Casual workers bearing the brunt of Covid-19 and lockdown
The pandemic has targeted the vulnerable in society, and the economic fallout is hurting the ‘precariat’ the most.
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Federations unite against corruption, poverty and austerity
On World Day For Decent Work, trade union federations in South Africa declared a national strike against the winds of austerity blowing out the national treasury.
Numsa pickets against human rights abuses in Zimbabwe
International solidarity in a time of pandemic crises, courtesy of Numsa, sadly did not garner the media attention bestowed on the xenophobic Only One South Africa march in Pretoria.
Sewage runs through informal settlement in Cape Town
Dozens of shack dwellers say they have to contend with sewage and uncollected rubbish in Masondo informal settlement near Phase 9 in Wallacedene, Kraaifontein. Some […]
Bucket toilets not cleaned since April in East London informal settlement
The unhygienic situation is a sign of an uncaring government.
Eight years with no basic services in Silvertown: A photo essay
The inadequate and lack of services at Silvertown informal settlement near Malmesbury affects women the most.
It’s a hard life for women in Silvertown
Silvertown’s water supply quadrupled thanks to covid-19 with the installation of three taps.
E Cape mud schools falling apart
Parents and SGBs of mud schools in Port St Johns say they have tried in vain to get government to build proper classrooms.
Staff and community members thank coronavirus for renovation of hospital
The Nessie Knight hospital which was meant to receive a R3-million upgrade in 2013 is being renovated seven years later due to covid-19.
E Cape government says all is well amid Nehawu’s national action
Despite national protests called by the National Education Heath and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu) to highlight the ailing public healthcare system, the Eastern Cape government […]
Care workers demand better working conditions
For the second time under the covid-19 pandemic and lockdown, community care workers in Khayelitsha protested for better conditions of work.
African nationals remain outsiders in SA
South Africa is said to have overcome the peak in covid-19 cases, while many African nationals will take much longer to recover from the lockdown.
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