South Africa

Growing shack settlement annoys new homeowners

City says it has an interdict to stop new shacks from being built on the land

Taxi drivers bring Gqeberha to standstill over Covid-19 funds

“Most of us are unable to pay our bills” says protesting taxi driver

Thousands of villagers without electricity for nine days in Free State

Youths block roads in protest over outage

Why we need to vaccinate prisoners now

Parliament rebukes SAPS for poor discipline as watchdog probes 794 killings by police

But Parliament has failed to enforce its recommendations in the past

One week of Covid vaccines: What are we doing well? What can be done better?

An assessment of the rollout so far

JHB social housing flats shoddily built, say residents

Beneficiaries blame developer for poor workmanship and maintenance issues

Children with autism battle to find school places

Parents, caregivers and volunteers marched to Parliament

Domestic workers need more time to lodge compensation claims, say unions

Workers have until November 2021 to submit retrospective claims of the last 27 years