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Pretoria could lose 120 beds for people in desperate need of care
22 hours ago · The business rescue of Pretoria’s oldest social housing institution, Yeast City Housing, may see properties with 120 special needs beds sold off to private entities. The facilities are designed to cater for vulnerable people, including people who are terminally ill, elderly people, female victims ...
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Leaked ANC document calls for basic income grant in 2025
2 days ago · The ANC’s official statement on its January lekgotla makes no mention of the Basic Income Grant, in spite of a decision taken at the meeting to phase in this grant this year. Graphic: Lisa Nelson According to a leaked document from its January 2025 lekgotla, the ANC supports phasing in a basic income grant (BIG) this year. But the official statement on the outcomes of the meeting by ANC ...
Goma Call For Peace campaign launched at St George’s Cathedral
1 day ago · “As conflict continues to rage in Goma, the lives of innocent people, especially women and children, are at stake,” said war survivor and women’s rights activist Favor Ange Rohi. She was speaking at a launch of the #GomaCallForPeace campaign at St. George’s Cathedral in Cape Town on ...
Everything you need to know about government housing
Jul 20, 2017 · Everything you need to know about government housing Struggling to understand how to get a government house? We hope this guide helps you.
Massive SLAPP suit against environmentalists withdrawn
Jan 24, 2025 · One of the wetlands affected by the Helderfontein Estate development near Midrand. Photo supplied Environmentalists argued that a 2021 lawsuit was a deliberate SLAPP (strategic litigation against public participation) action to discourage and silence them. A constitutional court ruling last year that a SLAPP defence is valid in South African law was probably a crucial factor in the developer ...
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Jan 29, 2025 · GroundUp publishes original public interest news. We mainly cover education, health, sanitation, immigration and human rights stories.