Brief

Getting a Covid booster shot is not as easy as it should be

Under-50s will be eligible in February for a second booster

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Brief | 23 January 2023

Pretorians protest against loadshedding and tariff hike

“2024 is around the corner. This injustice is something that we are not going to forget”

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Brief | 23 January 2023

Khayelitsha lesbian murder case postponed 14 times since May

“The justice system is failing us” says sister of Phelokazi Mqathanya who was fatally stabbed in 2021

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Brief | 20 January 2023

Fresh protests erupt in Phoenix as power outages continue

Supply lines unable to cope with surges caused by loadshedding

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Brief | 19 January 2023

Protesters twerk for water as taps run dry

About 300 people blocked the R67 between Fort Beaufort and Alice on Monday after pump station was vandalised

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Brief | 17 January 2023

Hundreds march in Free State over water shortages

Moqhaka Local Municipality in Kroonstad blames loadshedding for supply issues

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Brief | 17 January 2023

SASSA owes millions in outstanding municipal bills

One of the offices in Durban owed over R6-million in rent

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Brief | 17 January 2023

Long queues and constant system failures at SASSA Soshanguve office

SASSA blames staff shortages and loadshedding

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Brief | 16 January 2023

City withdraws workers after crew robbed yet again in Philippi

Workers will only return when being escorted by “already overstretched” law enforcement officers

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Brief | 12 January 2023

Gqeberha beachgoers will have to wait for the municipality to fix these filthy buildings

New Brighton beach facilities have been left to ruin

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Brief | 14 December 2022

Church leaders sometimes cover up domestic violence, say speakers at workshop

“Women are told to pray and fast, but men are not told to stop beating their wives”

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Brief | 13 December 2022

SASSA beneficiaries left stranded on Friday morning

They were told staff were having a party. GroundUp was told the same thing but the Western Cape SASSA spokesperson has denied this

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Brief | 13 December 2022

Eco-friendly fast food deliveries create jobs for young people

Green Riders employs young people in Dunoon on e-bikes

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Brief | 13 December 2022

Public sector workers march to Parliament, reject 3% wage increase

Unions are demanding 10%. Inflation is just shy of 8%.

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Brief | 9 December 2022

Sex workers tell minister police rape, rob and abuse them

Bill to decriminalise sex work released

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Brief | 9 December 2022

Metrorail Central Line occupiers protest over delays

Siyahlala and Philippi shack dwellers appeal to Cape Town mayor to get things moving

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Brief | 8 December 2022