Ambulance vehicles stand outside the Fort Beaufort Hospital as paramedics in the region have been on strike for two months now. Photo: Mkhuseli Sizani Over 200 paramedics and other emergency medical services staff in the Amathole District, Raymond Mhlaba Local and Buffalo City municipalities have refused to work for two months. They are demanding better work conditions and … [Read more...] about No ambulances for two months in Eastern Cape districts
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Understanding the Zimbabwean permit case
Many Zimbabweans may find themselves unlawfully in the country from 1 January 2023, unless the Helen Suzman Foundation wins a case it has launched. Archive photo: Joseph Chirume The Helen Suzman Foundation is taking the Minister of Home Affairs to court to set aside government’s decision to terminate the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) at the end of the year. About … [Read more...] about Understanding the Zimbabwean permit case
Public Protector overstepped in pension complaint, argues Treasury
The Public Protector ordered a review of a decision to deny a Special Pension to struggle activist Mzunani “Rose” Sonto. Treasury says the Public Protector overstepped her authority. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks In April, the Public Protector issued a report on the termination of Mzunani ‘Rose’ Sonto’s pension by the Special Pensions Appeal Board. The Minister of Finance … [Read more...] about Public Protector overstepped in pension complaint, argues Treasury
Why pensioners have been sleeping outside the Constitutional Court
About 90 pensioners sleeping outside the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg in May. They are demanding to be paid reparations for human rights violations under apartheid. Photos: Kimberly Mutandiro A group of elderly members of the Khulumani Support Group and the Galela Campaign have been sleeping outside the doors of the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg. They are … [Read more...] about Why pensioners have been sleeping outside the Constitutional Court
A new Cape Town shelter will accommodate 100 people
Local homeless resident Martin de Bruyn outside the old Robbie Nurock Clinic in Buitenkant Street. Photo: Siphokazi Mnyobe A new homeless shelter in Cape Town is being created with refurbishments worth R4.5-million. It will accommodate 100 people. There is some wariness from homeless people living nearby, who voiced mixed feelings about the development. The old Robbie … [Read more...] about A new Cape Town shelter will accommodate 100 people
