Taxi Bosses Demand Children Use Their Services to Get to School
But taxi association denies the letter is from them
GroundUp
Cape Town electricity protest brings traffic to a halt
“We are eating less food because we have to pay more for electricity”
Strike at Premier Sweet Factory Enters Fifth Day
Mister Sweet factory workers in Germiston initially wanted salaries raised to R19,500 per month, but have lowered their demands
Canadians Challenge New Naspers CEO Over Work Conditions
Fabricio Bloisi assured shareholders that protection for workers was important to him and the group
Researchers Raise Alarm About Access to Child Support Grant
Poverty rates are rising but fewer babies are getting the grant, a UCT study finds
Durban Land Occupiers Take Municipality to Court
Shacks in KwaDabeka have been continuously demolished, allegedly without an eviction order
Philippi Community Welcomes Temporary Police Station
This comes two years after the previous Browns Farm satellite police station was decommissioned due to severe vandalism and safety concerns
Glencore Urged to Stop Selling Coal to Israel
Unions and civic organisations gather at mining company’s head office
Future of People Living in Woodstock Hospital Hangs in the Balance
Cape Town Mayor commits to social housing but residents believe they will be kicked out
Basketball South Africa Bungles Hosting of African Championships
National teams, venues, still unannounced two weeks from U18 African Basketball Championship
Vets Are Leaving South Africa in Droves
They battle tough working environments in rural areas
Surprise move in litigation over African Penguins
New minister wants to settle case brought by conservation groups
In this village you only get tap water on Fridays
An Mpumalanga municipality says it has a shortfall of nearly 60-million litres of water per day.
Protesters Beg for Development in Their Small Eastern Cape Town
Tsomo residents march to municipal offices
Dutywa Health Centre Lacks Valid Fire Compliance Certificate
The Eastern Cape facility’s incinerator room, which was used to store hazardous material, was gutted by fire on Saturday.
King Promises to Help as Extortion Hits Mthatha Schools
Syndicate closing down businesses and schools
Mpumalanga village has had no police station since two cops were killed there in 2002
The safety of our members is also important, says SAPS spokesperson
Pensioners Dropped From Community Works Programme
Department of Co-operative Governance wants to end “double-dipping”
Farmers need support after devastating Riverlands flood
A lack of security of tenure and of agricultural support from government has compounded the disaster
Hundreds of Workers on Strike at Premier Sweet Factory
More than 600 workers down tools at Mr Sweet, demanding a minimum wage of R19,500 a month
SASSA office in Strand will only re-open after September
Applicants for grants urged to use the online system
Households left without electricity as Eskom implements load reduction
Power utility says this is necessary to protect transformers overloaded by illegal connections
Judge slams lawyers who preyed on refugees
Attorneys and advocate who did “a cut and paste job” for clients ordered to pay the costs from their own pockets