroundUp how their schools are coping
Vhembe’s Farmers Suffer as Roads Deteriorate
Farmers say their livelihoods are threatened by poor road maintenance
Tense Standoff Between Police and Kliptown Tenants
City Power officials chased away by angry group
Affordable Housing to Be Built on Contested Sea Point Site, Says Provincial Government
Announcement by MEC Tertuis Simmers comes after a decade of battles
Protest Outside Delft Community Health Centre After Baby’s Death
The health department says they cannot treat patients who need specialist care and the child was referred to Tygerberg Hospital
Limpopo Villagers Protest Over “One-Nurse Clinic”
The department has now temporarily closed Valdezia clinic
Top KZN Official Could Face Criminal Charges After Tenders Probe
Provincial supply chain management director Musa Zondi was fired earlier this month
Housing Protest Closes N2 in Eastern Cape
Residents from Dutywa informal settlements dating back to the 1990s demand services and houses
Night Studies Pay off for Dunoon Matriculant
Sange Dastile studied in the early morning in the one-room house he shares with his mother and brother. Now he’s off to Stellenbosch University to study medicine.
Villagers Block Roads in Northern KwaZulu-Natal
Silonjane villagers say they’ve been sidelined
Stopping Health Funding in Africa Weakens America
This is an opportunity for President Ramaphosa to lead
Lottery Bosses Turned to State Security Agency to Investigate Leaks
But things didn’t go the way they wanted
Multi-Million Rand Housing Project at a Standstill for Weeks
The Bridge City Housing development was approved in 2019 but due to delays and financial problems the project remains largely incomplete
Gauteng Department of Social Development Admits It Did Not Comply With Court Orders
Administrative failures continue to plague the department
Press Ombud Rules on NEWS24’s Coverage of Gayton McKenzie’s Olympic Jaunt
Inaccuracies gave misleading impression, says McKenzie. But when will there be a proper account of how and why R800k was spent?