Shack dwellers under Potsdam Bridge play cat and mouse with City
Municipality puts in rocks, families remove them
Brief | 13 July 2021
Alexandra was already “a ticking time-bomb” says SAHRC report
As protest returns to Alexandra, activists say nothing has changed after 2019 protests
News | 13 July 2021
“I don’t know what I did to deserve this” says looted shop owner
Sporadic looting and protests continue in Alexandra, Johannesburg
News | 12 July 2021
Health services in KZN struggle to function amidst looting and violent unrest
Ambulances grounded, hospitals on skeleton staff, vaccination programme halted and clinics close in eThekwini
News | 12 July 2021
Dozens of Kariega spaza shops closed after incidents of deadly violence and looting
At least four people have been killed in separate incidents at different spaza shops in KwaNobuhle since Friday
News | 12 July 2021
New Land Court Bill seeks to address slow processing of land claims
The bill would establish two new courts: a Land Court and Land Court of Appeal
Law | 12 July 2021
A woman with HIV took over 200 days to clear her Covid infection. Here’s why researchers are worried
A case study suggests that people with HIV should be prioritised for Covid vaccination
By Elsabé Brits
Covid-19 Report | 10 July 2021
Rubbish collection stopped by garbage collectors demanding permanent jobs in Kariega
The workers say they were employed as casuals from 2018 until June 2021
Brief | 9 July 2021
Fire kills one man and destroys 200 shacks in Cato Manor
Residents say this is the third devastating fire in eight months at Marikana informal settlement
Brief | 9 July 2021