How risky is public transport for infectious disease? We tested it: Next time you hop on a bus, you’ll want to shout: “Open the windows!”
Source: GroundUp News.
Waiter loses job a second time because of the pandemic: Restaurant staff left without any income as SA goes back to Level 4
Source: GroundUp News.
Former political prisoner scratches out his image on Upington 26 monument in protest: “I didn’t fight to get a monument. I fought to get a better life”
Source: GroundUp News.
Heavy rains flood Cape Town’s informal settlements: More rain forecast for the rest of the week
Source: GroundUp News.
Only 24-hour clinic in KwaNobuhle was without running water for five days: Water was restored late on Monday after staff threatened to down tools
Source: GroundUp News.
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