Taxi strike closes five hospitals
Clinics and hospitals are operating on skeleton staff as transport in Cape Town has been jeopardised by the taxi protest....
Elitsha
Published in Elitsha, a bi-monthly newspaper distributed in Alexandra and Orange Farm in Gauteng, Khayelitsha in Western Cape, Mdantsane and Zwide in Eastern Cape
Ten points about ‘illegal’ mining
ONE ‘Illegal miners’ are not exclusively ‘foreign’; there are many South Africans involved. TWO Those from places like Lesotho and...
Saftu backs an e-hailing drivers’ union
The South African Federation of Trade Union (Saftu) says it is going to meet Minister of Employment and Labour, Thulas...
Men picket in Khayelitsha against GBV after teen’s rape and murder
The Western Cape Men’s Forum took to the streets of Site C in Khayelitsha to picket against gender-based violence on...
Community health workers belong in the public sector!
The trade unions representing and organising community healthcare workers have come out against a proposed sectoral determination by the Department...
Even in exile, Egypt makes life impossible for its dissidents
The regime of Field Marshal Abdul Fattah al-Sisi in Egypt is without a doubt one of the most repressive in...
Labour department appeals ruling to register Simunye Workers Forum’s as a trade union
The registrar of labour relations will be appealing the labour court’s decision to register the Simunye Workers Forum (SWF) as...
Release of ‘Station Strangler’ reminds Cape Flats communities of the mid-90s serial killer
The Van Rooyen family in Strand is opposed to the release of Norman ‘Afzal’ Simons who was convicted of raping...
eSwatini dictatorship prepares for elections under police clampdown
Human rights groups are calling for the protection of human rights and government accountability ahead of general elections in eSwatini....
Orlando Pirates FC – Don’t play dirty. Don’t Play with Apartheid Israel
Orlando Pirates was once known as the People’s Team and, in later years, the Happy People. Today I can safely...
