Ten years on from Rana Plaza, how much have conditions in Bangladesh’s garment industry improved?
Ten years ago, on the morning of 24 April 2013, the world was shaken by the tragic collapse of Rana Plaza, an eight-story building that […]
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As Sudan’s latest conflict intensifies, artisanal gold miners are caught in the crosshairs
On 17 April 2023, just before sunset in al-Ibaidiya, a Sudanese mining town on the banks of the River Nile about 400 kilometres north of […]
Around the world, trade unions are championing LGBTQI+ rights in the workplace
LGBTQI+ workers still face discrimination and harassment in the workplace, exclusion from the labour market, poor working conditions and lower wages, while homophobia limits the inclusion and participation of LGBTQI+ workers within the trade union movement itself.
Media workers in Cameroon face rising, violent repression; the murder of journalists is Exhibit A
In 2019, Paul Chouta was held for two years at the Kondengui Central Prison in the Cameroonian capital of Yaounde, a maximum-security prison notorious for […]
Taxi association lifts blockade but learners still absent from schools
Absenteeism continues in schools in Khayelitsha because of the climate of fear and uncertainty caused by the taxi associations, says the Western Cape education department.
Taxi blockade in Khayelitsha causes thousands of learners to miss school
The ongoing blockade of learner transport operators in Khayelitsha has resulted in over 13,000 learners missing school since Monday.
Communities demand an end to loadshedding
About 500 residents of Cape Town held a speak-out a few metres away from the Cape Town city hall where the president was delivering the state of the nation address.
2022 in pictures
These are some of the stories we brought you in 2022. Expect more to follow in 2023.
Sex workers decry police abuse and call for decriminalisation of their work
Sex workers remain vulnerable to abuse and when police are so often the perpetrators, they have little to no protection from the law.
Remember Babita Deokaran! Act against corruption in department of health, demand activists
Led by Defend Our Democracy, activists called for Gauteng Premier Lesufi to take action against corruption in the health sector.
Private security to get police training in Zimbabwe
Security unions welcome the government’s proposal for extra training for guards but do not trust the government enough to provide it.
Zamimpilo residents hostage to Zama-Zama war
Residents of Zamimpilo informal settlement say they trip over uncollected heaps of rubbish during the day and duck bullets from zama-zamas at night.
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