University workers demand insourcing and better working conditions
Led by Giwusa, workers at university residences in major cities in South Africa have gone strike
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Cosmo City residents decry stench from faulty drains
Residents of Cosmo City say they have contended with overflowing sewage for the last 4 years.
Financial strain leads university students to take risks
The costs of getting a university education comes at higher cost for female students from poor backgrounds, no less if they are on NSFAS bursaries.
Reflections on the ‘Phoenix massacre’
Roadblocks set up by vigilantes during the violence in Phoenix were always going to lead to confrontation with residents of nearby townships as they rely on public services accessible only in the town.
Zimbabwe Migrants Support Network making strides
The organisation of Zimbabwean migrants defends and fights for all migrants.
In Africa, young people are the voice of environmental protection
It’s a July morning and 29-year-old Murhula Zigabe is visiting what he calls “the base”, a production unit for making the fuel briquettes that he […]
Heaps of rubbish causing a stink in Durban’s informal settlements
Residents of informal settlements in Durban complain of a lack of refuse collection while the city points fingers at them for illegal dumping.
Teachers in KZN turn to Zikalala for help
Sadtu says there is a shortage of more than 2,000 teachers in KwaZulu-Natal.
Over 100 villages in Raymond Mhlaba without water
Villagers in Amathole District Municipality continue without water for months on end despite the Covid-19 pandemic.
Phoenix victims want justice
Victims of Phoenix vigilantes want justice.
TAC protest outside Premier Makhura’s office continues
The TAC says they want to be part of the solution to save public healthcare in Gauteng from collapse.
Historic Lovedale Press facing closure
The 198-year-old printing press published isiXhosa texts, much of which at its inception was Christian, but African literature from around the continent was later part of its output.
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