Justice for victim of fraudulent finance scheme involving FNB

Another home-owner has successfully challenged the unlawful transfer of their home, under the fraudulent Brusson Finance scheme, and an attempted eviction.

Mateenah Hunter

News | 12 May 2015

WITHDRAWN: Sex workers and residents squabble in Durban suburbia

A quote in this story was fabricated by the reporter. We have withdrawn the story and will not be using the services of this reporter again. We apologise to our readers. - GroundUp Editor.

Chris Makhaye

News | 12 May 2015

Unpaid cleaners protest outside De Lille’s office

A few dozen Skyforce General Services employees picketed outside the Cape Town civic centre today, demanding to speak to Mayor Patricia de Lille about their salaries that have not been paid in full for months.

Pharie Sefali

News | 11 May 2015

African Bank: no rescue plan for borrowers

The Reserve Bank came to the rescue of African Bank when it collapsed in August 2014. But there’s no rescue plan for borrowers, many of whom are repaying loans which experts say are contrary to the National Credit Act.

Mandy de Waal

Feature | 11 May 2015

Foreign nationals despondent after police raid their stalls

"What these people are doing is not right. Most of my relatives do not know what to do. All their goods were taken yesterday. They do not know what to do next," says Fatima Hassan, 29, a Somali who owns a stall in Bellville.

Bernard Chiguvare

News | 11 May 2015

Owners of company contracted by City abscond, leaving angry unpaid workers

Workers from Skyforce General Services company say they will picket today outside the Civic Centre to complain to Mayor Patricia de Lille that they have not been paid their full salaries for months.

Pharie Sefali

News | 11 May 2015

Hangberg residents vow to fight evictions

Some Hangberg residents living in the area known as “Die Sloot” say they will not move out of their homes despite looming threats of eviction.

Barbara Maregele

News | 11 May 2015

On D-Day for public sector wage agreement, consider lopsided government salaries

Don’t blame workers for poor management. And feel some sympathy for any competent managers, whether in a large school, a government department, or parastatal who often have to deal with a legacy of maladministration, all too often accompanied by levels of corruption.

Terry Bell

Opinion | 11 May 2015

Legalise pot, demand protestors

A few hundred people marched through Cape Town this morning, demanding that dagga be legalised.

Photos: Bernard Chiguvare. Text: GroundUp Staff.

News | 9 May 2015