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Elderly beneficiaries receive their Title Deeds

On Friday 11 November 2022, the Provincial Minister of Infrastructure Tertuis Simmers, gifted the elderly members of Nkqubela housing project with early festive season gifts. This happened when he delivered their tittle deeds 2 months after they received their house keys.  The Western Cape Department of Human Settlements (DoHS) together with the Langeberg Municipality delivered 172 Breaking New Ground (BNG) housing opportunities through the Nkqubela Housing project. Construction of the R27 […]

today15 November 2022

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B4SA calls for elderly and vulnerable to receive vaccines sooner

Business lobby group, Business for South Africa, B4SA, has called on government to shift the emphasis of its vaccine programme to target the elderly and vulnerable sooner, to prevent hospitals being overrun during the expected third wave of COVID-19 infections. South Africa is in the midst of its vaccination campaign targeting healthcare workers. Stavros Nicolaou, an executive of Aspen Pharmacare and who also serves as chairperson of the Public Health […]

today23 March 2021

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Teenager arrested for murder of 76-year old Manenberg woman

Cape Town detectives have arrested a teenager in connection with the murder of a 76-year old woman in Manenberg. he woman's half naked body was found by her son at her home (at midday on Sunday). She had several stab wounds to her upper body. Police spokesperson FC van Wyk says sterling work by detectives from Manenberg led to the arrest. The 15-year boy will appear in the Athlone magistrate's […]

today23 November 2020

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Pick n Pay extends shopping times for pensioners and Sassa grant beneficiaries

An hour of shopping dedicated to pensioners will be moved this week to accommodate Sassa payouts, retailer Pick n Pay has announced. The pensioners' shopping hour – a dedicated time for elderly customers to have exclusive use of the store to shop for their groceries and essentials – will move from Wednesdays, and will now take place on Mondays and Tuesdays. Stores will open an hour earlier - between 07:00 […]

today4 May 2020

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Rights group slams SASSA over grant provisions during lockdown

Black Sash says its gravely concerned that the conditions at some SASSA and Post office branches could further the spread of COVID-19 to vulnerable communities. Yesterday, was the first social grant payment cycle since South Africa’s 21-day nationwide lockdown came into effect. Yesterday, the majority of grant beneficiaries were left without any protective measures while waiting for hours in long and congested queues. Black Sash national manager Hoodah Abrahams-Fayker believes […]

today31 March 2020

News

SAHRC investigating abuse of elderly man

The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has confirmed it is investigating a video showing an elderly man being tortured at an auto electrical workshop in Grassy Park. The video went viral last week, sparking anger on social media. The clip shows the auto electrical workers, aged 20 and 22 years, pulling the frail man to a work station at Alpine Auto Electrical in Klip Road, covering his head with a […]

today17 May 2017

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