Animal clinic battles against canine viral epidemic
A Khayelitsha animal clinic is facing funding difficulty whilst fighting one of the worst canine viral epidemics in more than two decades.
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Bolsonaro’s victory is likely to see Brazil scale down Africa interests
His first son is a senator for the state of Rio do Janeiro. His second son a municipal councillor in the city of Rio, and […]
MyCiti strikers meet with the City and political parties
The striking MyCiti workers today had their first meeting with the City of Cape Town and the Vehicle Operating Companies.
Brazil’s public universities are in crisis
It’s the night of 2 September 2018 and Brazil’s National Museum is burning. Jean-François Evran, professor of anthropology at the Federal University of Rio de […]
Still a long way to finding culprits of train arson
Government officials used a transport imbizo held in Khayelitsha at the weekend to shift responsibility for catching the culprits of train arson to communities.
MyCiti workers vow to continue with strike
The striking by MyCiti project workers have been on strike for two weeks and there has been no negotiation with the outsourced companies or the City of Cape Town yet.
Poor services a constant worry for Blowey residents
As the community of Blowey informal settlement are battling to put their lives together again, the issue of poor services in the area is like a monkey on their backs.
Weekend fire victims tell of material loss
As the temperatures reached highs well over 30°C over the last two weeks, the sound of hammer blows against zinc was the order of the day in Blowey informal settlement in Cape Town as some of the victims of the weekend fire rebuilt their houses.
Why journalists in South Africa should do some self-reflection
It is fitting that the apology by the editor of Sunday Times, South Africa’s biggest newspaper, for its serious lapses in editorial independence and judgement […]
Colombia is the deadliest country for human rights defenders, with one activist killed every three days since the 2016 peace agreement
The assassination of human rights defenders is a plague that has been spreading in recent years. Latin America is the worst affected: 85 per cent […]
MyCiti workers to “intensify the strike”
The City of Cape Town says it will seek a court interdict against the “violent, EFF-led” striking workers.
MyCiti workers go on a wildcat strike
The wildcat strike by workers under the MyCiti project in Cape Town is not resolved and will continue into a third day.
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