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Two of the six mobile classrooms at Ratseke Primary School at Ga-Ratseke Village in Limpopo were burnt down during a protest earlier this month. The community are frustrated that the Department of Education has not yet built them a new school. Photos: Supplied Two of the six mobile classrooms at Ratseke Primary School at Ga-Ratseke Village, Bolobedi, in Limpopo were burnt … [Read more...] about Protesters burn down mobile classrooms at rural Limpopo school

The Pretoria High Court has dismissed the case of a man who sued the National Director of Public Prosecutions for malicious prosecution after he was acquitted of rape charges. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks A man who was acquitted of charges of raping a learner, sued the National Director of Public Prosecutions for malicious prosecution. The complainant, a mentally disabled … [Read more...] about Rape accused fails in malicious damages claim

Mostly women teachers picket outside the police station in Khayelitsha demanding that police increase patrols in the area following a spate of robberies around the school. Photo: Supplied Teaching at Matthew Goniwe Memorial High in Khayelitsha, Cape Town was brought to a standstill on Monday as teachers, mostly women, marched to and picketed outside the police station on … [Read more...] about Khayelitsha teachers demand more police patrols

A farmer’s cattle graze near homes in Missonvale township in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape. Photos: Mkhuseli Sizani Increasing numbers of cattle, goats or pigs are grazing in townships across Gqeberha. But farmers complain of theft of their stock and a lack of grazing space and say the municipality and police have failed to help. The fines for keeping a cow go up to R2,000 and if the … [Read more...] about Township stock farmers want fewer fines and more help

Ivermectin is great for treating some kinds of worm infections. It’s useless against Covid. Image by EricaB from PublicDomainPictures.Net (public domain) The use of ivermectin to treat Covid has been terminated by the medicines regulator. The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) announced on Monday that the special dispensation granted for the use of … [Read more...] about Ivermectin sent back to the worms by medicines regulator