Outsourcing waste collection leads to illegal dumping in Khayelitsha
Workers providing cleaning services to the City of Cape Town through an outsourced company were not paid their salaries for three months.
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Cape Town law enforcement officers protest dismissal
The 66 LEAP officers were hired after brief training but dismissed by the City of Cape Town for failing driving and firearm competency tests.
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.
Toilet cleaners work under poor working conditions
Toilet cleaners in East London are complaining about bad working conditions. Working under the Expanded Public Works Programme, the cleaners, the majority of them women, say they do not get protective gear and sometimes have to buy cleaning materials themselves. Some work without an uniform.
Refuse collectors demand better working conditions
A month-long strike by Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality’s (NMBM) refuse collectors was called off last week after the striking workers felt that their employer had roped in […]
SAMWU strike brings Cape Town to a standstill
About 6,000 municipal workers took to the streets of Cape Town to hand over a memorandum demanding better working conditions and treatment of workers at […]
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