Backyarders demolish shacks in Cape Town
Violence and tensions between land occupiers and backyarders has been brewing for months in Khayelitsha
By Vincent Lali
News | 26 October 2023
Health department has not fully implemented court order, say lawyers
The department was ordered to put notices up in hospitals and clinics stating that children under six and pregnant and breastfeeding women are eligible for free health care irrespective of nationality
News | 26 October 2023
Embattled municipality yet to pay thousands of workers’ salaries
Workers staged a sit-in at the Matjhabeng municipal headquarters in Welkom to demand that they be paid immediately
News | 26 October 2023
Any parent is entitled to four months parental leave, rules High Court
Sections of the Basic Conditions of Employment and the Unemployment Insurance Fund acts declared unconstitutional
News | 26 October 2023
Richmond land occupiers given refuge in preschool
The eThekwini municipality repeatedly demolishes their shacks located near a river
Brief | 26 October 2023
Sand mining company appeals against refusal of water licence in Philippi
A campaign to preserve the horticultural area says the silica mine will impact food security and the Cape Flats Aquifer
By Liezl Human
News | 26 October 2023
Tears and joy as miners return to the surface after hostage drama
Police open kidnapping case after events at Gold One mine
News | 25 October 2023
Farmers put on alert as El Niño takes effect
The South African Weather Service warns of possibly hot and dry summer ahead
By Jess Vujovic
Science | 25 October 2023
NPA under pressure to bring Lottery looters to court
R2-billion in grants under investigation, but only one looter in jail
News | 25 October 2023