Families of slain Rheinmetall workers say the company is responsible
The explosion at the munitions plant in Macassar in the Western Cape took place in September 2018, taking the lives of eight workers and injuring one other.
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Joburg wastepickers against “recycling levy”
The formalisation of recycling in Joburg city looks to sideline the people who have been doing the work informally all along.
Cape Town firefighters suspended for demanding fair jobs
Cape Town firefighters say that they are expected to put out fires while facing disciplinary action, and that they are exhausted and stressed.
Khayelitsha streets still littered with debris a week after protest
Two Khayelitsha based organisations accuse the City of Cape Town of discrimination in the way it provides services.
Xenophobic attacks on informal traders in Durban not an isolated incident
Xenophobia continues to rear its ugly head without check from the authorities.
SAFTU slams “heavy handedness” of the police in Cape Town
The South African Federation of Trade Unions has condemned the excessive police deployment against the federation’s march in Cape Town in support of their national […]
Agricultural union in India supports farmers protest against government and agri-business
The protesting farmers, with the support of the broader community in India, are fighting for the security of government-regulated markets for their produce.
Killings in Khayelitsha linked to extortion gangs
The police minister says that the killing of six men in Khayelitsha at the weekend is linked to extortion rackets.
Call to extend and increase Covid grant
The end of January marks the end of the Social Relief of Distress grant of R350, disbursed by Sassa, but civil society organisations have called for an extension.
SASSA beneficiaries defy curfew to get in front of the queue
Long snaking queues are still the order of the day at the social security agency, Sassa, after 302 days of lockdown in South Africa.
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