Shacks flooded by vandalised pipe in drought-stricken Gqeberha
The theft of a valve has been blamed for the massive water spout
Video | 26 February 2021
NGOs warn latest budget will have bad outcomes for education
Equal Education say underfunding will cause even more overcrowded classrooms, teacher shortages and learners going without meals
News | 26 February 2021
Makhanda residents resort to drinking water from an old air valve chamber
“I have never seen something like this in my life. People drinking dirty water like animals” says resident
News | 26 February 2021
Zimbabwean couple demand gay rights
Yet having fled Zimbabwe, they face “corrupt, homophobic and xenophobic” Home Affairs in South Africa, says NGO
News | 26 February 2021
Parents make desperate plea for placement, but schools are full
More than 8,600 Western Cape learners have not yet found places
News | 26 February 2021
Butterworth residents promised houses in 2008 won’t see them any time soon
Formed in 1986, Yako informal settlement still has no services
News | 26 February 2021
Dire water situation in Port Alfred
Ndlambe Municipality hopes a reverse osmosis plant will bring relief at end of March
Brief | 26 February 2021
Johnson & Johnson vaccine looks excellent for South Africa in first published detailed analysis
Concern raised about missed production target, but Professor Glenda Gray says it’s a well-oiled company and they know what they have to do
Science | 25 February 2021
Labour Court orders PRASA to reinstate fired exec
Rail agency’s actions “shockingly malicious and inhumane” says judge
By James Stent
News | 25 February 2021