Informal traders decry lockdown, looting and lack of support from the City of Joburg
Workers in the Informal economy of Johannesburg say that the City has made things hard for them during lockdown.
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Alex radio station trashed and looted
Small businesses have been decimated and food and energy security is in peril as civil unrest and looting continues in KZN and Gauteng.
Victims of unscrupulous lawyer hope to find justice
There is a growing list of complaints against an advocate, Viquelin-Kim Johnson.
Unemployed people march against youth preference in the jobs market
Preferences for youth employment are barriers for job seekers older than 35.
Joburg wastepickers against “recycling levy”
The formalisation of recycling in Joburg city looks to sideline the people who have been doing the work informally all along.
A year of lockdown in pictures
On day 378 of the national lockdown, Elitsha looks back at the past twelve months and the pictures we took.
2020 review
To round off the year, here are just a few snippets of stories Elitsha overed this year.
Bloody end as members cut ties with union
The union called in thugs to assault members who had come to its offices to terminate their membership.
Study sheds light on how South Africa can best tackle prejudice against migrants
Xenophobia is a serious problem in South Africa. Cross-border migrants, refugees and asylum seekers in the country face harassment and discrimination. Hundreds of incidents of anti-immigrant hate crime […]
Education department mum on youth pay
School patrollers and covid-19 brigades say they have not been paid for the past three months.
Casual workers bearing the brunt of Covid-19 and lockdown
The pandemic has targeted the vulnerable in society, and the economic fallout is hurting the ‘precariat’ the most.
Federations unite against corruption, poverty and austerity
On World Day For Decent Work, trade union federations in South Africa declared a national strike against the winds of austerity blowing out the national treasury.
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