IPID finds “no misconduct” in using a water cannon on SASSA beneficiaries: Western Cape legislature says IPID report “disgraceful”
Source: GroundUp News.
Labour Minister promises action against farmers: Dozens of farm workers complain of difficulties accessing UIF during Covid-19 lockdown
Source: GroundUp News.
Waste pickers’ livelihoods at risk in Johannesburg: Informal reclaimers say the expansion of Pikitup into recycling will leave them without an income
Source: GroundUp News.
Robben Island Museum is ailing and yet R102 million of its infrastructure grant went unspent: Reasons for failure to spend are unconvincing
Source: GroundUp News.
Mayor fails to produce evidence that “foreigners” are behind Gqeberha land occupations: Mayor Nqaba Bhanga has been criticised by civil society for placing immigrants’ lives at risk by making unsubstantiated inflammatory comments
Source: GroundUp News.
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