The Jordanian women fighting for labour rights
When Dina Saad attended a job fair in Jordan’s busy capital of Amman, she was surprised to find that the vast majority of job seekers […]
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Overcoming the real – and perceived – barriers to HIV testing
There was a time when HIV was untreatable, heavily stigmatised, and the benefits of testing weren’t as clear as they are now. But that was […]
Striking MyCiTi workers appear in court for public violence
The five workers who were arrested and charged for public violence appeared in Cape Town magistrate’s court on Thursday.
Why the demise of specialist reporters is a loss for any democracy
The newspaper industry in many countries is in the doldrums. Retrenchments have become the norm with experienced journalists who specialise in a particular reporting area […]
Fire destroys about 30 households in Khayelitsha
Another devastating fire has left 121 people in Khayelitsha homeless.
DMR and pension fund administrators come to Khayelitsha to trace unpaid beneficiaries
Ex-mineworkers in Cape Town are cautiously optimistic about getting monies owed to them by mining companies.
Access to clean and safe toilets still a challenge for women in informal settlements
A survey by Elitsha reveals that women in informal settlements in Khayelitsha use toilets that lack privacy, safety and are not clean.
From the boardroom to the factory floor, trade union women say “nothing about us without us”
Last week, Equal Times published the Count Us In! Women leading change special report. Featuring case studies and interviews with women trade unionists from Angola […]
Why, even with more access to toilets, women in a Kenyan slum avoid them
About 2.3 billion people around the world lack access to basic toilets. This leads to poor sanitation and about 280,000 people per year die as […]
MyCiti workers storm Civic Centre
MyCiti bus project workers have been on an unprotected strike since the 15th of October to demand insourcing and equal pay for equal work.
Arrest of ZCTU leaders highlights continued repression of trade unions in Zimbabwe
On 16 November 2018, seven members of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) – including ZCTU Secretary General Japhet Moyo and ZCTU President Peter […]
Domestic workers want better working and living conditions
The International Domestic Worker Federation concluded its congress in Cape Town on Monday, 19 November.
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