“The City needs to stop destroying shacks, at least until the lockdown is over”

City of Cape Town demolishes shacks built by people evicted by their landlords in Strand

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Brief | 18 May 2020

New HIV prevention injection shown to be very effective

“Cabotegravir dosed every two months can successfully reduce HIV acquisition in at-risk MSM and transgender women”

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News | 18 May 2020

Doubts over Compensation Fund’s ability to pay out for Covid-19 claims

However, the Fund’s glitchy computer system is at last showing some improvement

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Brief | 18 May 2020

Limpopo residents collect water from construction pit

Municipality says work on a water project in the area will commence in two weeks

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News | 18 May 2020

Life was better in quarantine in luxury hotel

Dunoon residents who have recovered from Covid-19 return to informal settlement

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Brief | 18 May 2020

Leading SA health experts warn that Covid-19 response is hurting other health priorities

Children are suffering increasingly from preventable infectious diseases, including TB and measles, due to missed vaccinations

Linda-Gail Bekker, Valerie Mizrahi, Ntobeko Ntusi, Tom Moultrie, Tracey Naledi, Mark Hatherill, Debbie Bradshaw, Rob Dorrington, Robin Wood

Opinion | 17 May 2020

Health workers disrupt wards over lack of protection

“The Superintendent-General was here two weeks ago and he promised to deliver to the cries of the employees”

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Brief | 15 May 2020

Cape civic associations oppose by-law amendments

“The proposed amendments limits the constitutional rights to dignity, freedom of movement, privacy, equality and freedom”

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News | 15 May 2020

Judge reprimands ministers of police and defence for “lockdown brutality”

Court orders suspension of police and military involved in the torture and death of Collins Khosa

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News | 15 May 2020

Auditor-General should oversee billions in the Covid-19 Solidarity Fund

Public deserves transparency for the fund to which thousands have contributed

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Opinion | 15 May 2020

Alarm over proposed changes to Meat Safety Act

Legislative amendments would include most animals as meat products

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News | 15 May 2020

Philippi residents cry foul over stagnant water

City blames company building CTM in Mitchells Plain for damaged pipeline

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News | 15 May 2020

Overcrowded Dunoon battles rising Covid-19 cases

No social distancing and health workers protest after colleagues test positive

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News | 15 May 2020

Planting veggies for the hard times ahead

Candy Mayfair of Oudtshoorn has started growing vegetables for the first time in her life

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Brief | 15 May 2020

Man dies in first shack fire at relocation site in PE

Households relocated to Jaagvlakte serviced sites in February have been waiting ever since for electricity and water to be connected

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Brief | 15 May 2020

Heritage Western Cape approves Parow Station Precinct exemption proposal

The City says it will improve services, job opportunities and affordable housing and access to public transport

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News | 15 May 2020