This luxurious mountainside mansion in Cape Town with sweeping views of Simon’s Town and False Bay was paid for with Lotto money meant to build toilets for schools in the Eastern Cape. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks The view from the mansion. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks A luxurious mountainside mansion with sweeping views of Simon’s Town and False Bay, owned by a trust controlled by … [Read more...] about How Lottery money was used to fund mansions for high flyers
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Undocumented unwed fathers cannot be excluded from their children’s birth certificates, court rules
Illustration: Lisa Nelson The Eastern Cape High Court in Gqeberha has found a regulation that was stopping undocumented fathers from being registered on their children’s birth certificates unconstitutional. The regulation affects the rights of thousands of children simply through the circumstances of their births, Judge Mbulelo Jolwana said. He said it was “irrational” and it … [Read more...] about Undocumented unwed fathers cannot be excluded from their children’s birth certificates, court rules
Dam in Nelson Mandela Bay is at its lowest level ever
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality says the Impofu Dam was at just over 7% last week. This is the lowest since it was constructed in 1983. Photo: Mkhuseli Sizani Last week, the combined dam levels in the Nelson Mandela Bay region dropped to an alarming 15%, of which only 9% is usable water. A senior worker at the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality says Churchill Dam will dry up … [Read more...] about Dam in Nelson Mandela Bay is at its lowest level ever
Long queues and constant system failures at SASSA Shoshanguve office
Ellen Slabbert, 65, had been queueing for hours outside the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) in Soshanguve, Pretoria, when GroundUp visited. Photo: Mosima Rafapa South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) grant beneficiaries say they are queueing for longer than usual at the Soshanguve office, north of Pretoria. People leave their homes in the dark and queue from … [Read more...] about Long queues and constant system failures at SASSA Shoshanguve office
“Massive improvement” in school placement says Western Cape Education Department
Parents wait at the Metro North Education offices in Cape Town to get help to find school places. Photo: Tariro Washinyira The Western Cape Education Department says it has placed 50,160 more grade 1 and 8 learners than this time last year. Schools open Weednesday 18 January in the Western Cape. Parents, who were still looking for places for their children last week, told … [Read more...] about “Massive improvement” in school placement says Western Cape Education Department
