Bishop Lavis parents protest declining education standards
The quality of education in schools is taking a hammering from cuts to the education budget.
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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.
Sex workers complain of police harassment and rape
The festive season is seen as boom time for sex work but also a period of heightened police brutality.
Workers call on fashion brands and Bangladesh’s interim government to end their repression
Fashion brands including Calvin Klein, H&M, Levi’s and Zara are accused of trampling on workers’ basic rights in Bangladesh.
Extortion and by-law infringement top priorities for police over festive season
The national and Western Cape police commissioners outlined their crime prevention strategy for the holiday season.
Cosatu marches for decent work and against inequality
The marches in Cape Town and Johannesburg highlighted growing poverty and inequality in the country while the government cuts back on social services.
South Africans push for the adoption of ‘Apartheid Bill’ to isolate Israel
Cape Town and Johannesburg joined rallies held globally to mark a year of Israel’s war on Gaza.
Police plan to catch up with extortion gangs
Extortionists are now targeting schools, pensioners and road accident fund beneficiaries, according to the police minister.
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