Why Kenya’s urban poor are exploited by informal water markets
Informal urban water markets – as opposed to piped water – have long supported many of Kenya’s urban areas. Those that use them are either unserved, or […]
Health
Care workers demand better working conditions
For the second time under the covid-19 pandemic and lockdown, community care workers in Khayelitsha protested for better conditions of work.
As well as missed opportunities, ‘Generation Corona’ is also grieving lost moments
For Rebecca McKeon, a 19-year-old living in Wexford, Ireland, graduating from secondary school was a quick and rather uneventful experience. In mid-June, her school organised […]
Zimbabwe teachers’ strike continues as government announces examination dates
There could be a showdown between the teachers’ unions and government when schools re-open in Zimbabwe next week.
Land occupiers homeless after sewage pipe burst
Land occupiers whose homes in Empolweni and Ethembeni were wrecked by the flood of sewage have appealed to the City of Cape Town for help but the City is refusing.
Day care centres demand support
Affected by the pandemic and the lockdown, early childhood development centres around the country are calling for government support.
Food prices in Nigeria have shot through the roof. But is the pandemic to blame?
COVID-19 has had a dire effect on global economies. Rising infection rates have led to social distancing directives, persistent lockdowns, the closing of businesses, travel restraints, salary cuts, […]
E Cape care worker protest ends with job offer
Eastern Cape careworkers feel hopeful after meeting with the Department of Health.
Community care workers still locked out of permanent jobs
The Eastern Cape Health Department assured care workers they would be signing permanent contracts on the 1st of June. In the midst of a pandemic against which they are frontline combatants, care workers in the Eastern Cape are still temporary workers.
Striking Zim nurses struck off July payroll
There seems not to be an end in sight for the ailing health system in Zimbabwe as the government takes a hardline against the strike.
Life stinks for East London township residents
Overflowing sewage pollutes numerous settlements around the Eastern Cape city and makes living there unbearable.
28-year-old mother of two without an ID
Tomase still has longer to wait for her ID document that will give her and her children access to a social grant or the covid-19 emergency relief grant as a cushion against their grinding poverty.
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