[embedded content] For Soweto-based author and media personality Musa Mbewe, who has been advocating for years for better public health care, reports of bread shortages at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital came as a shock. She calls for heads to roll. © 2022 GroundUp. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. You may … [Read more...] about Video: Bara Hospital fails patients
GroundUp
“The bloodied hand cannot inherit”, court rules
Currently standing trial for the murder, the wife of Stefan Smit, murdered on Louisenhof farm in Stellensbosch, has been barred from inheriting his estate by a civil court. Photo: Brian Turner via Flickr (CC BY 2.0) The wife of Stefan Smit, who was murdered on Louisenhof farm in Stellenbosch, has been barred from inheriting his estate by a civil court. The murder trial is … [Read more...] about “The bloodied hand cannot inherit”, court rules
Judge sets precedent, orders therapy for child rape victim
Illustration: Lisa Nielson An Eastern Cape High Court judge has given judicial protection to a ten-year-old victim of rape, and made a “therapy order”, possibly unprecedented, that the child must receive monthly counselling for two years. Those responsible for counselling the child must report back to the court on progress every six months. Judge Thandi Norman made the order at … [Read more...] about Judge sets precedent, orders therapy for child rape victim
15 years after two men drowned, Fort Beaufort families are still waiting for a safe bridge over the Kat River
James Daries at the river where his uncle drowned in 2007 after being swept off the causeway. He says the municipality promised a safer bridge but nothing has happened. Photo: Mkhuseli Sizani Fifteen years after two men drowned crossing the causeway over the Kat River in Seymour, Fort Beaufort, a bridge has still not been built. When it rains, parents keep their children home … [Read more...] about 15 years after two men drowned, Fort Beaufort families are still waiting for a safe bridge over the Kat River
Thousands of farm workers face eviction with the end of the National State of Disaster, activists warn
About 100 women marched in Paarl on Tuesday to draw attention to a looming increase in evictions from farms. Photo: Liezl Human Farm worker evictions are likely to spike with the end of the National State of Disaster, Women on Farms (WFP) has warned. WFP said when cases already on the court roll were processed, thousands of workers and their families would be evicted. About … [Read more...] about Thousands of farm workers face eviction with the end of the National State of Disaster, activists warn
