Farming communities in E Cape struggle to adhere to Covid regulations
As Covid-19 rages on with residents not adhering to preventive measures, unemployment and poverty continue to plague small farming towns around the country.
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Informal settlement residents in Mdantsane complain of rat infestation
Residents see no way else to get rid of their rubbish than to dump it because no truck will be coming to collect it.
Jealous lover turned murderer gets 20 years – possible parole in 10
The gruesome murder of Busisiwe Ngwadla and the light sentence given to her killer has put the spotlight on the effectiveness of police in dealing with femicide and gender-based violence.
Striking Nestlé workers adamant to continue with action
The global foods corporation is accused by the union of racism and unfair labour practices across all its operations in the country.
Unemployed people march against youth preference in the jobs market
Preferences for youth employment are barriers for job seekers older than 35.
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.
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.
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