Nzimande puts NSFAS under administration
Student organisations have welcomed the move by Nzimande but warn that it does not immediately solve the problems at Nsfas.
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The teachings of HIV, TB and Covid: Value community healthcare workers more
Community healthcare workers are indispensable to fighting health epidemics yet most are treated as volunteers deserving only of a stipend.
Fires and storms hit Western Cape informal settlements hard
As residents mop up the storm damage, they decried their living conditions that remain unchanged as promises made by government after previous destruction proved empty.
The abusive conditions of employment for women in SA’s garment industry
The LRS report which draws on testimonies from 117 workers in companies in three provinces finds that, bullying, verbal abuse, and physical forms of sexual harassment are common.
‘Make Cape Town’s housing waiting list public!’
Pensioners who have waited for more than 20 years for a house have lost hope of ever escaping living in backyard rooms and shacks.
Long walk to school for learners in rural Eastern Cape
Ntabenkonyana learners brave bad weather and risk their lives and their futures just getting to school.
Poop keeps Khayelitsha pre-schoolers out of school
A sewage spill has turned a preschool into a health hazard.
Residents slam ‘dismal’ Western Cape health budget
Community stakeholders at a health budget indaba demanded better and quality healthcare while the provincial health department blamed high population numbers for the inadequate budget.
Congolese in SA protest DRC plunder and genocide
Protesters call for action against the war in the Congo.
Brewing nationwide bus strike
Numsa says a strike in the passenger bus sector is likely at the end of March.
Prasa promises trains for Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain by year-end
Prasa promises trains to be running on Cape Town’s busiest line by the end of the year but has yet to relocate hundreds of families who built homes along the railway during the Covid lockdown.
Palestinian leader calls for an organised international campaign to isolate Israel
Dr Mustafa Barghouti emphasised that practical steps must be taken to isolate Apartheid Israel.
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