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Month: Sep 2020

Zimbabwe teachers resume strike on first day of schools reopening

30th Sep 2020 Christopher Mahove 0

The Public Service Commission announced that all civil servants will receive a top-up on their salaries but it does not match teachers’ salary demand.

In the United States, families separated by Trump’s immigration policies face an ongoing struggle

28th Sep 2020 Equal Times 0

In his suburban Los Angeles home, Robert Garrison is going round in circles. It’s been almost a year since this Californian teacher last saw his […]

The ongoing struggle to protect Guinea’s domestic workers

25th Sep 2020 Equal Times 0

On reaching the home where she was hired as a domestic worker, on 30 May 2020, in the Sangoya district in the upper suburbs of […]

Numsa pickets against human rights abuses in Zimbabwe

23rd Sep 2020 Mzi Velapi 0

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

22nd Sep 2020 Vincent Lali 0

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

21st Sep 2020 Mandla Mnyakama 0

The unhygienic situation is a sign of an uncaring government.

Eight years with no basic services in Silvertown: A photo essay

18th Sep 2020 Lilita Gcwabe 0

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

17th Sep 2020 Mzi Velapi 0

Silvertown’s water supply quadrupled thanks to covid-19 with the installation of three taps.

E Cape mud schools falling apart

16th Sep 2020 Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik 0

Parents and SGBs of mud schools in Port St Johns say they have tried in vain to get government to build proper classrooms.

Labour Court fees hike riles Zim unions

15th Sep 2020 Christopher Mahove 0

Labour Court fees are almost equivalent to the minimum wage which means that the majority of workers can’t afford to pay them.

Kinshasa’s new generation of artists are seeking recognition and support

11th Sep 2020 Equal Times 0

“Art is dead, if the expats leave the country tomorrow,” says Junior Moka, a professional photographer, before sitting down resignedly. His comment may seem to […]

ZCTU calls for stricter mine inspections as country records two accidents in a day

10th Sep 2020 Christopher Mahove 0

Mining unions in Zimbabwe blame the employer and poor inspections by the mining ministry for the deaths last week of two miners.

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