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Month: Aug 2021

Reflections on the ‘Phoenix massacre’

31st Aug 2021 Mzi Velapi 0

Roadblocks set up by vigilantes during the violence in Phoenix were always going to lead to confrontation with residents of nearby townships as they rely on public services accessible only in the town.

Zimbabwe Migrants Support Network making strides

27th Aug 2021 Joseph Chirume 0

The organisation of Zimbabwean migrants defends and fights for all migrants.

In Africa, young people are the voice of environmental protection

24th Aug 2021 Equal Times 0

It’s a July morning and 29-year-old Murhula Zigabe is visiting what he calls “the base”, a production unit for making the fuel briquettes that he […]

Heaps of rubbish causing a stink in Durban’s informal settlements

20th Aug 2021 Nokulunga Majola 0

Residents of informal settlements in Durban complain of a lack of refuse collection while the city points fingers at them for illegal dumping.

Teachers in KZN turn to Zikalala for help

18th Aug 2021 Nokulunga Majola 0

Sadtu says there is a shortage of more than 2,000 teachers in KwaZulu-Natal.

Over 100 villages in Raymond Mhlaba without water

17th Aug 2021 Sandiso Phaliso 0

Villagers in Amathole District Municipality continue without water for months on end despite the Covid-19 pandemic.

Phoenix victims want justice

16th Aug 2021 Nokulunga Majola 0

Victims of Phoenix vigilantes want justice.

TAC protest outside Premier Makhura’s office continues

13th Aug 2021 Chris Gilili 0

The TAC says they want to be part of the solution to save public healthcare in Gauteng from collapse.

Historic Lovedale Press facing closure

11th Aug 2021 Sandiso Phaliso 0

The 198-year-old printing press published isiXhosa texts, much of which at its inception was Christian, but African literature from around the continent was later part of its output.

TAC demands action to save collapsing healthcare in Gauteng

6th Aug 2021 Chris Gilili 0

The prolonged closure of Charlotte Maxeke Hospital during a pandemic has pushed the healthcare system closer to collapse.

Illegal electricity connections spark tension in East London

5th Aug 2021 Sandiso Phaliso 0

Tension is brewing between informal settlements and those who live in brick houses in East London over illegal electricity connections.

Minimum wage still not a living wage after increase

2nd Aug 2021 Mzi Velapi 0

Workers earning the minimum wage say that its increase earlier this year has not made life easier.

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