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Month: October 2019

Cancelled pensions [2/3]: Tshidiso Matebese and Puleng Matebese

31st October 2019 Open Secrets 0

These are some of the testimonies from Look Beyond the Bottom Line, published
by Open Secrets. It profiles some of the informants of their research into the South African pension fund industry, unpaid benefits, and the unlawful cancellation of hundreds
of pension funds.

Cancelled pensions [1/3]: The case of Maria Mashiane

30th October 2019 Open Secrets 0

Meet some of the informants of a report by Open Secrets, The Bottom Line, that investigates the cancellation of pension and provident funds by fund administrators and the financial sector authority.

How to get fishers more involved in decisions that affect them

29th October 2019 Louise C Gammage 0

South Africa’s approach to managing its fishing industry is supposed to include all interested parties. Fishers and government should work together to make decisions. But this has […]

Can migrants, robots and retirees help to combat the demographic crisis in an ageing Japan?

28th October 2019 Equal Times 0

Turning 100 is no longer a novelty in Japan. Itsuko Inoue recently celebrated her 100th birthday, joining the ranks of Japan’s 71,000 centenarians. A native […]

Residents protest against revised indigent grant

26th October 2019 Tandeka Bafo 0

Support given to poor households is being taken away by the municipality’s insistence on the recovery of costs for services.

Split opinions on Grade 9 General Education Certificate

24th October 2019 Sinethemba Cawe 0

SADTU says it is still doing its own research on the proposed GET certificate.

Report reveals over R42-billion in unpaid benefits

23rd October 2019 Mzi Velapi 0

The massive theft of pensions should be called a crime, but because it has been perpetrated by corporate South Africa, it is put down to regulatory failure.

Too hungry to go to class: South Africa’s university students need better support

22nd October 2019 Stella Sabi 0

The South African university student population has changed over the past 20 years to reflect wider society more closely than before. It’s no surprise therefore […]

Are indigenous textile makers fashion’s latest victims?

21st October 2019 Equal Times 0

The Oma people, a small indigenous community in Laos, are the antithesis of the speed of today’s fashion industry. The streets of their small villages […]

Delegates say 4IR should not be used for profits

18th October 2019 Mzi Velapi 0

On the last day of the farmworkers conference at the UWC, the farmworkers warned against the use of technology for super-profits.

Farmworkers want government to take tough measures against farmers

17th October 2019 Mzi Velapi 0

Farmworkers’ organisations and labour unions at a farmworkers conference at UWC were not happy with the lack of a clear plan from Thulas Nxesi on how to deal with recalcitrant farmers.

Farmworkers tell of poor working and living conditions

17th October 2019 Mzi Velapi 0

The fact that farmworkers work the land under working and living conditions that have not changed since the Western Cape strike of 2012 should be […]

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