Alcohol bans reduced deaths, study finds: UCT and MRC researchers found that dozens of deaths a day were averted by restrictions
Source: GroundUp News.
Homes flooded after Diep River bursts its banks: Community-built Dunoon barrier fails to save people from winter floods
Source: GroundUp News.
Court thrashes “Covid-19 denialists”: Lockdown regulations ruled valid and constitutional
Source: GroundUp News.
Video: Horrific footage of flooded Cape Town shacks: A terrible rainstorm in Cape Town has flooded shacks in Kraaifontein.
Source: GroundUp News.
Kraaifontein shack dwellers flooded out of their homes: City says most flooded areas “are situated on land that is not suitable for habitation”
Source: GroundUp News.
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