2021 – The wrap
These are some of the stories we brought you in 2021. Expect more to follow in 2022.
Gender-based violence hits Tsomo police
A disagreement over the use of a vehicle led to a male officer assaulting a female officer at Tsomo police station.
“We will disrupt the streets until Jesus comes! Eskom should come and engage us”
Diepkloof residents have vowed to continue their blockade of highways until Eskom engages them.
Brazil’s labour justice system is battling with growing rights violations
“It was chaos,” says Nilzete, a nurse at Souza Aguiar Hospital in Rio de Janeiro. Twenty-three years of experience had not prepared her for this. […]
Labour unions march against ailing healthcare services
Unions march for better working conditions and healthcare services in Nelson Mandela Bay and Sarah Baartman District Municipality.
Residents decry potholed roads in Cosmo City
Roads in Cosmo City make travel by car treacherous and residents say nothing has ever been done to repair them.
Migrant truck drivers live in fear as government leads harassment campaign
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
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 adamant against seismic survey of EC coast by Shell
The outcry against plans for an offshore seismic survey by Shell on the Eastern Cape coast is growing.
Cape Town’s busiest railway still a long way from restarting
Prasa says the plan is to have the Central Line operating again by next year December.
KZN premier launches 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence
The KZN premier visited the police station with the highest number of reported rape cases as part of the launch of 16 Days of Activism.
Gauteng premier urged to intervene in cancer patients crisis
As the country battles the Covid-19 pandemic, cancer patients and activists say that over 2,000 patients in Gauteng are still waiting for cancer treatment.
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