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Home Affairs says it will clear 68-year backlog in refugee applications in four years
The UNHCR and Home Affairs have announced a US$9.6 million asylum seeker backlog project
News | 9 March 2021
“It is a sin that South Africans can do this to their fellow Africans” says witness to Durban violence
But no evidence of the alleged killing of two immigrants in last week’s attack
News | 9 March 2021
The Justice department has upgraded the Khayelitsha sexual offences court. But Rape Crisis say it’s not enough
Activists picketed outside the department’s regional office in Cape Town on Monday to demand better upgrades
News | 8 March 2021
Kariega’s new R25 million sports complex has opened
This follows several years of protests by residents demanding more facilities for their community
News | 8 March 2021
PRASA’s new boss too old to take up the role
The rail agency’s policy dictates that employees should retire at 63. Zolani Matthews is 64
By James Stent
News | 5 March 2021
Demand for police to investigate torture allegations against SANDF
“We have been living in fear because both the police and army are failing to protect us”
News | 5 March 2021
High demand for Covid-19 vaccine among Eastern Cape health workers
After initial reluctance there is now great excitement, as rollout proceeds
News | 4 March 2021
NSFAS delays: “We can’t study with an empty stomach” says student
University of Johannesburg extends registration for NSFAS-funded students
By Julia Evans
News | 4 March 2021
Northlink college students protest over delayed NSFAS payments
Some students in Bellville protested for travel allowances. Others in Parow narrowly avoided eviction from their residence
By Liezl Human and Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik
News | 4 March 2021