EC Careworkers demand permanent employment
Community careworkers in the Eastern Cape marched to the provincial Department of Health demanding direct and permanent employment.
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Duncan Village residents not happy with relocation
Residents of Duncan Village informal settlement say they are not happy with being moved to temporary relocation units.
Marginalised workers demand better working conditions under Covid-19
A group of workers demonstrated outside the Department of Labour offices against their deteriorating work conditions under covid-19.
Zimbabwean food industry inspected for Covid compliance
A joint inspection survey by trade unions and the government reveals that most food producers in Zimbabwe are complying with covid-19 regulations but testing remains a challenge.
Re-blocking could cause conflict in Alex community
Informal settlement residents and property owners in Alexandra township could be set on a collision course with each other as the national government intends to […]
Dismissed workers thrown deeper into poverty
The workers say that they now live in poverty after they asked for what is due to them and for better working conditions.
Uncollected rubbish gives residents headaches
C Section Informal Settlement residents at Duncan Village in East London protest that uncollected mounds of stinking rubbish near their shack homes cause them an endless […]
Covid-19’s impact on service delivery
As Gauteng becomes the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic in South Africa, the residents of Alexandra say that service delivery has already been affected.
Zim nurses strike: Situation tense at biggest referral hospital
Nurses in Zimbabwe were met with police batons and arrests as they demanded better working conditions, improved salaries and provision of PPE.
Buffalo City claims that it loses millions to illegal connections
Informal settlement residents continue to reconnect themselves to the electricity grid after the municipality disconnects their illegal supply.
Bakery workers fired for demanding better working conditions
The dismissed bakery workers took their employer to the CCMA for unfair dismissal.
“My dignity was stripped” – Bulelani Qolani
A video showing Bulelani Qolani being dragged naked by the police went viral, attracting widespread condemnation. He says that he was treated in the most inhumane way possible.
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