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Men picket in Khayelitsha against GBV after teen’s rape and murder

27th July 2023 Asive Mabula 0

The local councillor says that there have been too many reported cases of rape in Taiwan informal settlement this year for men not to make a stand for the security of women in their community.

Release of ‘Station Strangler’ reminds Cape Flats communities of the mid-90s serial killer

17th July 2023 Mzi Velapi 0

The department of corrections is conducting community dialogues ahead of the release this week of the alleged ‘Station Strangler’.

Family feud closes Mandela Park rehab

29th June 2023 Asive Mabula 0

The death of the rehab centre’s founder broke open divisions between his two wives over how the unregistered rehab centre will continue as an organisation.

Simunye Workers Forum members shot during protest

26th June 2023 Ramatamo Sehoai 0

Four members of the Simunye Workers Forum and bystanders were shot on Saturday afternoon after a meeting with the owner of a bakery in Germiston, east of Johannesburg.

Undocumented Black migrant workers are caught in a vicious cycle of racism in North Africa

20th June 2023 Equal Times 0

“There is a criminal plan to change the composition of the demographic landscape in Tunisia to erase its Arab and Islamic character and make it […]

Family forgives scholar transport driver in tragic accident

13th June 2023 Lihle Krwala 0

The horrific accident that claimed the lives of five children has put a spotlight on the issue of learner transport in the country.

From checkpoints to punchlines: the emergence of Palestinian stand-up comedy

9th June 2023 Equal Times 0

As the night unfurls its dark veil over the towering buildings of Ramallah, the spotlights illuminate the stage of the Ashtar Theatre, casting a captivating […]

Ten years on from Rana Plaza, how much have conditions in Bangladesh’s garment industry improved?

6th June 2023 Equal Times 0

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 […]

As Sudan’s latest conflict intensifies, artisanal gold miners are caught in the crosshairs

25th May 2023 Equal Times 0

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

17th May 2023 Equal Times 0

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

3rd May 2023 Equal Times 0

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

21st February 2023 Mzi Velapi Lihle Krwala 0

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.

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