E-hailing drivers go on strike in Cape Town
Vulnerable to arbitrary decisions by the e-hailing apps and criminals posing as passengers, the drivers called for government protection.
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Residents of Shaka’s Head march against evictions
Over 2,000 people will be affected by the eviction of Shaka’s Head
informal settlement.
RDP homeowners without electricity for a year
Eskom has promised to install electricity but is scant on details.
Hundreds protest over planned teacher cuts in the Western Cape
Classes in poor schools are expected to grow even bigger as the education department plans to cut teacher posts.
Labour Court rules in favour of Mister Sweet strikers
Labour Court judge rejected Mister Sweet application to interdict striking workers and dismissed it without costs.
Bitter, not sweet! Strikers call for Mister Sweet boycott
Organisations in solidarity with striking Mister Sweet workers have called for a consumer boycott while the company seeks an interdict.
Despite provisional re-registration, Damelin shuts East London campus
In March, the higher education department de-registered Educor for failing to prove their financial viability. The new minister of higher education in August backtracked the decision, but Damelin East London is closing anyway.
Police plan to catch up with extortion gangs
Extortionists are now targeting schools, pensioners and road accident fund beneficiaries, according to the police minister.
PHOTOS | Riverlands flood damage
The local municipality supports the motion of a class action law suit against the owners of the failed dams, the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development.
Riverlands families still picking up the pieces a month after dam burst
An investigation by the Department of Water recommends that the dam owner be held accountable for the disaster.
Farmworkers march to demand a ban on harmful pesticides
The protestors want Germany to stop exporting 67 hazardous pesticides that are banned in Europe, to South Africa
Government denounced for sub-contracting fight against GBV to NGOs
The march marked the fifth year since Uyinene Mrwetyana’s brutal murder by Luyanda Botha.
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