Public toilets at New Brighton beach in Gqeberha have been vandalised and abandoned. Photo: Joseph Chirume Beachgoers in Gqeberha this summer will have to wait for the municipality to find the R5-million needed to fix the filthy and ruined toilets, bathrooms and braai stands at New Brighton beach. According to the Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism website, New Brighton beach “is a … [Read more...] about Gqeberha beachgoers will have to wait for the municipality to fix these filthy buildings
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Somali owners close spaza shops as crime rises in Gqeberha
Major-General Vuyisile Ncata, signing a petition received at the Motherwell police station on Friday, and SANCO regional chairperson Mxolisi Mani (far right). Photo: Joseph Chirume. On Friday immigrants and citizens marched with a petition of 38 demands to Motherwell police station, saying crime in the area is rising and going unchecked. Recent Eastern Cape crime stats appear … [Read more...] about Somali owners close spaza shops as crime rises in Gqeberha
Eco-friendly fast food deliveries create jobs for young people
Siphe Mlawuli and Yandisa Mbhadeko are among a hundred young people from Dunoon and Atlantis working as Green Riders. Photos: Peter Luhanga Finding no job opportunities in his home town of Mthatha in the Eastern Cape, 22-year-old Yandisa Mbhadeko came to Cape Town to look for work, with the hope of saving enough money to fund his journalism studies. While he was staying in a … [Read more...] about Eco-friendly fast food deliveries create jobs for young people
Raise income tax for the rich to fund a permanent R350 grant, say experts
Queues for social grants in Khayelitsha. An expert panel has recommended that the Social Relief of Distress grant be extended and financed through raising income tax. Archive photo: Mary-Anne Gontsana A panel of experts appointed by the Department of Social Development has found that making the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant permanent is affordable and would boost the … [Read more...] about Raise income tax for the rich to fund a permanent R350 grant, say experts
SASSA beneficiaries left stranded on Friday morning
A beneficiary at the doors of the SASSA office in Wynberg, Cape Town on 9 December. She was told to return on Monday because staff were having a party. Photo: Liezl Human Scores of social grant beneficiaries were turned away at the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) office in Wynberg, Cape Town, on the morning of 9 December. GroundUp was alerted by a concerned reader … [Read more...] about SASSA beneficiaries left stranded on Friday morning
