Covid-19 protocols are observed inside SASSA offices, but not in the snaking queues of people waiting outside
Social grant applicants spend the night huddled together outside in the hope of being helped
News | 8 December 2020
Minimum wage should go up 4.5%, says Commission
Domestic workers should earn the same by 2022, say majority of commissioners
By James Stent
News | 7 December 2020
New domestic violence helpline gets more than 200 calls in four days
The helpline is serviced by experienced social workers who will give advice and help victims of gender-based violence
Brief | 7 December 2020
Even my cat can’t fight the huge rats, says Langa resident
Cape Town township covered in uncollected garbage
News | 7 December 2020
“We will celebrate Christmas in sewage again”
Philippi families have been struggling with overflowing drains for a year
News | 4 December 2020
What this municipality hadn’t done in years, Gift of the Givers did in just three days
Water quality still has to be tested, but Eastern Cape villages now have boreholes
By Johnnie Isaac and Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik
News | 4 December 2020
Illegally occupied RDP houses go on sale
City of Ekurhuleni says court ordered eviction to proceed pending the end of lockdown
News | 4 December 2020
New surveys may shed light on SA’s Covid epidemic
But have we tested too few people, too late?
By James Stent
Science | 4 December 2020
Students threaten to close Nelson Mandela University
Students say they have not received National Student Financial Aid Scheme allowances
Brief | 3 December 2020