Covid numbers at Eastern Cape universities spike
The surge in numbers of students testing positive is a cause for concern for universities in the Eastern Cape.
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Residents of newly occupied settlements demand basic services
Residents of newly occupied areas in Cape Town struggle to maintain a dignified life without water, electricity and sanitation services.
In a time of global crises, waste workers are our unsung heroes
If the global fight against Covid-19 made one thing clear, it is society’s complete dependency on essential workers, and the risks involved in these professions. […]
Education department mum on youth pay
School patrollers and covid-19 brigades say they have not been paid for the past three months.
Eight years after the Ali Enterprises factory fire in Pakistan, victims and their families are still fighting for justice
On 22 September 2020, almost exactly eight years after Pakistan’s worst industrial fire officially killed 264 garments workers and injured over 60 others in the commercial capital […]
Over 130 villages are without water in Ngqushwa
Villagers in Ngqushwa in the Eastern Cape say they have marched and sent petitions to authorities but little relief has been provided to their shortage of water.
Centane village without water for 6 years
Nombanjana’s taps have been dry since 2014 but the villagers received no emergency relief during the covid-19 lockdown. When leaders protested to the Amathola District Municipality, they were arrested.
Sewage runs through informal settlement in Cape Town
Dozens of shack dwellers say they have to contend with sewage and uncollected rubbish in Masondo informal settlement near Phase 9 in Wallacedene, Kraaifontein. Some […]
Bucket toilets not cleaned since April in East London informal settlement
The unhygienic situation is a sign of an uncaring government.
It’s a hard life for women in Silvertown
Silvertown’s water supply quadrupled thanks to covid-19 with the installation of three taps.
Staff and community members thank coronavirus for renovation of hospital
The Nessie Knight hospital which was meant to receive a R3-million upgrade in 2013 is being renovated seven years later due to covid-19.
How the little-known Energy Charter Treaty is holding environmental policy hostage
Is it possible to take urgently needed action on climate change while simultaneously protecting the fossil fuel industry, the very cause of climate imbalance? Today, […]
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