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Court interpreters in W Cape on strike

8th May 2025 Mzi Velapi 0

The strike by court interpreters over non-payment has entered its fourth day on Thursday.

Western Cape healthcare workers want what they have in Gauteng – permanent employment

1st May 2025 Mzi Velapi 0

Currently they earn a minimum wage under R5,000 while playing a key role in the provision of primary healthcare.

Protesters accuse government of mass murder in Stilfontein

5th February 2025 Mzi Velapi 0

Activists say that the Stilfontein artisanal miners were killed by the police after years of government failure.

Sex workers complain of police harassment and rape

12th November 2024 Mzi Velapi 0

The festive season is seen as boom time for sex work but also a period of heightened police brutality.

Fury after taxi operator dies in police custody

6th November 2024 Chris Gilili 0

Codeta is calling for the national Minister of Police to intervene.

E-hailing drivers go on strike in Cape Town

18th September 2024 Chris Gilili 0

Vulnerable to arbitrary decisions by the e-hailing apps and criminals posing as passengers, the drivers called for government protection.

Farmworkers march to demand a ban on harmful pesticides

28th August 2024 Vincent Lali 0

The protestors want Germany to stop exporting 67 hazardous pesticides that are banned in Europe, to South Africa

60 Intercape drivers demand their jobs back

23rd August 2024 Chris Gilili 0

The bus company is accused of stamping out any attempt by its employees to join a union, and using authoritarian tactics.

For domestic workers, women’s month marks their ongoing struggle

15th August 2024 Lilita Gcwabe 0

Domestic workers are still fighting from the margins of unregulated labour where slave-like servitude persists and goes unreported.

EPWP workers disrupt Durban waste collection to demand their jobs

25th July 2024 Nokulunga Majola 0

EPWP workers in eThekwini have been protesting for a week now, demanding permanent employment.

EPWP workers march in Durban against imminent job losses

19th July 2024 Nokulunga Majola 0

EPWP workers march to save about 9,000 jobs that are set to be lost in eThekwini Municipality.

EPWP workers to lose their jobs in eThekwini

11th July 2024 Nokulunga Majola 0

The trade unions in local government in eThekwini are shocked at the cancellation of contracts of about 9,000 EPWP workers.

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