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Month: October 2018

Congolese trade unionist Joséphine Shimbi Umba: “We say ’protect the workers’, but which workers are we talking about if only 2.5 per cent have formal jobs?”

10th October 2018 Equal Times 0

Joséphine Shimbi Umba is vice president of gender, the informal economy and finance at the Trade Union Confederation of Congo (La Confédération Syndicale du Congo, […]

Survey shows a majority of South Africans support land reform

9th October 2018 Benjamin Roberts Narnia Bohler-Muller 0

Unequal access to land in South Africa continues to prevent citizens from enjoying human dignity, rights and security. The ongoing debates and recent public hearings […]

As Kerala succumbs to the sea, the Indian government ramps up coastal construction

8th October 2018 Equal Times 0

Between June and August this year, the southern Indian state of Kerala experienced the heaviest rainfall it had seen in over a century. More than […]

Train commuters demand extension of monthly tickets

5th October 2018 Mzi Velapi 0

Prasa has committed to dealing with poor rail services after being pressured by a coalition of civil society organisations under the #UniteBehind hashtag.

Care-workers march for better salaries

4th October 2018 Mzi Velapi 0

About 100 community health workers marched through the streets of Cape Town to the Western Cape Department of Health to demand better working conditions.

Women and children bear the brunt of Cameroon’s conflict

3rd October 2018 Equal Times 0

On 7 September 2018, hundreds of women rallied in a stadium in the city of Bamenda, in the north-west region of Cameroon to protest multiple […]

Lifting the lid on the black box of informal trade in Africa

2nd October 2018 Joachim Jarreau Cristina Mitaritonna Sami Benssasi 0

The share of internal trade in Africa remains low, as reflected by official statistics. This is despite numerous regional trade agreements that have led to […]

Women make a difference in Brazilian politics and activism

1st October 2018 Equal Times 0

The 7 October vote is very unlikely to end the suspense and we will have to wait until the second round later in the month, […]

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