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Workers demand that they be made permanent employees of provincial health departments — with higher salaries, as well as medical aid and pension benefits — instead of being outsourced to nonprofits organisations that pay them stipend.
BOB MASH

Why Covid likely won’t change the plight of community health workers

In the absence of action from the health department, South Africa’s community health workers are once again having to fight for their rights, with a nationwide strike planned…

  • Joan Van Dyk
19 min read
Dondo Mogajane (left) and Tito Mboweni. (Photo by David Harrison)
COVID 19

The PPE scandal that the Treasury hasn’t touched

Many government officials have been talking tough about dealing with rampant corruption in PPE procurement but the majority won’t even release names of who has benefited from the…

  • Sabelo Skiti
  • Thanduxolo Jika
  • Sarah Smit
5 min read
“The fire is still on and we have asked for reinforcements from the City of Ekurhuleni and Tshwane,” said Jacob Mamabolo. (Renata Larroyd/MG)
DISASTER MANAGEMENT

#JoburgFire: Neighbouring buildings asked to evaluate

The fire began burning again on Thursday, and the City of Johannesburg has called for reinforcements

  • Staff Reporter
  • Gemma Ritchie
2 min read
Misstep: Although matric pupils who did not get the results they wanted can write supplementary exams, there is concern that pupils will be lost to the system after the dates for the exams were changed from March to June. Photo: Madelene Cronjé
CITY OF JOHANNESBURG

Fatal Johannesburg building fire reignites

The building is shared by the departments of health, human settlements and cooperative governance

  • Jenna Etheridge
2 min read
Growing reliance on military-grade surveillance has drawn concern from civil society and privacy advocates.
DRONES

Gauteng turns to drones to monitor construction projects

The drone launched on Monday cost approximately R20 000 and is the size of a 500ml water bottle, weighing 700g

  • Tehillah Nieselow
3 min read
Transport head Lusanda Madikizela faces suspension for maladministration.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Klipspruit West SGB dissolved, teaching expected to continue

​This comes after several disruptions which took place at the school last week.

  • Jenni Evans
2 min read
DEPORTATION

Smooth sailing as home affairs beats Zim permits deadline

The home affairs department announced the Zimbabwean Documentation Project deadline was successful and that no deportations would take place yet.

  • Kathleen Chaykowski
2 min read