Covid-19
Protests erupt over slow relocation of PE shack dwellers
Vehicles stoned and roads closed by Vastrap, Qunu and Jaagvlakte informal settlement residents
News | 2 October 2020
Scathing judgment against Department of Social Development
Imbumba Association for the Aged to be paid for care of elderly during lockdown
By James Stent
Law | 2 October 2020
Backlog of over 19,000 disability grant applications since lockdown
SASSA says it will prioritise cases through appointments
Brief | 2 October 2020
Small business owners block the N2 over PPE contracts
Business owners accuse the Alfred Nzo district municipality of only giving contracts to company’s from other towns
News | 1 October 2020
Six months of the Solidarity Fund: How is it doing?
An interview with Adrian Enthoven, deputy-chair of the fund
By Tania Broughton and Nathan Geffen
Interview | 1 October 2020
Covid-19 has made inequality worse, researchers find
Job losses may be long-lasting
By Justin Brown
News | 30 September 2020
250,000 domestic worker jobs lost in lockdown
Statistics South Africa survey shows dramatic effects of Covid-19 measures
Brief | 30 September 2020
Traditional leaders threaten to go to court over suspension of circumcisions
Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma calls for more consultations
News | 30 September 2020
Learners are only attending this Uitenhage school once a week
Physical distancing impossible in current building, and department says construction on a new school can only be completed next year
Brief | 30 September 2020