Brief

NEHAWU demands dismissal of Limpopo MEC for Health

The union also calls for Director General to be given the boot following Auditor-General finding

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Brief | 1 August 2019

Three children die in Durban fire

“I left them sleeping when I went to work”

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Brief | 31 July 2019

“Corporal punishment has never stopped in our school” says KZN learner

Staff member caught on video beating students

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Brief | 31 July 2019

Somalian shops in Khayelitsha looted after shooting

“It was no longer about the shooting anymore but hatred towards us Somalians” says shop owner

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Brief | 29 July 2019

Attitudes towards land occupations have to change, say researchers

Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa has released a series of reports on informal settlements

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Brief | 29 July 2019

New Masiphumelele taxi rank open at last

The rank has stood unused since its completion in May

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Brief | 26 July 2019

Man set alight in scuffle over municipal tender

Small business owner Vuyani Zinto says a ward committee member poured petrol over him when he tried to stop a fencing and flooring project

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Brief | 26 July 2019

Students demand to know where their NSFAS allowances are

Eastcape Midlands College says it “strictly adheres to NSFAS bursary rules and guidelines”

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Brief | 26 July 2019

Activists call on German government to prosecute state capturers

#UniteBehind singles out Vossloh, whose subsidiary sold trains to PRASA that don’t fit local tracks

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Brief | 25 July 2019

Students lay charges of fraud against NSFAS

They allege that funds deposited by NSFAS are fraudulently withdrawn from their bank accounts

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Brief | 25 July 2019

Veld fire causes Rhodes University to evacuate residences

Blaze brought under control and no damage to buildings

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Brief | 24 July 2019

Gauteng wants blanket court interdict on land occupations

Human Settlements MEC briefs South African Human Rights Commission after protests in Alexandra

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Brief | 23 July 2019

Shelters for abused women protest outside Parliament

More funds needed to implement the recommendations of the Commission for Gender Equality

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Brief | 23 July 2019

Parents shut down primary school in Imbali over fees

“Where did the money we paid go?” asks angry parent

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Brief | 23 July 2019

“Give us opportunities not handouts” say people with disabilities

“Disabled people can run businesses like everybody else”

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Brief | 22 July 2019

Villagers close rotting school in Eastern Cape

“Our school gets annual maintenance budget but it is very useless to maintain rotten material”

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Brief | 22 July 2019