News
Leaked documents show how government wants to tackle unemployment
Presidency and National Treasury describe plans for our “employment first” future - and what social grants are acceptable to the government
By James Stent
News | 9 September 2022
Anger at civil society exclusion from Presidential summit
3,500 organisations have sent a letter to the presidency demanding an explanation
By Liezl Human
News | 8 September 2022
Fed up with poor service, hundreds march to Eskom office in Khayelitsha
Residents want workers to return to the local office and for Eskom to fix high mast lights, transformers and faulty street lights in the community.
By Vincent Lali
News | 8 September 2022
New library brings hope to Wolwerivier
Families in the tin settlement 30km from Cape Town have access to books at last
News | 8 September 2022
Leaked report sheds more light on the rot at Lottery-funded school
The National Lotteries Commission’s claims about how R28.3-million was spent to rebuild Vhafamadi Secondary School don’t stand up to scrutiny
By Anton van Zyl and Raymond Joseph
News | 8 September 2022
Trolley assistants at malls pay a “fee” to be allowed to collect tips from shoppers
Some pay up to R50 a day
News | 7 September 2022
I earned more as a farmworker in South Africa than as a maths teacher in Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwe Teachers Association says teachers have to leave classrooms immediately to exchange their salaries
News | 7 September 2022
Civil society criticises Gender Commission box-ticking exercise
Organisations say the period for public comment on selection of commissioners is inadequate
News | 7 September 2022
New fishing quotas to be allocated
But only original applicants may apply for rights
By Liezl Human
News | 6 September 2022