The Justice department has upgraded the Khayelitsha sexual offences court. But Rape Crisis say it’s not enough: Activists picketed outside the department’s regional office in Cape Town on Monday to demand better upgrades
Source: GroundUp News.
Kariega’s new R25 million sports complex has opened: This follows several years of protests by residents demanding more facilities for their community
Source: GroundUp News.
Ivermectin study boosts regulator’s court defence: The first substantial peer-reviewed clinical trial of the drug against Covid-19 finds no evidence that it is a wonder medicine
Source: GroundUp News.
An employee was attacked at work. A court has ruled that she can sue her employer: “On the facts of this case, the assault took on racial and gendered overtones”
Source: GroundUp News.
Kariega police vehicles back on the road after a year: Ten vehicles that had minor faults have now been repaired
Source: GroundUp News.
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