[embedded content] 76-year-old Martha Marais was tied to a bench in Mamelodi Hospital in 2018. Her niece Virginia Keppler has subsequently become an outspoken activist for a better Gauteng health system. Keppler describes the battle she is fighting to hold health workers accountable for the way they treat patients. © 2022 GroundUp. This article is licensed under a Creative … [Read more...] about Video: Her aunt was tied to a bench in a hospital, so Virginia Keppler took on the Gauteng health system
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We can still save our abalone and lobster stocks – here’s how
The implementation of a coherent small-scale fisheries policy is an essential part of stopping illegal fishing, says the author. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks To stop iIlegal fishing destroying South Africa’s marine resources, we need a two-pronged approach: better policing of illegal fishing, and the implementation of a coherent small-scale fisheries policy. Illegal fishing … [Read more...] about We can still save our abalone and lobster stocks – here’s how
Dozens turned away as refugee office reopens after two years
People queuing outside the Department of Home Affairs’ Foreshore office on Tuesday morning were turned away apparently because the system was offline. Photo: Tariro Washinyira The reopening of the refugee reception offices in Cape Town and Pretoria got off to a rough start as dozens of people were turned away because the system was apparently offline. The Department of Home … [Read more...] about Dozens turned away as refugee office reopens after two years
Video: He was in prison. Now he teaches elderly people how to grow vegetables
[embedded content] Thirty-three year old Ludwe Qamata teaches vegetable gardening to older people in Khayelitsha, Cape Town. Affectionately known as the Ghetto Gardener, Qamata says farming and gardening have been his passion since he was a little boy when he used to help his grandmother plant vegetables in their yard in the Eastern Cape. Growing up in a financially unstable … [Read more...] about Video: He was in prison. Now he teaches elderly people how to grow vegetables
Electric cars are not yet a solution for South Africa
They might be fashionable, but Tesla’s electric cars have a heavy environmental footprint. Photo of Tesla Model X by Wikimedia user Vauxford (CC BY-SA 4.0) Should South Africans switch to electric cars to reduce their environmental footprint? The answer is no. In the South African context, electric cars are currently the dirtiest means of personal transport available, and will … [Read more...] about Electric cars are not yet a solution for South Africa
