Record number of South Africans died in first week of 2021
11,000 of the nearly 20,000 deaths are considered excess deaths. The vast majority are likely due to Covid-19
By James Stent and Nathan Geffen
Science | 13 January 2021
Blind pensioner left in the rain without answers outside SASSA office
SASSA says her old age grant will be paid in February
News | 13 January 2021
Adopt a Pet shelter in Philippi to close after 17 years
Death of founder and funder spells closure for well-known shelter
Brief | 13 January 2021
Corporal punishment: Two mothers take teachers’ organisation to court
Teachers who admitted to beatings receive “shockingly lenient” sentences
Law | 13 January 2021
Sick people queue outside SASSA offices as disability grants lapse
53,000 disability grants have lapsed in the Western Cape
News | 13 January 2021
Covid-19: Cookhouse police accused of beatings during curfew
A 20-year-old says he were punched and kicked outside his mother's house
News | 12 January 2021
Westville households get electricity after 10 years
Residents believe their area will be safer without illegal connections
Brief | 12 January 2021
Here’s how to fight anti-vaccine propaganda
We challenge political leaders and celebrities to publicly commit to getting vaccinated
GroundView | 12 January 2021
Scores of beneficiaries in Pietermaritzburg rush to renew lapsed disability grants
Cancer patient turned away after sleeping outside SASSA office to renew grant
News | 12 January 2021