Covid grant extension is a lifeline for asylum seekers: Over 7,000 have applied since August
Source: GroundUp News.
A Cape Town mom couldn’t find a school for her autistic son. So she started one: Phumeza Booi Welisa hopes to turn her daycare facility into a registered ECD centre
Source: GroundUp News.
Limpopo villagers demand more police visibility at night: About 50 Molemole community members marched in Botlokwa demanding better government services
Source: GroundUp News.
Immigrant shop owners ruthlessly exploited by protection rackets: “This is the life we live … If we do not pay, they send nyaope boys to my shop to start a toyi-toyi”
Source: GroundUp News.
Six arrested during clashes between SASCO marchers and police in Pretoria: “It’s about time something is done to improve the situation at TVET colleges” says student
Source: GroundUp News.
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