Civil society against the austerity budget
The finance minister held on to increasing VAT rather than taxing the rich.
Cape Town
Anti-Apartheid Movement targets Israel
The South African chapter of the Anti-Apartheid Movement will meet to renew calls for action against Israel.
Sassa card replacement process proves costly for grant beneficiaries
A new Sassa card means more long queues and frustration for grant beneficiaries.
GNU differences postpone budget speech while People’s Budget petition falls on deaf ears
Finance minister Godongwane would neither make his budget speech nor hear the People’s Budget petition against austerity.
Cosatu, Saftu and SACP unite against budget cuts
Over 20 organisations have endorsed the people’s budget that calls for an end to austerity measures.
Stun grenades, arrests but no beds for homeless students at CPUT
Hundreds of CPUT students are still without accommodation while the university says its residences are full.
Protesters accuse government of mass murder in Stilfontein
Activists say that the Stilfontein artisanal miners were killed by the police after years of government failure.
Shack fire leaves hundreds homeless in Khayelitsha
Strong winds, density of the shacks and the slow response of emergency services make the fires more damaging.
Bishop Lavis parents protest declining education standards
The quality of education in schools is taking a hammering from cuts to the education budget.
Khayelitsha school achieves 99.3% pass rate
Joe Slovo achieved its best improvements in the maths and science pass rates.
Cosatu and PSC call for boycott of US companies
Protests outside the US consulates in Cape Town and Johannesburg, and the embassy in Pretoria, on the International Day of Solidarity with Palestine.
Sea Harvest strike continues to second day
Last year the company made profit of R282-million.
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