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Month: Nov 2020

Why Maradona will always remain our working class hero

30th Nov 2020 Martin Jansen 0

From his roots in a Buenos Aires slum to his irreverence for FIFA and his support for socialist governments of Latin America, Maradona was an icon for the left.

Caught between military occupation and unemployment, Palestinians continue to work in the Israeli economy without full labour rights

27th Nov 2020 Equal Times 0

It is four in the morning and heavy rain washes the deserted alleys of the village of Al Midiah, west of Ramallah. A white minibus […]

Community healthcare workers march for a minimum wage of R12,500

26th Nov 2020 Lilita Gcwabe 0

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.

Despite landmark legal protections, women continue to face gender-based violence in pandemic-era Tunisia

25th Nov 2020 Equal Times 0

In Tunisia, during the two and a half months of lockdown introduced on 21 March to stop the spread of the coronavirus, the ‘1899 Green […]

Dismissed workers not happy with CCMA outcome

24th Nov 2020 Joseph Chirume 0

The workers claim that the CCMA commissioner refused to accept their evidence.

Police fire teargas and rubber bullets at anti-racism protest – photos

23rd Nov 2020 Lilita Gcwabe 0

The illusion of South Africa’s rainbow nation has become even more unreal at many ex-model C schools.

Zimbabwean teachers’ struggle against poverty continues

20th Nov 2020 Christopher Mahove 0

Teachers’ unions in Zimbabwe have rejected the government’s latest offer to settle the dispute.

Principal fears for his life after accused of misusing funds

19th Nov 2020 Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik 0

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

18th Nov 2020 Vincent Lali 0

The memorial service for Wongeka Vimbayo was held in Khayelitsha on Tuesday.

Bloody end as members cut ties with union

17th Nov 2020 Ramatamo Sehoai 0

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

17th Nov 2020 Mandla Mnyakama 0

Community healthcare workers are on the frontline in the battle against the covid-19 pandemic, yet in the Eastern Cape are still ‘volunteers’.

In desperate search of disposal sites for its nuclear waste, Japan offers poisonous grants to two small villages

12th Nov 2020 Equal Times 0

One morning in September, 87-year-old retiree Masao Takimoto was reading the newspaper in his house in Kamoenai when a news story captured his attention, ruined […]

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