Municipal workers in Buffalo City demand permanent employment and an end to outsourcing
Permanent employees of the municipality earn as much as 5 times more than the contract workers doing the same job.
Anele Mbi
May Day rallies call for action against unemployment and poverty
The trade union federations celebrated International Workers Day with rallies around the country.
Staff, medicine and water shortages in Eastern Cape clinics – SAHRC demands answers
The EC Department of Health has been given until 30 March to address all outstanding complaints.
Community to appeal Bhisho court’s life sentences for vigilante killings
The Bhisho High Court sentenced 16 members of Amagqunukhwebe communities to four life terms and more.
‘A Moral and Political Failure’: Civics, parliamentarians and the Public Protector blast Enoch Mgijima Municipality
With R1.7-billion in debt, only four refuse trucks for 30,000 homes, and councillors owing R3.3-million in unpaid rates, Komani activists say their municipality is “in autopilot mode”.
Tyre plant shut down leaves workers reeling – Numsa in rescue bid
The union says it is exploring ways to continue with manufacturing operations.
Labour Court rules in favour of Mister Sweet strikers
Labour Court judge rejected Mister Sweet application to interdict striking workers and dismissed it without costs.
Bitter, not sweet! Strikers call for Mister Sweet boycott
Organisations in solidarity with striking Mister Sweet workers have called for a consumer boycott while the company seeks an interdict.
Long walk to school for learners in rural Eastern Cape
Ntabenkonyana learners brave bad weather and risk their lives and their futures just getting to school.
Lwandisa school community lose hope government will fix their school
Learners at Lwandisa complain that classes have been combined in the classrooms that are still usable, leading to overcrowding.
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