Dismissed workers thrown deeper into poverty
The workers say that they now live in poverty after they asked for what is due to them and for better working conditions.
Covid-19
Uncollected rubbish gives residents headaches
C Section Informal Settlement residents at Duncan Village in East London protest that uncollected mounds of stinking rubbish near their shack homes cause them an endless […]
Covid-19’s impact on service delivery
As Gauteng becomes the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic in South Africa, the residents of Alexandra say that service delivery has already been affected.
Zim nurses strike: Situation tense at biggest referral hospital
Nurses in Zimbabwe were met with police batons and arrests as they demanded better working conditions, improved salaries and provision of PPE.
Parents want schools to reopen when it’s safe
A group of parents and community activists in Bishop Lavis and Khayelitsha have reiterated their position that learners should only go back to school when […]
“My dignity was stripped” – Bulelani Qolani
A video showing Bulelani Qolani being dragged naked by the police went viral, attracting widespread condemnation. He says that he was treated in the most inhumane way possible.
Fear as Covid-19 plagues learning and teaching
The chilling deaths of three teachers from different schools in Khayelitsha due to the coronavirus and the general unsanitised schooling environment reported by the Khayelitsha […]
Emptied of tourists, Venice is full of ideas. But is the solidarity economy enough to sustain the city?
“When we closed the bookstore, we also removed the No Grandi Navi flag from the window, as a sign of appeasement,” the owner of the MarcoPolo bookshop […]
Protest by Cecilia Makiwane Hospital workers forces decontamination
Healthcare workers at Cecilia Makiwane Hospital in Mdantsane had to stage a silent protest for the hospital management to agree to decontaminate the hospital.
Community leaders demand whole village get tested for Covid-19
A covid-19 cluster outbreak in a school in Mount Frere causes panic in the Eastern Cape and teachers union calls for schools to be shut down in the province.
Covid-19 exposes ailing health system in E Cape
The coronavirus has exposed the ailing public health system and the inequalities between private and public healthcare.
Taxi strike leaves workers stranded
Taxi associations in Gauteng staged a strike on Monday, 22 June, against the covid-19 relief grant from government.
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