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Grabouw farmworkers’ strike continues

25th May 2019 Mzi Velapi 0

SAFTU and United Front have called for a consumer boycott of goods sourced from Oak Valley Estate.

Why South Africa should seriously consider taxing its wealthy citizens

23rd May 2019 Ingrid Woolard 0

This is an edited extract from a chapter in the recently published The state of the nation: poverty & inequality: diagnosis, prognosis and responses. It’s well-established […]

SAFTU reports Grabouw farm to Human Rights Commission

21st May 2019 Mzi Velapi 0

The SA Human Rights Commission will be conducting an inspection of Oak Valley Estate after SAFTU filed a complaint against the farm.

Delft backyard dwellers demand housing

16th May 2019 Mzi Velapi 0

Eindhoven backyarders say that they will not allow the housing project to continue if they are not going to benefit.

Protestors clash with police in Grabouw

14th May 2019 Mzi Velapi 0

A community protest to support the Oak Valley strikers has been met by police violence and threats from ‘Coloured’ workers.

Grabouw farmworkers strike to continue into next week

11th May 2019 Mzi Velapi 0

Farmworkers in Grabouw led by CSAAWU have been on strike since Monday, 6 May.

Youth in Khayelitsha vote for free education and job creation

9th May 2019 Mzi Velapi 0

Virgin voters in Khayelitsha hope their votes will change their circumstances.

Farmworkers in Grabouw strike for R250 daily wage

7th May 2019 Mzi Velapi 0

Workers at Oak Valley Farm have been on strike since Monday. With support from the nearby Grabouw community, they aim to lead a shutdown of the town.

Funding of community media a concern on World Press Freedom Day

3rd May 2019 Mzi Velapi 0

Speakers at the World Press Freedom Day seminar agreed that journalism is under threat from both political and economic influences.

Farmworkers tell of slave-master relationship with farmers after 25 years of democracy

1st May 2019 Mzi Velapi 0

Farmworkers and their organisations organised a speak-out to highlight the new wave of evictions that is said to be linked to calls for expropriation of land without compensation.

Protestors and City of Cape Town Mayor agree on way forward on high water bills

16th April 2019 Mzi Velapi 0

Protesting Khayelitsha residents had to wait hours to be addressed by the City of Cape Town mayor after responses they got from his delegation proved unsatisfactory.

Rail activists demand answers from the President

10th April 2019 Mzi Velapi 0

After getting stuck on a train to Pretoria, President Ramaphosa got cornered by commuters protesting passenger rail services in Cape Town.

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