Should Coca-Cola Pay for Plastic Pollution?
Episode five in GroundUp’s video series on microplastics
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Corruption Fight Put at “Risk” by Moving Special Tribunal
Move from Joburg to Pretoria “worrying” and a “blow to its effectiveness”
These Are Our Rights When We Use Medicines
South African law says that we must be informed about our health care options
Lesotho Aims for 10% Tariff on Exports to US
Government relieved by reduction from threatened 50% to 15%
Carletonville Left in the Dark for More Than a Month
Small businesses and residents are suffering after prolonged power cuts
Huge Admin Costs Threaten Fund for Sick Miners
People who fought for miners with TB or silicosis to be compensated have raised the alarm, but mining companies defend the process
Hundreds of Unemployed Youths March to Nigel Factories for Jobs
The marchers accused the company of employing people from outside the community
Protesters call for UK and UAE to take action on Gaza
This follows calls for a global day of action to demand immediate relief for Gaza
Stopping People From Letting Their Cattle Graze Amounts to Eviction
The ruling applies to ESTA occupiers’ rights to graze cattle
“Dishonest” Judge Makhubele Faces Impeachment
JSC upholds Tribunal ruling. Now Parliament will have to decide Makhubele’s fate
Repairs to Crumbling Clinic Delayed
A R9-million tender was awarded to a contractor last year to renovate Haytor clinic
Rail Theft Case: Accused Juggles Lawyers, Creating Further Five-Month Delay
A trial over the theft of 42km of railway line in the Eastern Cape has already been six years in the making
Holocaust Centre Urged to Recognise Genocide in Gaza
Centre director alarmed by humanitarian situation, but says “the designation of genocide is a legal matter”
Gambling Boss Quits After Forensic Audit
The National Gambling Board’s chief strategic advisor Caroline Kongwa has resigned. She earned R3.4-million last year.
Joburg Clinic Staff Make Me Ashamed to Be an Immigrant
Each time I take my daughter to the clinic, immigrants are told to wait while South Africans are served first
Hundreds of Households in Kariega Left in the Dark
Residents believe they are being targeted unfairly for “load reduction”
South Africa’s First Blind Soccer League Kicks off in Joburg
Coach wants to take a team to the Paralympics one day
Millions Were Spent to Relocate These Families, and yet They Still Live in Squalor
Gauteng Department of Human Settlements spent R78-million on plans that never materialised
Blue Downs Residents Clash With Police
Two men have been arrested for public violence
Students March in Germiston Over Unpaid NSFAS Fees
They are demanding that the Ekurhuleni West TVET College intervene to help desperate students
Makhanda: An Iconic South African City Collapses
Roads, water supply, electricity supply and finances are in disarray
Sex Workers Plea for Arrest Moratorium
A bill to decriminalise sex work was sent back to the justice department for redrafting about two years ago
Hundreds of Judgments Are Still Late
And the late judgments list is also late
No Evidence of Lesotho Rebel Army
Lesotho’s security chiefs have claimed there are illegal military training camps on SA farms