Brief

North West schools call off week-long shutdown

Department promises to start constructing new school

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Brief | 17 February 2020

Protesters disrupt funeral procession for ANC councillor’s mother

Over 400 mourners were stopped on their way to Matanzima Cemetery, Uitenhage

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Brief | 14 February 2020

Taps ran dry four years ago in Pietermaritzburg neighbourhood

Residents depend on a water tanker

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Brief | 14 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

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Brief | 13 February 2020

Peace Village residents target funeral processions to protest about road

The protest tactic has worked before in Uitenhage

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Brief | 11 February 2020

Families in path of new road live in limbo

Since 2017, 33 families in Mushongo Ville have been expecting to be relocated

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Brief | 11 February 2020

Protesters say councillor’s office will remain closed until their toilets are cleaned

Uitenhage residents say seven toilets for 500 people are “full of faeces” and unusable

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Brief | 10 February 2020

UWC students protest while classes are suspended

Some protesters are demanding registration for all students, regardless of whether or not they have paid fees

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Brief | 6 February 2020

Sexual offences courts’ regulations finally gazetted

Date for implementation still to be set

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Brief | 6 February 2020