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
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VF+ Opposes Motion to Remove First World War Monument in Germiston
During a recent meeting of the Ekurhuleni Metro Council, the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) voted against an ANC motion to remove the First World War Monument in Germiston. This Monument was erected to honour South African soldiers who died in the First World War. According to the ANC, it is an apartheid monument. The […]
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Proteas Men’s Squad Announced for Test Series Against Zimbabwe
JOHANNESBURG: Proteas Men’s head coach Shukri Conrad has named a 16-player squad for the two-match Test series against Zimbabwe, set...
Every Farm Murder a Loss for the South African Economy
(Parliamentary debate: assessing state response and policy gaps in addressing rural safety and food security in South Africa) Farm murders are a serious problem in South Africa and cannot be ignored. The memorial wall at Nampo, bearing the names of over 2 800 murdered farmers, is a heartbreaking testament to this. To understand the context […]
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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”.
Joker in the Pack Paterson Hoping for One Last Trick
ARUNDEL: When Proteas head coach Shukri Conrad announced his squad for the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final, several of his...
Subrayen, Luus Help SA ‘A’ Win in St Lucia
ST LUCIA: Prenelan Subrayen finished with five wickets to help South Africa A (SA ‘A’) beat West Indies A by an...
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
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
VF Plus Demands Fair Share of Gauteng Budget for Minorities
In response to the tabling of the Gauteng 2025/26 budget in the Legislature, the Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) insisted that the budget should also make provision for services and support to minorities in the province. The budget, tabled by the MEC for Finance, Lebogang Maile, does not differ much from last year’s, except for […]
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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
Sex Workers Protest Outside Justice Department Offices
Activists want the decriminalisation bill to be fast tracked
How History of “Kill the Boer” Has Been Distorted
Nationalists on both sides of South Africa’s main ethnic divide misrepresent what it means
Troubling Questions as Minister Gives Ithuba Another Year to Run Lottery
On the face of it, Ithuba should have been excluded as it did not bid for the new permanent license and it has reached the maximum legal operating limit of ten years
Opposition Parties’ Request to Postpone Adoption of Langeberg Budget Rejected
The Freedom Front Plus and other opposition parties’ request to postpone the Langeberg Local Municipality’s council meeting to approve its draft budget for the 2025/26 financial year was rejected by the DA-controlled Council. Opposition parties received the document of 1 450 pages the afternoon before the council meeting, leaving insufficient time to examine it thoroughly. […]
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Lesotho’s Health System Has Been Decimated by US Funding Cuts
60% of the country’s HIV counsellors have been laid off and the country’s TB programme is faltering
Hundreds of State Mental Health Patients Are Being Kept in Prison
There are not enough beds in South Africa’s 13 psychiatric hospitals
New Play Challenges Xenophobia
Graveland is running at the Market Theatre until Sunday, 1 June
Union Members March in Durban, Demanding Permanent Jobs
Workers also want uniforms and overtime pay
Court Rules Against Lottery
“I do not accept that the sky will fall” says judge
No Arrests After Xenophobic Attacks in Addo
Hundreds of evacuated Zimbabweans are staying in a church hall