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Is it a forum or a union? Simunye Workers Forum waits for labour court decision

14th June 2023 Ramatamo Sehoai 0

The forum argues that it does not want to follow the traditional model of current union structures while the registrar insists that it must for it to be a registered union.

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 […]

“We won’t move” – Khayelitsha land occupiers defy eviction order

7th June 2023 Asive Mabula 0

The residents of an informal settlement in Khayelitsha are refusing to vacate the land for the building of a private hospital.

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 […]

Can climate-smart agriculture help build resilience against food, health and climate shocks in Malawi?

1st June 2023 Equal Times 0

For the last two years, Jakina Lameki, who lives in the town of Bangula in Malawi’s southernmost district of Nsanje, has experienced the catastrophic impact […]

Residents unimpressed by Cape Town’s preparations for floods

30th May 2023 Lihle Krwala 0

The city has identified 46 flood-prone informal settlements across the metro and assembled a winter task team made up of 25 city departments and external partners under the leading role of the Disaster Risk Management Centre.

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 […]

Thousands of seasonal workers to get unemployment relief

23rd May 2023 Mzi Velapi 0

Seasonal workers would battle during off-season to get their unemployment relief. An outreach programme by the labour department’s UIF unit has changed that.

South African education among world’s worst

19th May 2023 Mzi Velapi Asive Mabula 0

Education minister belabours the impact of Covid-19 on learning and teaching amid dismal literacy scores.

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.

Housing imbizo just another talkshop say residents of informal settlements

13th May 2023 Asive Mabula 0

The general sense in the room was that the imbizo was little else than a talkshop and residents of informal settlement told the housing minister that they are tired of empty promises.

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