Farmworkers speak out against evictions
The Rural Legal Centre says it deals with cases of eviction of farmworkers and families who have stayed on the same farm for more than 20 years.
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Thousands of learners left behind by taxi strike
The Western Cape education department says that at the height of the strike, 852,259 learners stayed home from school in the province.
Taxi strike closes five hospitals
The taxi protest in the Western Cape has shuttered clinics at the same time as the number of people needing treatment for violent injury has spiked.
Ten points about ‘illegal’ mining
The public discourse on ‘illegal’ mining or zama-zamas has reached fever pitch with communities on Johannesburg’s west rand erupting in protest this week against the violence of zama-zama gangs. Here, David van Wyk explores ten points to get behind this ‘confusion’ or lack of critical thinking.
Saftu backs an e-hailing drivers’ union
The trade union federation is meeting with the minister of employment and labour regarding the recognition of e-hailing drivers. Photo by Simon Ramapuputla
Men picket in Khayelitsha against GBV after teen’s rape and murder
The local councillor says that there have been too many reported cases of rape in Taiwan informal settlement this year for men not to make a stand for the security of women in their community.
Community health workers belong in the public sector!
Unions claim that the labour department is doing the health department’s bidding by proposing to remove community health workers from the public health bargaining council.
Labour department appeals ruling to register Simunye Workers Forum’s as a trade union
The registrar of labour relations says the Simunye Workers Forum does not meet the Labour Relations Act requirements to register as a union.
Release of ‘Station Strangler’ reminds Cape Flats communities of the mid-90s serial killer
The department of corrections is conducting community dialogues ahead of the release this week of the alleged ‘Station Strangler’.
Cry of the Xcluded speaks out against poverty, unemployment and crime
The launch of the Cry of the Xcluded in the Western Cape saw activists from both sides of the railway line coming together to talk about issues affecting their communities.
Amadiba Crisis Committe on a roadshow to present an alternative route to the N2 Wild Coast Road
The Amadiba Crisis Committee are determined to fight against the coastal route of Sanral, citing the capture of the construction project by corporate interests and the environmental damage it will do.
Taxi drivers in South Africa want to register their trade union
On the 4th of July the National Public Transport Workers Association (Qina Mshayeli) notified the department of employment and labour of their intent to register the union.
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