Learners at Sakhululeka Senior Secondary School in KwaNojoli during a protest about water in March. Some learners at this and other Eastern Cape schools have not been able to attend classes this year because of a lack of school transport. Photo: Mkhuseli Sizani Thousands of learners in the Eastern Cape were not able to attend school in the first term because they do not have … [Read more...] about Eastern Cape learners stuck at home without school transport
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Thabo Bester saga: MPs from all parties grill G4S
G4S representatives were interrogated by Members of Parliament on Wednesday. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks G4S, the multinational security company that operates Mangaung Correctional Centre, appeared before Parliament on Wednesday. Murderer and rapist Thabo Bester escaped from the prison in May last year but the company had not yet officially acknowledged this. The company’s … [Read more...] about Thabo Bester saga: MPs from all parties grill G4S
Indigenous plant nursery run by homeless people brings new life to vacant land in Claremont
Scores of people came to the launch of the Living Roots SA indigenous plant nursery in Claremont on Monday. The project is run by people who are homeless. Photos: Matthew Hirsch The Living Roots SA Plant Nursery was launched in Claremont, Cape Town by the U-turn Homeless Service Centre on Monday. The nursery, which stocks indigenous plants, is run by formerly homeless … [Read more...] about Indigenous plant nursery run by homeless people brings new life to vacant land in Claremont
ZEP: no rights were taken away, Home Affairs’ lawyers tell court
The government is free to change the policy on the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit, lawyers for the Minister of Home Affairs have argued in court. Archive photo: Tariro Washinyira No rights will be taken away when the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) system comes to an end in June, lawyers for the Minister of Home Affairs told the Pretoria High Court on Wednesday. The court is … [Read more...] about ZEP: no rights were taken away, Home Affairs’ lawyers tell court
Cape Town’s water crisis worsened by the rich, study finds
As Day Zero loomed in 2018 following three years of severe drought, with the City of Cape Town imposing strict water restrictions, people lined up to collect water from springs such as this one in St. James, originally constructed for the watering of horses. Photo: Steve Kretzmann A study of Cape Town’s water consumption has found that rich households use drinking water … [Read more...] about Cape Town’s water crisis worsened by the rich, study finds
