Taxi-owning cops behind violence in the transport industry – MPs
Parliament links taxi-owning police to e-hailing violence, and pledges to regulate industry and protect drivers.
Cape Town
Workers stripped naked at luxury hotel dismissed after speaking out
Two former housekeeping staff members of Mount Nelson Hotel want to be compensated for the indignity and trauma suffered.
SAPS hosts Interpol conference on organised crime
Interpol is in South Africa to find ways to fight transnational organised crime.
MPs defend talks with Operation Dudula amid healthcare access crisis
The Department of Health defends its stance on engaging with anti-immigrant group.
Report on George building collapse finds engineer ‘incompetent’ – police preparing charges
The five-story building under construction in George collapsed, leaving 34 workers dead and 28 critically injured.
Business, not bloodshed − Western Cape taxi summit urges regulation of industry
Western Cape taxi summit urges industry reform, regulation to end ongoing violence and corruption.
Khayelitsha residents slam Shoprite for ignoring local labour and business
Protesters were outside the Site C shopping centre on Wednesday and Friday this week.
Survivors of George building collapse demand justice as report blames engineer, developer and contractor
Many red flags were ignored before the collapse of the building in George.
SA’s insecurity cluster of overburdened detectives, ineffective courts and overcrowded prisons
A big gap between arrests and convictions plagues the criminal justice system
Shack dwellers in Khayelitsha endure another winter flood
Severe winter flooding has left families in Cape Town’s informal settlements cold, homeless, and desperate.
‘Another Enyobeni waiting to happen’ as schools close and taverns open
The Southern African Alcohol Policy Alliance warns that unlicensed taverns and lax liquor regulation is fuelling underage drinking.
Domestic workers demand end to abuse on International Domestic Workers’ Day
Domestic workers in South Africa are by law meant to have the same rights and protections as other workers.
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