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Joseph Chirume

About Joseph Chirume
I was born in the shoe manufacturing town of Gweru in Zimbabwe,1970. I came to South Africa and did some odd jobs before writing for a number of publications. At present I am doing a Masters in Journalism through distance learning.

Labour unions march against ailing healthcare services

3rd Dec 2021 0

Unions march for better working conditions and healthcare services in Nelson Mandela Bay and Sarah Baartman District Municipality.

Migrant truck drivers live in fear as government leads harassment campaign

1st Dec 2021 0

The government-led clampdown on foreign drivers has created fear and insecurity among foreign drivers, both documented and undocumented.

Clover workers strike against Israeli owners

30th Nov 2021 0

The Clover workers are striking over salary cuts and retrenchments while calling for a boycott of the dairy company’s products in solidarity with Palestine.

Activists and union members march for Basic Income Grant

11th Nov 2021 0

The Cry of the Xcluded demand a basic income grant of R1,500 which they say will meet the immediate needs of the unemployed.

Paralysed mother of four proffered a rescue from living in squalor

3rd Nov 2021 0

The EC Department of Human Settlements has called on the Sundays River Municipality to provide alternative accommodation for the Dlwengu family.

Numsa members want no deal with Sizwe Medical Aid

28th Oct 2021 0

Sizwe Medical Aid in the experience of dissenting auto workers has failed to pay doctors’ bills and bankrupted members.

No Sassa grants for careworkers in Gqeberha

18th Oct 2021 0

The EC health department is accused of not opening vacancies for the permanent employment of community care workers.

Motherwell families live in fear of eviction

5th Oct 2021 0

Families facing eviction by a company that bought their bank-repossessed homes want the government to intervene and protect them.

No end in sight to water crisis in Nelson Mandela Bay

17th Sep 2021 0

Droughts are expected to become more frequent in southern Africa as climate change heralds extreme weather events globally.

University workers demand insourcing and better working conditions

3rd Sep 2021 0

Led by Giwusa, workers at university residences in major cities in South Africa have gone strike

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