The informal traders in the city centre of Johannesburg lament bad treatment by the City of Johannesburg.

A recent survey revealed that the use of old clothes, leaves and cow dung instead of sanitary ware is prevalent among rural girls in Zimbabwe.

Mining affected communities met to contribute to the third draft of a legally binding treaty against human rights violations by businesses, which will be presented later this year at the Human Rights Council in Geneva.

After spending R39-million on a congress that was interdicted, Numsa has vowed to go to the highest court in the land to defend its legitimacy.

The Numsa congress, delayed by a court interdict, has started amid deep divisions in the union.