Society

Homeless conference hears harrowing stories of street life

The 8th National Homeless Conversation was held in Durban this week

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News | 22 November 2024

EThekwini faces backlash over last-minute invites to homeless workshop

The invite was a “sop to inclusivity and disrespectful” to stakeholders and homeless people, says Raymond Perrier of the Denis Hurley Centre

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News | 16 November 2024

Why wage inequality matters

New legislation empowers shareholders to limit outrageous CEO remuneration

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Opinion | 14 November 2024

Nelson Mandela Bay mayor targets immigrant-owned spaza shops

“These are politically motivated actions against us. There are many more pressing issues facing this city.”

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Brief | 13 November 2024

How people in Namaqualand are keeping the Nama language alive

A radio station and a school teaching Nama hope to stop the language from going extinct

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Photo Essay | 12 November 2024

Residents help Free State municipality restore electricity

Dozens of people from affected villages helped officials for several days to erect fallen electricity pylons

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Brief | 4 November 2024

Hundreds join Cape Flats “recovery walk”

The annual event celebrating recovery from substance use started in 2015

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Brief | 30 September 2024

Thousands of birds rescued by West Coast owl orphanage

The birds of prey rehabilitation centre in Velddrif has gone from strength to strength but challenges remain

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News | 30 September 2024

Extortionists now targeting social workers

Western Cape social development department had to spend R20-million on overtime to double-up social workers operating in high-risk areas

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News | 16 September 2024

Marchers say Yes! and No! to new cannabis law

The Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill is awaiting the President’s signature to become law

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Brief | 6 May 2024

In photos: First Thursday in Mitchells Plain

To help turn Mitchells Plain into a tourist spot, RLabs have created a number of experiences under the “Westridge Tourism Precinct Project”

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Photo Essay | 3 May 2024

Laundry offers free showers to homeless people

LaundReCycle is energy and water self-sufficient. It has been running since 2021 at the Streetscapes Urban Farm.

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Brief | 30 January 2024

2023 in Photos: From the high of winning the World Cup to a devastating inner city fire

A photo of Thabo Bester, officially dead in a prison fire, shopping in Sandton became the story of the year

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Photo Essay | 18 December 2023

One of Cape Town’s few free rehab centres has closed its doors to adults

Concerns over further budget cuts and their impact on access to rehabilitation

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News | 14 December 2023

Here are the 2023 Vodacom journalism award winners

Journalist of the Year award shared by News24 and GroundUp

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Brief | 1 December 2023

It’s tough to be old and without water in Joburg

“I’ve fallen down carrying a bucket of water with no one here to help me”

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News | 19 October 2023