March 24, 2023
South Africa: Kwazulu-Natal School Closed After Teachers Threatened
School in Nquthu to re-open on Monday with new security measures Read more »
South Africa: Saccawu Members March to Parliament
Union wants government to intervene in dispute with Makro Read more »
South Africa: Tensions Brew Between Coloured and Black Communities in Nigel Over Housing Occupation
"Our government has succeeded in dividing us as a people because we are now fighting against each other because of the mess it created" Read more »
March 31, 2023
South Africa: Financial Services Company Ordered to Pay Client More Than R800,000 Lost in Cybercrime Fraud
Judge found that PSG Wealth Financial Planning had not complied with its own policy to protect clients against cybercrime Read more »
March 30, 2023
South Africa: Company G4S Booted From Control of Mangaung Prison After Thabo Bester Escape
Prison department says that the director of Mangaung prison has lost control of the facility Read more »
March 29, 2023
South Africa: Former Ekurhuleni Health Workers Want Their Jobs Back
"Some of our members died of COVID-19 because we worked even during level 5 of the lockdown" Read more »
March 28, 2023
South Africa: Workers' Union Won't Sign New Public Sector Wage Deal
Several other public service unions conclude 7.5% agreement with government, but NEHAWU says deal for previous year must be finalised first Read more »
March 23, 2023
South Africa: Workers Demand Harsher Penalties for Farms Violating Labour Laws
New study finds poor working conditions even on some Fairtrade-certified farms Read more »
March 16, 2023
South Africa: Nehawu Members Go Back to Work
Union ends strike, returns to negotiating table after deal with government Read more »
South Africa: At Last Prasa Partly Opens Cape Town's Central Line
The service will run only from Nyanga to Maitland Read more »
South Africa: Centurion Protesters Block Streets Over Three-Week Water Outage
"My house smells bad because I cannot flush the toilet or wash dishes" says resident Read more »
March 14, 2023
South Africa: Lottery Gives R10-Million for Youth Awards Ceremony - but Not a Cent Was Spent On the Event
Forensic report finds another million rand went to actress Terry Pheto Read more »
March 13, 2023
South Africa: NEHAWU Strike Appeal Succeeds in Part
Labour Appeal Court has harsh words for the union, the government and the police Read more »
March 10, 2023
South Africa: Can This Township Become a Model for Bike Transport?
Cycling is becoming popular in Langa and a way to make a living Read more »
March 09, 2023
South Africa: Nehawu Has Lost a Vital Opportunity
Union has failed to win public support for its strike, but the government should listen to its demands Read more »
South Africa: The Public Sector Trade Unions' Dispute and Strike - Here Are the Facts
Here is information on the ongoing public sector strikes - who is striking, and what is at stake. Read more »
South Africa: Fewer Hospitals Disrupted By Public Sector Strike
Negotiations may soon take place at Public Sector Coordinating Bargaining Council Read more »
March 08, 2023
South Africa: People's Lives Are 'Not Our Responsibility', Says Union Leader
Hospitals disrupted as public sector strike intensifies Read more »
March 07, 2023
South Africa: Six Years to Renovate a Police Station and It Still Isn't Finished
Two construction companies have left the job incomplete Read more »
South Africa: Health Workers' Union Says Strike Action Is Growing
Patients turned away from some hospitals as public sector wage strike continues Read more »
March 06, 2023
South Africa: Hundreds of Public Service Workers Down Tools in Defiance of Court Interdict
"We have nothing to lose now because we are earning peanuts anyway" says striking worker Read more »
March 03, 2023
South Africa: Striking Guards Block Office Entrance, Trapping Government Workers for Hours
The guards are demanding their bonuses be paid Read more »
February 28, 2023
South Africa: R10-Million Wasted On Unfinished Eastern Cape Sports Centre
Now Emalahleni Local Municipality is going to fork out another R14.5-million Read more »
March 01, 2023
South Africa: Is Cycling the Way to Improve Mobility in Langa?
The Langa Bicycle Hub and Human Sciences Research Council will host a walk through the township on 7 March Read more »
February 20, 2023
South Africa: People Queue From 4am to Sort Out Their UIF
Cape Town labour centre serves 600 people a day. Many of them keep having to return Read more »