Slow progress in migrating grant beneficiaries from Sassa gold to Postbank black cards
With three days before the cut-off date, 1.5-million grant beneficiaries still need to replace their Sassa cards.
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Civil society against the austerity budget
The finance minister held on to increasing VAT rather than taxing the rich.
Anti-Apartheid Movement targets Israel
The South African chapter of the Anti-Apartheid Movement will meet to renew calls for action against Israel.
GNU differences postpone budget speech while People’s Budget petition falls on deaf ears
Finance minister Godongwane would neither make his budget speech nor hear the People’s Budget petition against austerity.
Cosatu, Saftu and SACP unite against budget cuts
Over 20 organisations have endorsed the people’s budget that calls for an end to austerity measures.
Protesters accuse government of mass murder in Stilfontein
Activists say that the Stilfontein artisanal miners were killed by the police after years of government failure.
Bishop Lavis parents protest declining education standards
The quality of education in schools is taking a hammering from cuts to the education budget.
Khayelitsha school achieves 99.3% pass rate
Joe Slovo achieved its best improvements in the maths and science pass rates.
Sea Harvest strike continues to second day
Last year the company made profit of R282-million.
Sea Harvest workers go on strike
As Sea Harvest’s on-shore employees work in hostile conditions, off-shore workers in May were lost at sea.
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