Covid-19: City Of Cape Town rebuffs SAMWU claims of 9 officers testing positive: Two officers who tested positive had no contact with homeless people at Strandfontein camp
Source: GroundUp News.
Covid-19 concerns at homeless camp after officers test positive: Up to a week after being tested, dozens of people staying at the City of Cape Town’s Strandontein camp don’t have their results
Source: GroundUp News.
“Coronavirus is the last thing to worry about while looking for gold deep inside a mine”: Informal miners say they are continuing operations amid lockdown
Source: GroundUp News.
Amendments to City of Cape Town by-law: are they constitutional?: Proposed amendments would allow officials to conduct search and seizure without a warrant
Source: GroundUp News.
Sleepless nights for Empolweni homeless: After their shacks were demolished during the lockdown, families have been left in dire straits and at the mercy of criminals
Source: GroundUp News.
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