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“Working Class Day of Action” call for better living and working conditions

2nd August 2020 Mzi Velapi Lilita Gcwabe Joseph Chirume Ramatamo Sehoai 0

Protests around the country to mark the start of a national campaign by different organisations to build and connect community struggles against covid-19 and government austerity took place on Saturday, 1 August.

Houses demolished, families evicted near East London Airport

28th July 2020 Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik 0

Despite the ongoing national state of disaster that prohibits evictions, the Department of Public Works says it demolished new and under construction structures that interfere with an airport runway.

Alexandra food gardening in hard times

21st July 2020 Ramatamo Sehoai 0

Covid-19 and the consequent lockdown has affected communal food gardens that contribute to food security for the poor in Alexandra.

Duncan Village residents not happy with relocation

16th July 2020 Mandla Mnyakama 0

Residents of Duncan Village informal settlement say they are not happy with being moved to temporary relocation units.

Re-blocking could cause conflict in Alex community

14th July 2020 Ramatamo Sehoai 0

Informal settlement residents and property owners in Alexandra township could be set on a collision course with each other as the national government intends to […]

Uncollected rubbish gives residents headaches

13th July 2020 Elitsha reporter 0

C Section Informal Settlement residents at Duncan Village in East London protest that uncollected mounds of stinking rubbish near their shack homes cause them an endless […]

Buffalo City claims that it loses millions to illegal connections

8th July 2020 Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik 0

Informal settlement residents continue to reconnect themselves to the electricity grid after the municipality disconnects their illegal supply.

“My dignity was stripped” – Bulelani Qolani

3rd July 2020 Mzi Velapi 0

A video showing Bulelani Qolani being dragged naked by the police went viral, attracting widespread condemnation. He says that he was treated in the most inhumane way possible.

Who has been hit hardest by South Africa’s lockdown? We found some answers

15th June 2020 the conversation 0

In trying to limit the spread of COVID-19, policymakers globally have the difficult task of balancing the positive health effects of lockdowns against their economic […]

See you in court: a rise in legal attacks against rights defenders aims to silence corporate critics

8th June 2020 Equal Times 0

Athit Kong has been fighting to stay out of prison for more than four years. The Cambodian union leader faces criminal charges of intentional violence, […]

How Kerala managed to flatten the coronavirus curve

29th May 2020 Equal Times 0

There are a number of countries that have earned plaudits internationally for saving hundreds of thousands of lives with their swift, effective and decisive responses […]

Fuelled by social media, in India Muslims are “a convenient scapegoat” for the coronavirus

11th May 2020 Equal Times 0

At the end of March this year, a new trending hashtag emerged on Twitter. #CoronaJihad, which blames Muslims for the spread of COVID-19 in India, […]

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