Impoverished workers barricade N2
Workers providing cleaning services to the City of Cape Town through an outsourced company have not been paid their February and March salaries.
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Food prices must be investigated and Fall!
Amandla.Mobi is calling for the Competition Commission to investigate the food price difference between farm gate and retail store.
Parents close school for two days demanding the principal be investigated
The parents at the Cape Town primary school allege that the principal is corrupt and runs the school like an extortion racket.
Nzimande puts NSFAS under administration
Student organisations have welcomed the move by Nzimande but warn that it does not immediately solve the problems at Nsfas.
The teachings of HIV, TB and Covid: Value community healthcare workers more
Community healthcare workers are indispensable to fighting health epidemics yet most are treated as volunteers deserving only of a stipend.
Fires and storms hit Western Cape informal settlements hard
As residents mop up the storm damage, they decried their living conditions that remain unchanged as promises made by government after previous destruction proved empty.
Pens Down party mayhem in East London
Despite the 21 deaths of youth two years ago in the Enyobeni Tavern, drunken pens down parties continue.
The abusive conditions of employment for women in SA’s garment industry
The LRS report which draws on testimonies from 117 workers in companies in three provinces finds that, bullying, verbal abuse, and physical forms of sexual harassment are common.
‘Make Cape Town’s housing waiting list public!’
Pensioners who have waited for more than 20 years for a house have lost hope of ever escaping living in backyard rooms and shacks.
Long walk to school for learners in rural Eastern Cape
Ntabenkonyana learners brave bad weather and risk their lives and their futures just getting to school.
Poop keeps Khayelitsha pre-schoolers out of school
A sewage spill has turned a preschool into a health hazard.
Residents slam ‘dismal’ Western Cape health budget
Community stakeholders at a health budget indaba demanded better and quality healthcare while the provincial health department blamed high population numbers for the inadequate budget.
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