Activists condemn failure to act against teacher convicted of sexual assault

Ayanda Ntuthu has not been suspended. The NPA says it is the education department’s responsibility to find out if its employees have been prosecuted, but there is no easy way to do this.

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News | 27 May 2022

Nearly everyone in South Africa has Covid antibodies, study shows

Survey of blood donors in March finds 98% of adults are either vaccinated, previously infected or both

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Science | 27 May 2022

“I’m broken inside,” says Springs sex worker after botched illegal abortion

SWEAT wants government to make it easier for sex workers to access adequate healthcare free from stigma

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News | 27 May 2022

Jobseekers queue in hope of short-term contracts

City of Cape Town’s Expanded Public Works Programme registration drive draws a crowd

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News | 27 May 2022

Strike ends as compromise reached at ArcelorMittal

Union and company settle on a 6.5% increase and a cash payment

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Brief | 26 May 2022

Home Affairs’ refugee office to re-open in Cape Town, ten years after it was closed

The closure meant refugees could only apply for asylum in Durban, Musina, Gqeberha or Pretoria

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News | 26 May 2022

Gambler can’t claim damages from casino, judge rules

Businessman put himself on “banned list” but then lost R5 million

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Law | 26 May 2022

Swartland town’s beacon of hope

Activist Sarah Fabie runs her own advice office

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News | 26 May 2022

Video: Kicking bad habits: soccer helps to give boys dignity

Build our Boyz Foundation works to keep boys in school

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Video | 26 May 2022

We visited these schools in 2013. We went back last month. Here’s what we found

Nine years after Zakes Mda and Thabo Makgoba were shocked by conditions in these Eastern Cape schools, there’s little sign of improvement

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Feature | 26 May 2022

Learners and teacher injured in school protest

Khayelitsha Grade 12s angry at cancellation of extra classes

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News | 25 May 2022

SARS workers strike for higher wages

NEHAWU and PSA have rejected an offer of a 1.4% increase. The unions are demanding a 7% increase, among other benefits

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News | 25 May 2022

Massive backlog at sexual offences court because of broken recording machines

No accountability from courts or Minister of Justice’s office

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Brief | 25 May 2022

We can beat unemployment through state jobs schemes, says former Treasury official

South Africa can afford a much bigger public employment programme, argues top economist

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News | 25 May 2022

Why independent healthcare inside prisons is vital

Prisoners are overlooked in an already unequal health system

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Opinion | 25 May 2022

Teen losing hope of finding a place in high school

Her grandmother says she’s has been to the Western Cape Education Department more than ten times over the past two years

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News | 25 May 2022