Home Affairs and SASSA applicants turned away in Khayelitsha
Getting any kind of service from a government department is going to be more difficult than usual when the lockdown will leave just skeleton staff in place. Photo by Mzi Velapi
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Shoprite in Khayelitsha Mall goes up in flames
A small business owner at the Khayelitsha Mall says that the fire that engulfed Shoprite stores on Tuesday was like a final nail in the coffin for small businesses at the mall.
Pandemics act on social fault lines: lessons for COVID-19 from HIV and AIDS
Ralph Kretzen, who died on 26 August 1982, and Pieter Daniël (Charles) Steyn, who died on 1 January 1983, were the first two people officially […]
Pandemics don’t heal divisions – they reveal them. South Africa is a case in point
Some around the world predict that the COVID-19 will heal divisions and narrow inequalities . A pandemic, they claim, can remind us of our common […]
SASSA doors closed to social grant applicants in Khayelitsha
Measures to prevent the transmission of the coronavirus are blocking applicants for social grants.
Healthcare workers worried about Coronavirus
In a matter of ten days, the number of those who have tested positive for COVID-19 in South Africa jumped from one to 62 cases.
Public transport woes continue to affect Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain residents
Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain residents will have to put up with limited public transport for a long time to come.
Numsa says Cosatu’s plan to save Eskom misses the mark on energy transition
Cosatu’s plan to save Eskom slammed for missing the mark on renewable energy and community involvement.
Plans to fight coronavirus must pay attention to the environment
The rapid onset and spread of coronavirus is proving to be a huge challenge for public health officials across the world. Coronaviruses are a large […]
Digital equality: South Africa still has a long way to go
In the South African President’s state of the the Nation Address earlier this month Cyril Ramaphosa highlighted the fact that the country’s Competition Commission had […]
South Africa’s spaza shops: how regulatory avoidance harms informal workers
Small informal retailers are a ubiquitous feature of any developing country’s urban landscape. Known as spaza shops in South Africa, they are an important, even […]
Khayelitsha Education Forum disputes claims by WCED
The Khayelitsha Education Forum has vowed to continue with protests if their demands for security at schools are not met by the Western Cape Education Department.
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