A roller-coaster year for the arts, says National Arts Festival CEO: Live performances at this year’s festival have been cancelled for the second year Source: GroundUp News. Eastern Cape parents build their own school: Baleni Senior Secondary School near Xolobeni is raising funds to build classrooms and other facilities Source: GroundUp News. Siqalo residents brave the Cape floods again: Home to about 2,000 people, the informal settlement experiences flooding almost every winter Source: … [Read more...] about A roller-coaster year for the arts, says National Arts Festival CEO – News from GroundUp
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How risky is public transport for infectious disease? We tested it – News from GroundUp
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 … [Read more...] about How risky is public transport for infectious disease? We tested it – News from GroundUp
SACP picket in Western Cape calls for inquiry into “the rot within the police” – News from GroundUp
SACP picket in Western Cape calls for inquiry into “the rot within the police”: The party says the public have lost all confidence and trust in the police Source: GroundUp News. Anger over exclusion of ECD centres from teacher vaccinations: Early childhood development centre owners say they are “the forgotten sector” Source: GroundUp News. Gauteng families huddle around fire at night without food or sufficient shelter: Ekurhuleni spokesperson says they were evicted because their … [Read more...] about SACP picket in Western Cape calls for inquiry into “the rot within the police” – News from GroundUp
Gauteng sewage has shown high rates of Covid-19 for three weeks – News from GroundUp
Gauteng sewage has shown high rates of Covid-19 for three weeks: Other hotspots are Gqeberha and Cape Town Source: GroundUp News. Limpopo villagers have to buy their drinking water: Taps stopped working in Mabendenge five years ago Source: GroundUp News. Why Covid-19 vaccines should be compulsory: Source: GroundUp News. Protesters open assault case, alleging municipal official pepper-sprayed them: Protesting unemployed security guards were demanding jobs with the Nelson Mandela Bay … [Read more...] about Gauteng sewage has shown high rates of Covid-19 for three weeks – News from GroundUp
Unemployed security guards shut down municipal customer care centre – News from GroundUp
Unemployed security guards shut down municipal customer care centre: They have been demanding municipal jobs since 2019 Source: GroundUp News. “I grabbed my son and a suitcase packed with clothes” says fire victim describing a chaotic scene: More than 50 Capetonians have been left in the rain with nowhere to sleep tonight Source: GroundUp News. Vaccine registration system cannot work in rural areas, says doctor: Logistics of rollout need to be simpler in the Eastern Cape Source: … [Read more...] about Unemployed security guards shut down municipal customer care centre – News from GroundUp
Commuters have deserted Metrorail – News from GroundUp
Commuters have deserted Metrorail: Another year at best before Cape Town Central line resumes service to Khayelitsha Source: GroundUp News. Plett residents in court after protests against stalled housing project: The project was approved in October 2019 but has yet to break ground Source: GroundUp News. Concourt punishes litigants for defaming judges: Punitive cost order made against tribal authority that made unsubstantiated allegations Source: GroundUp News. Hundreds making use of … [Read more...] about Commuters have deserted Metrorail – News from GroundUp
East London residents say they live in filth – News from GroundUp
East London residents say they live in filth: Rubbish strewn and sewage flooded streets are a daily curse in Duncan Village Source: GroundUp News. Patients at a Knysna clinic wait outside for hours to get medication: Health department says it could soon be using a nearby church hall to dispense medication to prevent patients crowding at the clinic’s gates Source: GroundUp News. Dispute between shareholders and board leaves commuters without bus service: Protesters block access to … [Read more...] about East London residents say they live in filth – News from GroundUp
Health department is likely overcounting its vaccine supply – News from GroundUp
Health department is likely overcounting its vaccine supply: Because of the syringes being used, vaccinators are getting fewer doses per vial Source: GroundUp News. Immigrant shop owners plead to be allowed to continue trading in Diepkloof: “All we want is to operate our shops and look after our families” Source: GroundUp News. State asks for more time to investigate case against Table Mountain fire accused: Accused’s lawyer wants case struck from court roll should the state not be ready … [Read more...] about Health department is likely overcounting its vaccine supply – News from GroundUp
Youth Day sailing programme teaches more than just sailing – News from GroundUp
Youth Day sailing programme teaches more than just sailing: Young people from Imizamo Yethu and Hangklip get out on the water Source: GroundUp News. Makhanda residents march to city centre, demanding to see MEC: Leaders claim Xolile Nqatha refused to meet community Source: GroundUp News. Hamba Kahle Wara Fana: Source: GroundUp News. South Africa’s vaccine rollout can succeed: But it will require leadership and tough negotiations with drug companies Source: GroundUp News. What is … [Read more...] about Youth Day sailing programme teaches more than just sailing – News from GroundUp
The life and death of an immigrant dog whisperer – News from GroundUp
The life and death of an immigrant dog whisperer: Source: GroundUp News. SAHRC commissioner finds sewage gushing from drains in Cape Town housing project: Residents of Victoria Mxenge demand a permanent solution to sewerage problems Source: GroundUp News. Cape Town trauma centre overwhelmed by case load: At times “the queues look like a SASSA line” Source: GroundUp News. Police and shack dwellers clash over illegal connections in Gqeberha: Govan Mbeki Village residents want their … [Read more...] about The life and death of an immigrant dog whisperer – News from GroundUp
Covid-19: one month of discipline could save 20,000 lives – News from GroundUp
Covid-19: one month of discipline could save 20,000 lives: The time for social distancing is right now Source: GroundUp News. Special needs school in Makhanda will have to wait another three years at least: Ten years after a court order, Education Department has finally acquired the land Source: GroundUp News. Upington residents battle to get to vaccination site: Taxi fare is too high for some to afford Source: GroundUp News. GroundUp is an independent news agency whose … [Read more...] about Covid-19: one month of discipline could save 20,000 lives – News from GroundUp
Court orders Zulu King’s trust to pay back millions – News from GroundUp
Court orders Zulu King’s trust to pay back millions: Ingonyama land leases stripped people living on ancestral land of their customary rights Source: GroundUp News. Elderly people wait and wait for vaccines in long queue in Gqeberha: Although people arrived from as early as 4:30am, vaccinations only started at about noon Source: GroundUp News. What’s gone wrong with government’s tender website?: Treasury’s tender portal has been down since March Source: GroundUp News. Dispute over … [Read more...] about Court orders Zulu King’s trust to pay back millions – News from GroundUp
Elections 2021: Fragile coalitions erode basic services in Nama Khoi municipality – News from GroundUp
Elections 2021: Fragile coalitions erode basic services in Nama Khoi municipality: R205 million in irregular expenditure in 2020, R201 million in 2019, R198 million in 2018 Source: GroundUp News. SASSA call centre capacity has improved: The agency has upped its helpline answer rate from 30% to 79% Source: GroundUp News. How a truck is helping people in rural areas get registered for vaccination: UNICEF is helping people to register on government’s EVDS system Source: GroundUp … [Read more...] about Elections 2021: Fragile coalitions erode basic services in Nama Khoi municipality – News from GroundUp
No vegetables, no fruit: surviving without the Covid-19 grant – News from GroundUp
No vegetables, no fruit: surviving without the Covid-19 grant: Nocawa Maneli of Gqeberha lives off pap and rice supplied by relatives Source: GroundUp News. Gqeberha crèche shuts down because of sewage overflow: Activities at the building which also housed a soup kitchen, mobile clinic and church have also been suspended Source: GroundUp News. Limpopo community health workers demand permanent jobs: The also say they lack protective gear for Covid-19 Source: GroundUp News. Toy Story: … [Read more...] about No vegetables, no fruit: surviving without the Covid-19 grant – News from GroundUp
Activist accused of harassment agrees to apologise to Robertson farmers – News from GroundUp
Activist accused of harassment agrees to apologise to Robertson farmers: Farmer says in court papers he may have suffered “economic harm” because of the activist Source: GroundUp News. Can the vaccine rollout be sped up?: There are several bottlenecks that need to be fixed Source: GroundUp News. Wheelchair users struggle to use sewage covered, pothole-ridden roads in Dunoon: One man says people charge him R130 to push his wheelchair to the shops or nearby clinic Source: GroundUp … [Read more...] about Activist accused of harassment agrees to apologise to Robertson farmers – News from GroundUp
