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Calls for unity and mobilisation to take the spirit of Marikana forward

16th August 2022 Ramatamo Sehoai 0

A gathering was held in Johannesburg on Monday to mark the ten years since the Marikana massacre and the 100 years since the 1922 Rand Revolt.

Informal traders resist forced removal by the City of Johannesburg

4th August 2022 Mzi Velapi Ramatamo Sehoai 0

The informal traders in the city centre of Johannesburg lament bad treatment by the City of Johannesburg.

Mining affected communities discuss UN treaty

29th July 2022 Ramatamo Sehoai 0

Mining affected communities met to contribute to the third draft of a legally binding treaty against human rights violations by businesses, which will be presented later this year at the Human Rights Council in Geneva.

Killings shock Alexandra township

19th July 2022 Ramatamo Sehoai 0

Police Minister Bheki Cele promised the Alexandra community action against criminals and “undocumented foreign nationals”.

Clover deducts bonus payment as unions promise to intensify the strike

18th January 2022 Mzi Velapi 0

The dairy foods company is undergoing restructuring by it’s new owners, the Israeli-led consortium Milco, which has culled 2,000 jobs with 1,500 more under threat.

2021 – The wrap

15th December 2021 Mzi Velapi 0

These are some of the stories we brought you in 2021. Expect more to follow in 2022.

“We will disrupt the streets until Jesus comes! Eskom should come and engage us”

8th December 2021 Chris Gilili 0

Diepkloof residents have vowed to continue their blockade of highways until Eskom engages them.

Residents decry potholed roads in Cosmo City

3rd December 2021 Chris Gilili 0

Roads in Cosmo City make travel by car treacherous and residents say nothing has ever been done to repair them.

Gauteng premier urged to intervene in cancer patients crisis

24th November 2021 Chris Gilili 0

As the country battles the Covid-19 pandemic, cancer patients and activists say that over 2,000 patients in Gauteng are still waiting for cancer treatment.

Covid grant does even less as food prices soar

23rd November 2021 Ramatamo Sehoai 0

Food prices are rising as SDR grant recipients struggle to buy basic necessities.

Joburg waste pickers decry abuse while making ends meet

15th November 2021 Chris Gilili 0

Wastepickers get no help nor recognition from the City of Johannesburg which seems to try to take their livelihoods away from them.

3 shelters for Joburg’s 15,000 homeless

10th November 2021 Chris Gilili 0

Homeless people complain that they cannot afford the R8 entry fee charged at the Kotze Street shelter which belongs to the City of Johannesburg.

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