Patients queue outside the clinic in Motherwell, Gqeberha, from 1am in order to be among the 100 people served each day. They burn rubbish to keep themselves warm. Photo: Mkhuseli Sizani Patients queue all night to be treated at the clinic in Motherwell NU11, Gqeberha. The community says another clinic is urgently needed in NU29. The provincial department of health says it has … [Read more...] about People queue all night to get their chronic medication
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Pupils at this school have to study outside
Children study outside at Chabasa Junior Secondary School in Port St Johns, Eastern Cape. Photos: Nombulelo Damba-Hendriks Some learners at Chabasa Junior Secondary School in Port St Johns study outside, sitting on their school bags. The overcrowded classrooms are difficult to teach in, teachers say. The school has electricity but no running water; the classrooms leak and the … [Read more...] about Pupils at this school have to study outside
We need your help to hold officials accountable
For four years we’ve been exposing corruption in the National Lotteries Commission. In story after story we’ve shown how money meant for good causes has been used to buy ostentatious properties and luxury goods for people connected to the Lottery. Our work is paying off. Board members Alfred Nevhutanda and William Huma have been given the boot. Chief Operating Officer Phillemon … [Read more...] about We need your help to hold officials accountable
Police minister ordered to pay R400,000 after unlawful arrest and detention
A court has ordered that a Limpopo man unlawfully arrested and detained must be paid R400,000 by the Minister of Police. Illustration: Lisa Nelson The police minister has been ordered by the High Court to pay R400,000 for unlawful arrest and detention of a Limpopo conservationist. The man’s neighbour, a former policeman, who made the trumped-up charges, was ordered to pay … [Read more...] about Police minister ordered to pay R400,000 after unlawful arrest and detention
Traders at the historic Salt River Market will be excluded from new City development
Zubaida Adams says her family have been trading at the Salt River Market for more than 50 years. She and other traders fear they will lose their livelihoods when the market closes to make way for a social housing development. Photo: Marecia Damons Traders, some who have been working at the Salt River Market for decades, were shocked when the City of Cape Town announced that … [Read more...] about Traders at the historic Salt River Market will be excluded from new City development
