Years long feud between villages claims life of 19-year-old: “This is the first death, but these boys are causing each other serious injuries” says Eastern Cape village chief
Source: GroundUp News.
Covid-19: Boycott threatened over online teaching: Student bodies demand equal access for all students before remote learning can commence
Source: GroundUp News.
Covid-19: Port St Johns mostly ignores mayor’s call for total shutdown: With eight confirmed cases, mayor hoped to “break the chain”
Source: GroundUp News.
Covid-19: Prison inmates are in immediate danger: Picture 70 to 100 people in a room that is 8×24 square metres
Source: GroundUp News.
Covid-19: “People are going on like there is no crisis” in Masiphumelele: “We are not ignorant as people say. We are forced by our living conditions”
Source: GroundUp News.
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