Workers take newly merged Heineken-Distell to the CCMA
Unions say merger conditions set by Competition Tribunal have not been met
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Evicted Paarl farm family moved to emergency housing
The Marthinus family lived in a library for a month after being evicted from the farm where they had lived for 20 years
New bill to try to enforce clean drinking water
Currently the Department of Water and Sanitation cannot directly intervene when municipalities fail to supply drinking water up to standard
Parents try to force Gauteng high school to admit their kids
About 30 parents from a neighbouring suburb insist their children be allowed to attend Florida Park High
Beauty academy gets R64-million government subsidy in midst of budget cuts
Money for organisations assisting people with HIV and older people cut
Home Affairs may no longer block your ID on a whim, court rules
Judge gives scathing ruling with punitive cost order
Deadline to open Stellenbosch rail link pushed out two months
Metrorail to run again at the end of February
Kariega clinic reopens after residents volunteer to act as security guards
Ten residents have volunteered to rotate guarding the clinic until the stolen fence is replaced
Pietermaritzburg township plagued by raw sewage spills
Msunduzi Municipality blames ageing infrastructure, improper waste disposal, and illegal connections
Recipients blocked from getting R350 grant after fraudsters change their cell numbers
SASSA says the SRD grant has placed a massive burden on the agency and plans to implement new software to help prevent fraud
Taps have been dry in this Durban community for more than 14 years
“My daughter was a year old when I last saw water coming out of our taps. She will be 14 next month,” says frustrated Bester resident
Union vows to battle “slaughter” of Post Office jobs
The Communication Workers Union says the Post Office is supposed to play a developmental role in South Africa
Rubbish is building up in the streets of this Cape Town township
August Plaatjies is conducting a one-man battle against garbage
Lawyer receives hero’s welcome at OR Tambo Airport
“We wanted to show our gratitude to the entire team who represented South Africa and the Palestinian people with such grace and dignity” says Umayya Theba
Massive protest in Cape Town in support of people of Gaza
This was part of a Global Day of Action for Palestine
City of Cape Town rental flats in poor condition
Mayco member says the City has to manage 45,000 units and prioritises repairing them based on safety
Staff refuse to work at clinic after fence stolen
“We demand our safety as well as patients’ safety,” says nurse
Outrage over tedious pace of upgrades to Pretoria zoo
SANBI says it is “balancing” visitors’ experience with its ongoing upgrades since taking over the facility in 2018
Gang extorts money from people occupying government flats
Gauteng Department of Human Settlements heads to court to evict the occupiers
Joburg building fire survivors demand better housing after their settlement floods
“As if what we already went through wasn’t enough, the government goes on to move us to this dreadful settlement” says fire survivor
Retrenched eThekwini workers shot at with rubber bullets while marching to ANC offices
The workers’ contracts under the public employment programme were terminated in October when the City ran out of funds
Protesters exhibit support for South African case at International Court of Justice
South Africa’s legal team is presenting at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, on Thursday about the devastating effects of the ongoing war in Gaza
Eastern Cape traders shut down by municipality over festive season
More than 40 stalls and containers were demolished and removed from main road in Cacadu
My kids will go to school without shoes, says mother whose child grant has not been paid
SASSA says 150,000 grants have been suspended