The process of allocating fishing quotas in the Western Cape is to be started over again, says the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment. Archive photo:” Ashraf Hendricks The Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment says the allocation of small scale fishing rights in the Western Cape will be started over this month. This follows complaints from … [Read more...] about New fishing quotas to be allocated
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Basic Income Grant: What is the debate about?
What are people saying about the introduction of a Universal Basic Income Guarantee in South Africa? Graphic: Lisa Nelson The possibility that a Universal Basic Income Guarantee (UBIG) could be introduced in South Africa has sparked a lot of debate over the last two years. Its advocates say this grant could address our extremely high rates of poverty and ensure that all people … [Read more...] about Basic Income Grant: What is the debate about?
Debunking the myth that Africa responded well to Covid
Image generated by Stable Diffusion using the prompt: Map of Africa superimposed with cities and people + oil painting. Public domain. There is a view being promoted that Covid didn’t hit Africa as badly as the rest of the world. The reason for this, as recently expressed in an article by Boniface Oyugi in The Conversation, was the effective and well-coordinated response of … [Read more...] about Debunking the myth that Africa responded well to Covid
River Club construction carries on amidst court delays
First Nations Collective leader Zenzile Khoisan addressing about 200 demonstrators supporting the River Club development outside the High Court on 12 July. Photos: Steve Kretzmann After numerous delays, the contempt of court case against the River Club developers has been argued in court. Goringhaicona leadership is split over development with one group mounting a legal … [Read more...] about River Club construction carries on amidst court delays
Health MEC liable for patient who fell to his death, court rules
A window in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape has won a case and can now claim monetary damages from the MEC for Health and Livingstone Hospital. This after her husband fell from the fifth floor of the hospital while being treated for alcohol withdrawal and secondary schizophrenia in October 2013. Photo: Brian Turner via Flickr (CC BY 2.0) The High Court in Gqeberha has ruled that the … [Read more...] about Health MEC liable for patient who fell to his death, court rules
