A third of the student doctors that participated in the study reported gender and racial discrimination. Graphic: Lisa Nelson A recently published study found that medical student mistreatment was highly prevalent at a South African medical school in 2018. Trainee doctors showed signs of high levels of psychological distress, and reported the mistreatment affected their mood, … [Read more...] about Five years ago 80% of Stellenbosch medical students said they were mistreated. What has changed?
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Community blames loadshedding for fire that left 300 people homeless
More than 300 people are homeless after a fire destroyed their shacks at Never never informal settlement in Philippi East, Cape Town at 4:20pm on Wednesday. Photos: Sandiso Phaliso Over 300 people are homeless after a fire gutted their shacks at Never-Never informal settlement in Philippi East, Cape Town on Wednesday afternoon. Residents believe loadshedding to be the cause … [Read more...] about Community blames loadshedding for fire that left 300 people homeless
Will a State of Disaster fix the electricity crisis? An engineer weighs in
Photo of Koeberg nuclear power station: Brent Meersman Eskom’s financial reports from December 2022, read by candlelight as they may have been, paint a picture that may surprise. The embattled utility has been able to bring its debt burden down to about R400-billion, from a peak well over R500-billion in 2020. It has trimmed its other liabilities enough to bring its losses down … [Read more...] about Will a State of Disaster fix the electricity crisis? An engineer weighs in
Many Komani shack dwellers dare not move to safety despite floods
Silvertown informal settlement flooded on Wednesday. Photos: Johnnie Isaac Residents from the low-lying informal settlement of Silvertown in Komani (formerly Queenstown) say they lost food, clothes, furniture, and many belongings after their shacks were hit by the severe floods that struck the area this week. Water began to reach shacks in Silvertown after the Komani River … [Read more...] about Many Komani shack dwellers dare not move to safety despite floods
Social housing in South Africa is in trouble – here’s why
Activists from Reclaim the City, credited by some in the housing sector as helping reignite the City of Cape Town’s commitment to social housing. Archive photo: Mia Arderne Social housing is the key to moving beyond apartheid urban planning, but it is faced with myriad challenges. GroundUp spoke to social housing experts to learn why progress on building new social housing … [Read more...] about Social housing in South Africa is in trouble – here’s why
