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Students unable to pay rent sleep outside college gates
Students in Pietermaritzburg slept outside the entrance gates to their college for the second time on Tuesday night.
Over 5 000 learners still not placed at schools in the Western Cape
About 5 500 learners have not yet been placed at schools in the Western Cape.
High demand in SA for contraceptive pills smuggled in from Zimbabwe
High demand for contraceptive pills smuggled in from Zimbabwe The market is fuelled by the struggle women have ...
New “R4m” taxi rank is useless: Taxis can’t turn around inside it
Intsika Yethu municipality built the rank in Tsomo, near Queenstown, at a cost of R4 million, says spokesperson ...
INSPIRING: Refugee musician gives JHB children the opportunity he didn’t have
And every Saturday he volunteers at Safe Study SA in Lorentzville, teaching children, many of whom come from ...
More still births & maternal deaths: How Covid-19 has affected pregnant women
Stillbirths, maternal deaths, depression: the Covid-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on the health of pregnant women ...
Tired of waiting for govt, Dunoon shack dwellers build sewage system
Residents in Dunoon started their own sewage system. They have bought and installed flush toilets together with the ...
Horrific! Granny watched her 3-year-old grandson being electrocuted
Three-year-old Jordan Potgieter was playing with friends on an open field near his home in Vastrap Informal Settlement.
Should we have another tough lockdown?
When does it make sense to introduce tougher measures?
Top scientists slam govt for not using AstraZeneca vaccines
A group of eminent South African physicians has published an article in the South African Medical Journal that ...
