Parents make desperate plea for placement, but schools are full: More than 8,600 Western Cape learners have not yet found places
Source: GroundUp News.
Butterworth residents promised houses in 2008 won’t see them any time soon: Formed in 1986, Yako informal settlement still has no services
Source: GroundUp News.
Dire water situation in Port Alfred: Ndlambe Municipality hopes a reverse osmosis plant will bring relief at end of March
Source: GroundUp News.
Johnson & Johnson vaccine looks excellent for South Africa in first published detailed analysis: Concern raised about missed production target, but Professor Glenda Gray says it’s a well-oiled company and they know what they have to do
Source: GroundUp News.
Labour Court orders PRASA to reinstate fired exec: Rail agency’s actions “shockingly malicious and inhumane” says judge
Source: GroundUp News.
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