Cosatu demands crackdown on UIF looting and inefficiency
The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) provides a temporary financial lifeline for workers who become unemployed or are unable to work...
Martin Jansen
Business, not bloodshed − Western Cape taxi summit urges regulation of industry
“We need to write a new chapter and it cannot be written in blood.” These were the words of the...
Khayelitsha residents slam Shoprite for ignoring local labour and business
Dozens of Khayelitsha residents protested outside Site C Plaza this week, demanding to be included in work and business opportunities...
Survivors of George building collapse demand justice as report blames engineer, developer and contractor
The survivors and the families of workers who died or were seriously injured in the collapse of a five-storey building...
Teen suicides raise alarm over mental health crisis
According to the South African Depression and Anxiety Group (Sadag), a child dies by suicide almost every day. The pressures...
SA’s insecurity cluster of overburdened detectives, ineffective courts and overcrowded prisons
The lack of capacity of the police’s detective services came under scrutiny during a security cluster media briefing in parliament...
New regulations to curb underage drinking
While the Eastern Cape Liquor Board said it has recorded more than 400 cases in the past three years, many...
Shack dwellers in Khayelitsha endure another winter flood
As cold, wet and windy conditions continue to sweep across the Western Cape, informal settlements in places like Khayelitsha, Gugulethu,...
Mthatha, a scene of grief and trauma
It’s been two weeks since deadly floods ravaged Mthatha in the Eastern Cape, but the grief and trauma that the...
Reporting from Gaza: Belal Khaled tells his story
Visiting South Africa for the first time, Palestinian artist and war photographer Belal Khaled met with a mixed group of...
