Street lights dead for years in Nelson Mandela Bay
“We hear screams at night from women … It is very difficult to go outside and help because you will be a target too”
News | 21 May 2021
Water situation desperate in Hankey and Patensie
Towns’ population swells with thousands of seasonal workers needed to harvest the citrus crop
Brief | 21 May 2021
Africa has a higher death rate among critically ill Covid-19 patients than anywhere else
The death rate was 48% compared to the global average of 32%
By Elsabé Brits
Science | 21 May 2021
Covid funds for artists: Public Protector intervenes
“Artists are not seen as employees but as freelancers” says performer
By Julia Evans
Brief | 20 May 2021
Immigrants must also get land, say shack dwellers
Residents accuse community leaders of corruption and excluding immigrants from getting stands for houses
News | 20 May 2021
Eastern Cape villagers have to cross a river to reach their nearest clinic
Provincial health department says National Health Insurance programme will help rural residents to access health care
Brief | 20 May 2021
Beard-tickler’s dismissal upheld in Labour Court
Judge says man “failed to appreciate the enormity of the consequences of his reprehensible conduct”
Law | 20 May 2021
Western Cape’s housing policy open for public comment
The province has set out guidelines for its municipalities
By James Stent
Analysis | 20 May 2021