South Africa

Quick explainer: Interest rates and how they affect you

Western Cape schools feel the squeeze after cuts in teacher posts

Teachers and principals tell GroundUp how their schools are coping

Former Lottery boss is fighting to keep the proceeds of his crime, says SIU

Alfred Nevhutanda is trying to overturn a presidential proclamation that authorises the SIU to investigate corruption at the Lottery

Affordable housing to be built on contested Sea Point site, says provincial government

Announcement by MEC Tertuis Simmers comes after a decade of battles

Protest outside Delft community health centre after baby’s death

The health department says the centre cannot treat patients who need specialist care and the child was referred to Tygerberg Hospital

Tense standoff between police and Kliptown tenants

City Power officials chased away by angry group

Top KZN official could face criminal charges after tenders probe

Provincial supply chain management director Musa Zondi was fired earlier this month

Limpopo villagers protest over “one-nurse clinic”

The department has now temporarily closed Valdezia clinic

Vhembe’s farmers suffer as roads deteriorate

Farmers say their livelihoods are threatened by poor road maintenance