“I gave up when they told me that I wouldn’t be able to write matric without an ID book”
People who find themselves stateless in South Africa struggle to rectify their situation
News | 15 March 2021
Home Affairs bureaucracy: Woman can’t get an ID or register her child’s birth
Tashreeqa Isaacs’s life is mired in red tape because of an error that happened 18 years ago
Brief | 15 March 2021
Northlink students threaten to shutdown campuses
The college has promised to meet with student leaders on Wednesday to discuss their grievances
Brief | 12 March 2021
Parents shut down school, take circuit manager hostage
“We buy chalk ourselves” says teacher
Brief | 12 March 2021
MPs row over Lottery board selection
Three people shortlisted for Minister Ebrahim Patel to choose from
News | 12 March 2021
UCT students start occupation to protest financial exclusion
The university says there are over 1,600 students with debt, amounting to R88 million
News | 12 March 2021
Plea for Mozambican government to locate Cape Town man
Patrick Lunguza was transporting a body to Malawi when he was arrested last month. His family has not been able to contact him for two weeks
News | 12 March 2021
Mud school has one broken toilet for 175 learners and staff
Four grades share one classroom at Centane primary school
News | 12 March 2021
Leading research institute says there should be no new trials of hydroxychloroquine for Covid
The drug has failed to prevent or treat the disease, and it has lots of side-effects
By Elsabé Brits
Science | 12 March 2021