Parents shut down Eastern Cape school over teacher shortage
“It is almost seven years now encountering the same problem” says SGB
News | 14 February 2020
Protesters disrupt funeral procession for ANC councillor’s mother
Over 400 mourners were stopped on their way to Matanzima Cemetery, Uitenhage
Brief | 14 February 2020
Black women married under apartheid act win court victory
Judge rules that Black Administration Act marriages are, by default, in communion of property
Law | 14 February 2020
Court increases compensation for Ekurhuleni workers from R6,000 to R24,000 each
Former participants in municipal job creation programme not given status of permanent employees
By Zoë Postman
News | 14 February 2020
Taps ran dry four years ago in Pietermaritzburg neighbourhood
Residents depend on a water tanker
Brief | 14 February 2020
Khayelitsha schools demand security guards and metal detectors
Province says that it has allocated money for security; condemns protest during school hours
By Vincent Lali
News | 13 February 2020
Soiled Milnerton lagoon cannot wait three years, says OUTA
Joe Slovo informal settlement needs proper sanitation and the Potsdam Wastewater Treatment Works needs to be fixed
By Liezl Human
News | 13 February 2020
Minister instructs schools to enrol undocumented children
Angie Motshekga has sent a circular to schools to comply with a ruling by the High Court
Brief | 13 February 2020
The human cost of South Africa’s unsecured lending explosion
There are examples in the world of responsible lending to poor people, but not here
By Malcolm Rees
Analysis | 13 February 2020