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Covid-19 grant is not enough, say activists – News from GroundUp

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Covid-19 grant is not enough, say activists: The extension of the R350 grant has been welcomed but it is insufficient, say civic organisations Source: GroundUp News. Spaza owners protest after Port Elizabeth murders: “We cannot live like hunted animals” Source: GroundUp News. Why some scientists think the AstraZeneca vaccine is still useful for South Africa: While the results are disappointing against the local variant of the Covid-19 virus, there are reasons to think the vaccine may … [Read more...] about Covid-19 grant is not enough, say activists – News from GroundUp

Covid-19: Remarkable results from blood donor survey – News from GroundUp

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Covid-19: Remarkable results from blood donor survey: For the four provinces analysed, over half the population has likely had a SARS-CoV-2 infection Source: GroundUp News. Police accused of failing to act on complaints against SANDF: Lawyers for Human Rights to compel police to investigate string of alleged assaults and torture carried out by soldiers Source: GroundUp News. R45-million victory for PRASA: In a decision that vindicates Martha Ngoye, an arbitrator has ordered SA Fence and … [Read more...] about Covid-19: Remarkable results from blood donor survey – News from GroundUp

Applying for grants is a nightmare for early childhood development centres – News from GroundUp

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Applying for grants is a nightmare for early childhood development centres: “People are pulling their hair out because they have no idea how to do it” Source: GroundUp News. Civic farming campaign opposes Philippi Horticultural Area development: Proposed massive urban development opposed by small farmers Source: GroundUp News. Protest over stalled road project in Pietermaritzburg: “You can’t tell me that fixing one kilometre can take years” Source: GroundUp News. Court reinstates … [Read more...] about Applying for grants is a nightmare for early childhood development centres – News from GroundUp

SLAPP in the face for Australian mining company – News from GroundUp

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SLAPP in the face for Australian mining company: “Victory for activism and free speech” as judge rules in favour of SA lawyers, activists and social worker Source: GroundUp News. Mayor tells strikers there will be “consequences”: Municipal workers’ strike shuts down customer services and the traffic department in Nelson Mandela Bay Source: GroundUp News. So who really is on the PRASA board?: Confusion over Department of Transport representative as CEO appears to contradict chair of … [Read more...] about SLAPP in the face for Australian mining company – News from GroundUp

Sacked executives take PRASA to court – News from GroundUp

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Sacked executives take PRASA to court: Board lacked authority to fire them, argues Martha Ngoye in her Labour Court application Source: GroundUp News. Without money to rebuild their shacks, Khayelitsha fire victims are living in churches: “Sometimes they have gas but no food. Other times they have food but no gas.” Source: GroundUp News. Mother of five children killed by illegal electricity connection: Siyahlala informal settlement in Dunoon has never been electrified as it is on … [Read more...] about Sacked executives take PRASA to court – News from GroundUp

Man burnt to death for stealing a cellphone – News from GroundUp

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Man burnt to death for stealing a cellphone: Second man in a month to be killed in mob justice in PE informal settlement Source: GroundUp News. The questions PRASA failed to answer: South Africa’s commuter rail service has been looted. There is no sign it will stop Source: GroundUp News. No classes for thousands of children because school cannot meet Covid-19 requirements: Joe Gqabi District Municipality closed ET Thabane Primary School last year Source: GroundUp News. More than half … [Read more...] about Man burnt to death for stealing a cellphone – News from GroundUp

Eastern Cape reverses decision to terminate 600 health workers – News from GroundUp

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Eastern Cape reverses decision to terminate 600 health workers: Health department apologises for confusion Source: GroundUp News. Essential worker fired for not working during level 5 lockdown reinstated: CCMA says company failed to even entertain her offer of taking unpaid leave Source: GroundUp News. Marievale residents dispute claims of successful relocation: But councillor warns that it’s unsafe for people to continue living at SANDF base Source: GroundUp News. PRASA chair … [Read more...] about Eastern Cape reverses decision to terminate 600 health workers – News from GroundUp

Protest erupts in Durban after housing project halts – News from GroundUp

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Protest erupts in Durban after housing project halts: Residents complain they are getting no answers from City Source: GroundUp News. This school goes the extra mile to feed its learners: ”With the food I get from school I manage to eat during the day” Source: GroundUp News. Covid-19: Grim start to year for once bustling Gatesville market: “Covid hit us all hard” Source: GroundUp News. Closure of SASSA office leaves Saldanha Bay beneficiaries in the lurch: Applicants for disability … [Read more...] about Protest erupts in Durban after housing project halts – News from GroundUp

Executive who saved PRASA billions has been fired – News from GroundUp

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Executive who saved PRASA billions has been fired: Dismissal of three executives on spurious grounds is a setback against the fight against corruption Source: GroundUp News. Muizenberg buzzing after Covid-19 beach ban lifted: Food vendors, car guards and surf shops back in business Source: GroundUp News. “Passport cops” blackmail immigrants: Police in central Johannesburg accused of extorting bribes and preying on women Source: GroundUp News. Victim of metro police violence still … [Read more...] about Executive who saved PRASA billions has been fired – News from GroundUp

Covid-19 and ivermectin: SAHPRA reaches settlement with Afriforum – News from GroundUp

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Covid-19 and ivermectin: SAHPRA reaches settlement with Afriforum: Doctors can apply to use the drug under section 21 of the Medicines Act Source: GroundUp News. Doris Mathebula walks 12km a day to fetch water because the municipal boreholes don’t work: Limpopo villagers say Mopani District Municipality has failed them Source: GroundUp News. GroundUp is an independent news agency whose articles are made available for republication, usually under a Creative Commons license, to … [Read more...] about Covid-19 and ivermectin: SAHPRA reaches settlement with Afriforum – News from GroundUp

Police use pepper spray against Covid-19 grant queue in East London – News from GroundUp

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Police use pepper spray against Covid-19 grant queue in East London: Desperate rush to collect grants as deadline looms Source: GroundUp News. Emotional farewell to child crushed by stormwater pipe: Probes into Phawu Mandiyase’s death continue Source: GroundUp News. Covid-19: Ivermectin obsession is dangerous: A court case brought by Afriforum risks undermining the scientific governance of medicine Source: GroundUp News. City of Cape Town ends mobile library service after 60 years: … [Read more...] about Police use pepper spray against Covid-19 grant queue in East London – News from GroundUp

Covid-19: Empty beaches leave traders stranded – News from GroundUp

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Covid-19: Empty beaches leave traders stranded: “The closure of beaches has taken away our daily bread” Source: GroundUp News. Covid-19 grant: no new applications will be considered, says SASSA: Beneficiaries still hoping the grant will be extended after 31 January Source: GroundUp News. Lotto’s R26 million half-built Limpopo old age home: Looters move in after building site abandoned Source: GroundUp News. Sexual harassment: CCMA rules against Department of Agriculture: Department … [Read more...] about Covid-19: Empty beaches leave traders stranded – News from GroundUp

Excess deaths decline for first time since November – News from GroundUp

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Excess deaths decline for first time since November: Mortality still near record high but it looks like we are turning the corner Source: GroundUp News. Covid-19 grant beneficiaries hoping for a miracle: Monthly grant is due to come to an end in January Source: GroundUp News. Luxor Paints workers awarded R38 million by CCMA: Company to review ruling in Labour Court Source: GroundUp News. Filthy train station has been cleaned … but not by PRASA: GroundUp report prompts Freedom Front … [Read more...] about Excess deaths decline for first time since November – News from GroundUp

Transnet’s planned head office move from Durban to PE met with shock – Port Elizabeth Business News

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Transnet’s planned head office move from Durban to PE met with shock: Organised business and labour unions have described Transnet’s National Ports Authority looming relocation of its head office to Port Elizabeth as a decision that would have a negative impact on the e ... Source: "Port Elizabeth" business - BingNews. Johnson & Johnson's CEO says data on its single dose vaccine will be out by early next week: The first company to seek registration in South Africa – and with big plans for … [Read more...] about Transnet’s planned head office move from Durban to PE met with shock – Port Elizabeth Business News

Covid-19 curfew and alcohol ban leave sex workers battling – News from GroundUp

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Covid-19 curfew and alcohol ban leave sex workers battling: “In our line of work business thrives during the night” Source: GroundUp News. Covid-19 beach closures put paid to more than 20 years work as a car guard: “This job gave me a sense of independence and pride” Source: GroundUp News. No water to douse raging fire: 70 left homeless: Shackdwellers had to fetch water from another informal settlement Source: GroundUp News. Nearly 85,000 older South Africans have probably died from … [Read more...] about Covid-19 curfew and alcohol ban leave sex workers battling – News from GroundUp