Protesters demand permanent Gaza ceasefire
Protesters from across South African political divisions agree that a just and lasting peace in Palestine requires the end of Israeli occupation.
Month: November 2023
Nsfas finally opens for 2024 applications
With the December holidays just around the corner, Nsfas has opened for 2024 bursary applications but students say it is too late.
Gugulethu residents march for access and better healthcare facilities
The protestors demand the building of a district hospital in Gugulethu as the day hospital is not adequately equipped.
Toilet cleaning extortion attempts leave TR section in a stinky situation
Residents of TR section say they have to deal with maggots and faeces smell everywhere ever since the cleaning and collecting of buckets was suspended in October due to extortion gangs.
Shack dwellers flee violent persecution
Many residents of Siyakhana have fled their homes for fear of their lives. On Wednesday night, several homes were petrol bombed by ‘maphara’.
UWC students march against GBV and university’s silence on reported cases
Two cases of sexual assault involving three EFFSC leaders at UWC provoked students to march against gender-based violence on campus.
A Free Palestine “from the River to the Sea”
The genocide underway in Gaza signals the end of Zionist Israel and a time for the “global south” to Unite for Peace and to make urgent restitution to the Palestinians by immediate recognition of a single, democratic and secular state, from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea.
Children are starving to death in Eastern Cape – Human Rights Commission tells government to act
The SAHRC inquiry into child health in the Eastern Cape found that between April 2021 and March 2022, 116 children died of severe acute malnutrition.
Amathole Municipality defends Zondani’s appointment
An uproar by opposition parties and activists on the appointment of corruption-accused Zondani by the Amathole District Municipality has fallen on deaf ears.
The Xcluded call for ‘More, not less!’ from finance minister
The protesters called for increased funding of public services, education and social grants from the finance minister before he delivered his medium-term budget policy statement.
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