Over 4 million vaccines administered, as rollout goes full steam ahead
Evidence accumulates that Covid-19 vaccines are saving lives across the planet
Brief | 9 July 2021
As many as 750,000 children have dropped out of school during the pandemic
School attendance is at the lowest level it has been in 20 years
News | 9 July 2021
Workers dismissed for refusing polygraph test head to Labour Court
The workers will argue that polygraph tests are unscientific and will ask for their dismissals to be rescinded
By Liezl Human
News | 9 July 2021
Eastern Cape fishers celebrate chance to once again catch squid
Small-scale fisheries have been given a 15% squid quota
News | 9 July 2021
Housing for informal settlement near Cape Town airport on hold
Province waiting for tests on aircraft noise, but resident says they have been living there since the 1990s and have not gone deaf
Brief | 9 July 2021
“Mice, cockroaches, mosquitos and flies were attracted to the dumping site”
eThekwini Municipality warns of fines of up to R5,000 for illegal dumping
Brief | 9 July 2021
This charity has been feeding Cape Town’s hungry for more than 80 years. Never have so many people queued for food
“The increase in numbers shows how much people are struggling out there”
Feature | 8 July 2021
Elections 2021: Xolobeni voters may kick ANC out
Poor services and a controversial mining project have fuelled disaffection with governing party
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Daniel Steyn
Feature | 8 July 2021
Siqalo shack dwellers want solar power
Residents are asking the City of Cape Town to subsidise a model they say worked in Stellenbosch
News | 8 July 2021