Women farmworkers call for land redistribution to address hunger
Access to food for farmworkers can depend on the season and on violence in the home and in the community.
Mzi Velapi
Alternative budget calls for taxing of the rich
The People Against Budget Cuts want a budget that responds to the crises of public services.
Cape Town commemorates the 1948 Nakba as the beginning of the genocide underway
“We will never allow another Nakba on our watch”
SA lags behind African unions in organising e-hailing workers
E-hailing workers are organised in unions in Kenya, Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire and Senegal.
Court interpreters in W Cape on strike
The strike by court interpreters over non-payment has entered its fourth day on Thursday.
Western Cape healthcare workers want what they have in Gauteng – permanent employment
Currently they earn a minimum wage under R5,000 while playing a key role in the provision of primary healthcare.
South Africans swim from Robben Island in support of Palestine
The relay swim raised R600,000 for the relief work of Gift of the Givers in Palestine.
Rage over rape of seven-year-old ‘Cwecwe’ in Matatiele
Parliament’s education committee plans to visit the alleged scene of the crime at Bergview College in the coming weeks.
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.
Civil society against the austerity budget
The finance minister held on to increasing VAT rather than taxing the rich.
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