Wrapping up 2024
A look back at some of the stories that mattered this year.
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A gloomy Christmas for food vendors barred from Limpopo schools
The Limpopo department of education has set new requirements for food vendors permitted at schools.
Cosatu and PSC call for boycott of US companies
Protests outside the US consulates in Cape Town and Johannesburg, and the embassy in Pretoria, on the International Day of Solidarity with Palestine.
Sea Harvest strike continues to second day
Last year the company made profit of R282-million.
Sea Harvest workers go on strike
As Sea Harvest’s on-shore employees work in hostile conditions, off-shore workers in May were lost at sea.
Eastern Cape Liquor Board issued Enyobeni with licence despite no approved building plan
Eastern Cape Liquor Board came under fire during the Enyobeni inquest.
PSC calls for NPA to prosecute South Africans involved in Gaza genocide
South Africans recruited into the Israeli Defence Forces have long flouted legislation forbidding foreign military assistance.
Eskom comes under fire at Nersa public hearings
Western Cape communities slam the proposed 40% electricity increase.
Police failed to act on complaints against Enyobeni Tavern, officer tells court
The Enyobeni inquest is expected to continue until Friday.
In pictures – Mining affected communities march to DMPR
‘Nothing about us without us!’ protesters demand of the mining industry.
Khayelitsha’s most common dread disease – diabetes
Community members urged to take control of their health on World Diabetes Day.
Sex workers complain of police harassment and rape
The festive season is seen as boom time for sex work but also a period of heightened police brutality.
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