Brief
SASSA call centre capacity has improved
The agency has upped its helpline answer rate from 30% to 79%
By Liezl Human
Brief | 10 June 2021
Special needs school in Makhanda will have to wait another three years at least
Ten years after a court order, Education Department has finally acquired the land
Brief | 9 June 2021
Upington residents battle to get to vaccination site
Taxi fare is too high for some to afford
Brief | 9 June 2021
Gqeberha crèche shuts down because of sewage overflow
Activities at the building which also housed a soup kitchen, mobile clinic and church have also been suspended
Brief | 9 June 2021
Limpopo community health workers demand permanent jobs
They also say they lack protective gear for Covid-19
Brief | 8 June 2021
Activist accused of harassment agrees to apologise to Robertson farmers
Farmer says in court papers he may have suffered “economic harm” because of the activist
By Liezl Human
Brief | 7 June 2021
Wheelchair users struggle to use sewage covered, pothole-ridden roads in Dunoon
One man says people charge him R130 to push his wheelchair to the shops or nearby clinic
Brief | 7 June 2021
Taxi drivers arrested during violent protest granted bail
The court has forbidden them from participating in protests
Brief | 4 June 2021
Parents shut down schools and clinic in Pietermaritzburg
They are demanding that a principal be fired
Brief | 3 June 2021