Cosatu Western Cape elects new leadership
The Western Cape COSATU Western Cape elective conference will be remembered for the farewell of Tony Ehrenreich. Malvern de Bruyn was elected as the new provincial secretary.
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Report on healthcare institutions in KZN paints a bleak picture
A report by the Public Services Commission has highlighted poor infrastructure and staff attitudes as some of the reasons for compromised health services in KZN.
In California, more and more companies want to recruit autistic employees In California, more and more companies want to recruit autistic employees
Staring at his screen, Dakota Jordan adds the last touches to the cartoon he has been working on assiduously for weeks. “When I am creating, […]
Foreign nationals march for the re-opening of Cape Town Refugee Centre
To mark World Refugee Day, foreign nationals marched to Parliament to call for for the re-opening of the Cape Town Refugee Reception Centre which has remained closed despite a court ruling that it must be reopened.
Unemployed youth weigh in on youth unemployment
Described as a ticking time bomb by analysts, youth unemployment is one of the biggest problems facing the country. We went to find the faces behind the statistics.
“The Gulf is no longer a dream land for Asian migrants” “The Gulf is no longer a dream land for Asian migrants”
In 2015, Mohammed Arshad, 28, migrated to Saudi Arabia from Chittagong in Bangladesh with high hopes. He had plans to build a decent house, take […]
SAFTU wants to reverse the signed public sector agreement
SAFTU has condemned the 3-year wage agreement that has been signed by Cosatu affliates in the public sector.
Illegal logging and poverty fuel local tensions in southern Senegal
In the early hours of 6 April 2018 Mustapha Gueye awoke to the buzz of a chainsaw outside his home in Sam Yero Gueye, a […]
Work, fight, protect: around the world in workers’ rights in 2018
Every year for the last five years the Global Rights Index has catalogued violations of freedom of expression, freedom of association and the right to […]
Schools the target of armed robbers in the Western Cape
School security remains one of the biggest problems in the Western Cape. Four primary schools were robbed at gunpoint during the month of May. The Western Cape Education Department has put up R10,000 reward for information leading to the arrests ,of culprits. School principals and Equal Education believe the reward does not address the problem of school safety.
Evicted families forced to endure cold and wet weather
A property investments has failed to find alternative accomodation for evicted Steenvilla residents exposing them to cold and wet weather over the weekend in Cape Town.
Zimbabwe teachers’ unions divided over government offer
Even though they are divided over a 17,5% salary increase, trade unions representing teachers in Zimbabwe argue that class sizes, institutional accommodation for teachers as well as professionalization of teaching are still challenges facing education in Zimbabwe.
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