Brief

Homemade alcoholic brew finds a market as prices soar

“People are bored of sitting at home doing nothing”

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Brief | 19 May 2020

“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

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

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

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

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

Oudtshoorn families accuse municipality of sidelining them for housing

Municipality says plan to provide housing and services to Zone 14 could only start next year

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Brief | 14 May 2020

Union and nurses demand staff be isolated while awaiting Covid-19 test results

Health department appeals to Eastern Cape clinic staff to return to work

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Brief | 13 May 2020

Covid-19: Nurses stop work in Eastern Cape town after one tests positive

Department says it will clean the facility and test staff at Dutywa Health Centre

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Brief | 12 May 2020

Prison riot in Lusikisiki

Awaiting trial inmates say their “rights are grossly violated” by the Covid-19 lockdown regulations

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Brief | 12 May 2020

Covid-19: “One day I will get my own food parcel”

Hungry KwaNobuhle residents wait all night for food

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Brief | 12 May 2020

Covid-19: “If we continue like this the virus is going to kill us,” says worried shopper

Social distancing rules ignored at Nyanga mall in Cape Town

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Brief | 11 May 2020

Covid-19: Government starts large prisoner release

About 19,000 low-risk offenders may qualify

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Brief | 8 May 2020

Staff picket over plan to convert TB hospital to treat Covid-19

Emergency medical services and unions say personal protective equipment is in short supply

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Brief | 8 May 2020

Cookhouse residents refuse councillor’s offer of paraffin and wood

The community of KwaNoxolo township say they will accept nothing short of electricity

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Brief | 7 May 2020