Unions weighing new offer to end bus strike
Trade unions in the bus industry are consulting with their members on a new wage offer from the employers.
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The City and the province won’t expropriate land for housing
The City of Cape Town and the Western Cape provincial government has stated that it will not buy land from Ross Demolition to build houses for Siqalo residents as the land is “not fit for human habitation”.
One death as police disperse Mitchell’s Plain gathering
The conflict between the Siqalo and Mitchell’s Plain communities flared up late on Thursday, despite the suspension by Siqalo of their protest action. Police fired on a gathering of Mitchell’s Plain residents, killing one and wounding two.
Siqalo and broader Mitchell’s Plain communities clash
The situation was calm at Siqalo informal settlement on Thursday morning following a protest for land, housing and provision of better services by the City of Cape Town. The protest, which saw the barricading of Jakes Gerwel Drive with burning tyres and communal waste containers, resulted in a counter-protest from residents of Colorado Park. The protest has been suspended following a meeting between community groups in Mitchell’s Plain.
COSATU defends proposed minimum wage and labour law amendments
In what was a show of force to the rival federation SAFTU and to opposition parties ahead of the 2019 general elections, COSATU and tripartite alliance leaders used the platform of Workers’ Day to defend the proposed labour law amendments and national minimum wage.
The best anthem for Workers’ Day? ‘Stimela’ – a tale about apartheid’s migrant labour system
What is the ultimate song to celebrate Workers’ Day? Many will suggest “The Internationale” which had its roots as a poem written in the aftermath […]
Swedish researchers examined whether a six-hour workday is the way forward; here’s what they found
In February 2015, Gothenburg’s City Council voted to run an 18-month experiment at its Svartedalen elderly care home. The staff would transition from a standard […]
EFF and community members march for better services at Khayelitsha hospital
Community and EFF members threaten to shutdown Khayelitsha District Hospital if the service it provides does not improve.
Unions and communities march against water tariff increases in Cape Town
Unions and communities marched against the steep tariff increases that the City of Cape Town is proposing.
Bus strike may continue into the long weekend
The bus strike may continue into the long weekend. While a 9% salary increase has been agreed, other demands remain unresolved between unions representing bus drivers and employers.
SAFTU strikes for better working conditions
In a show of power, about 6,000 workers and community members in Cape Town marched against the proposed minimum wage and labour law amendments.
Cape Town Refugee Centre remains closed
Organisations that work with refugees and asylum seekers in Cape Town are concerned that the Refugee Centre remains closed despite a court ruling that it be opened.
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