Community healthcare workers march for a minimum wage of R12,500
As the outcry by thousands of care workers whose bodies continue to be on the frontline against covid-19 gets louder around the country, their conditions of work remain unchanged.
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Dismissed workers not happy with CCMA outcome
The workers claim that the CCMA commissioner refused to accept their evidence.
Police fire teargas and rubber bullets at anti-racism protest – photos
The illusion of South Africa’s rainbow nation has become even more unreal at many ex-model C schools.
Principal fears for his life after accused of misusing funds
The school principal abandoned his post after he was accused by parents and community members of misusing school funds.
War against women rages on: Housing activist raped and murdered
The memorial service for Wongeka Vimbayo was held in Khayelitsha on Tuesday.
Bloody end as members cut ties with union
The union called in thugs to assault members who had come to its offices to terminate their membership.
Community care workers on strike for permanent jobs
Community healthcare workers are on the frontline in the battle against the covid-19 pandemic, yet in the Eastern Cape are still ‘volunteers’.
Study sheds light on how South Africa can best tackle prejudice against migrants
Xenophobia is a serious problem in South Africa. Cross-border migrants, refugees and asylum seekers in the country face harassment and discrimination. Hundreds of incidents of anti-immigrant hate crime […]
Covid numbers at Eastern Cape universities spike
The surge in numbers of students testing positive is a cause for concern for universities in the Eastern Cape.
Retail employees humiliated by boss’s daughter demand compensation
Women employed by a prominent flower retail business in Port Elizabeth who were humiliated in September by the boss’s daughter want the company to compensate […]
Residents of newly occupied settlements demand basic services
Residents of newly occupied areas in Cape Town struggle to maintain a dignified life without water, electricity and sanitation services.
Education department mum on youth pay
School patrollers and covid-19 brigades say they have not been paid for the past three months.
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