Cosatu marches for decent work and against inequality
The marches in Cape Town and Johannesburg highlighted growing poverty and inequality in the country while the government cuts back on social services.
Cape Town
Austerity cuts Western Cape teachers’ jobs
The Western Cape Education Department is planning on cutting over 2,400 teaching posts.
South Africans push for the adoption of ‘Apartheid Bill’ to isolate Israel
Cape Town and Johannesburg joined rallies held globally to mark a year of Israel’s war on Gaza.
Hundreds march in Khayelitsha over crime and bad policing
Mass shootings, extortion rackets, gang warfare and the murder of children make Khayelitsha one of the most dangerous townships in the world to live.
Illegal dumping overwhelms Delft residents
The residents of Delft contend with piles of unsanitary and hazardous rubbish while the City of Cape Town has no plan to clean it up.
Khayelitsha gets a men’s health clinic
Some of the services offered at the new clinic include HIV infection prevention (PrEP), screening for sexually transmitted diseases and TB, and health education.
Khayelitsha Book Festival breathes new life into work of forgotten Xhosa poet
Nontsizi Mgqwetho was one of the strongest literary voices produced by South Africa in the 20th century.
Law enforcement officers fight dismissal
The municipal workers union claims that the City of Cape Town is dismissing law enforcement officers without following a fair process.
E-hailing drivers go on strike in Cape Town
Vulnerable to arbitrary decisions by the e-hailing apps and criminals posing as passengers, the drivers called for government protection.
RDP homeowners without electricity for a year
Eskom has promised to install electricity but is scant on details.
Hundreds protest over planned teacher cuts in the Western Cape
Classes in poor schools are expected to grow even bigger as the education department plans to cut teacher posts.
Police plan to catch up with extortion gangs
Extortionists are now targeting schools, pensioners and road accident fund beneficiaries, according to the police minister.
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