December 10, 2023
South Africa: Energy Minister Declares Hostage Situation At Gold One
Minister for Energy Gwede Mantashe has declared the sit-in at Gold One Mine in Modder East, Springs, a hostage situation after some 500 workers are reportedly being held in a shaft… Read more »
November 15, 2023
South Africa: AMCU Gold One Miners Released On Bail
Five of the 13 striking Amcu Gold One miners who were arrested on Monday during an illegal strike were released on R1,500 bail by the Springs Magistrate's Court on Wednesday. Read more »
November 14, 2023
South Africa: AMCU Members Turn On Each Other
As pressure mounts at Gold One Mine and NUM to set a date for electing a new union to represent miners, Amcu striking miners are turning on each other. Read more »
November 01, 2023
South Africa: Gold One Clamps Down On Miners After Underground Strike
The Gold One Mine is reportedly stopping any miner represented by the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) from entering the mine following a three-day-long… Read more »
October 25, 2023
South Africa: Police Enter Standoff As Miners Stand Ground
In a tense standoff at the Gold One mine in Springs, approximately 540 miners have chosen to remain underground after union negotiations failed. Read more »
May 02, 2023
Zimbabwe: Workers Crippled By Currency Chaos
As the rest of the world celebrates International Workers' Day, Zimbabwean workers are counting their pennies as they battle skyrocketing prices for basic goods. Read more »
March 14, 2023
South Africa: Strikes Take Toll At Vosloorus Hospital
Four babies have reportedly lost their lives at the Thelle Mogoerane Regional Hospital in Vosloorus as the ongoing national wage strikes hit vital services around the country. Read more »
March 07, 2023
South Africa: Patients Turned Away At Clinics As National Strikes Get Going
Dozens of patients were turned away from Lusikisiki Village Clinic today as strike action kicked in - and they now wait with uncertainty as it remains unclear when things will… Read more »
January 30, 2023
South Africa: Unemployed Doctors Take to Streets
Doctors took to the streets on Thursday to demand that the national health department hire more than 1,000 newly qualified medics who can't find work. Read more »
January 12, 2023
South Africa: Eastern Cape Taxi Shutdown Will Leave Learners Stranded
Taxi operators, taxi alliances and the Eastern Cape Bus Council in East London have resolved to shut down the province on the day schools reopen next week. Read more »
January 05, 2023
South Africa: Mother of Five Finds Time to Recycle for Her Community
Nontembiso Nokhilela has been collecting items to recycle since 2017. She even searches for cupboards that have been thrown away in order to recycle them. Read more »