Cops let my rapist walk free, says Eastern Cape granny
It has become common for elderly women who stay by themselves in rural villages to leave for the cities for fear of being raped.
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Workers angered by ruling in favour of a sexual harassment accused
The magistrate made her ruling without allowing for cross examination of the accused..
Surviving lockdown as migrants living in SA
On Africa Day, migrants from the other parts of the continent based in South Africa talk about the hardships they continue to endure under Covid-19 and the lockdown.
Justice delayed again for assaulted farmworker
Violence on South African farms is endemic and farmworkers all too commonly are the victims.
Public inquiry into the RDM explosion
Peace activist and country coordinator for World Beyond War, Terry Crawford- Browne, kept a diary of the inquiry into the explosion that happened in September 2018 at the Rheinmetall Denel Munition. These are his notes.
Families of slain Rheinmetall workers say the company is responsible
The explosion at the munitions plant in Macassar in the Western Cape took place in September 2018, taking the lives of eight workers and injuring one other.
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.
Cape Town firefighters suspended for demanding fair jobs
Cape Town firefighters say that they are expected to put out fires while facing disciplinary action, and that they are exhausted and stressed.
Temporary staff at schools hope for contract extension
Education assistants and school principals hope that the contract for education assistants gets extended as they are playing an important role in learning and teaching under Covid-19.
EPWP workers in East London demand better working conditions
The EPWP workers have vowed to fight until their demands are met.
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.
Khayelitsha streets still littered with debris a week after protest
Two Khayelitsha based organisations accuse the City of Cape Town of discrimination in the way it provides services.
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