Covid-19
“R350 is a start, but not enough” says Covid-19 grant recipient
Activists are calling for the Social Relief of Distress Grant to be extended and increased
News | 23 April 2021
Activists call for extension of Covid-19 grant
Demands to be given to Department of Social Development on Thursday
Brief | 21 April 2021
The problem with pausing a vaccine rollout
Interrupting a programme early leads to many more infections than one might naively estimate
By Alex Welte and Rachid Ouifki
Science | 21 April 2021
Community health workers confront Mkhize with memorandum of demands
“What can we do with a R3,500 stipend? We have to send our kids to school and pay rent”
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 20 April 2021
Vaccine rollout needs to restart immediately
Continuing the “pause” will cost lives
GroundUp and Spotlight Editors
GroundView | 16 April 2021
Neighbour pays rent for family, saving them from eviction … for now
Couple lost their jobs at the start of the Covid-19 lockdown and have not been able to find permanent work since
News | 15 April 2021
SASSA on target to clear Western Cape disability grant backlog, agency says
Only 10,000 people still need assessments, SASSA says, but Black Sash is sceptical
By Liezl Human
News | 14 April 2021
Living in Covid village in Cape Town
City says occupation is illegal and it has no funds for such unplanned settlements
By Vincent Lali
Photo Essay | 14 April 2021
National Arts Festival may go live again
Makhanda residents hoping for a better year
News | 13 April 2021