Setback for casual workers as court rules forum is not a union
But Simunye Workers Forum can still amend its constitution and reapply for registration
Law | 3 June 2025
Closure of US-funded cancer clinic further burdens public hospitals
Hundreds of patients will likely be transferred from the Cervical Cancer Screening and Prevention Clinic at Helen Joseph Hospital in Johannesburg.
By Elna Schütz
News | 2 June 2025
New play challenges xenophobia
Graveland is running at the Market Theatre until Sunday, 1 June
Text by Jan Bornman. Photos by Ihsaan Haffejee.
News | 31 May 2025
Cash-strapped City Power in tense standoff with protesters in Alexandra
The power utility says more than 800 households in Riverpark were either not buying electricity at all or had “suspiciously low” purchase rates
Brief | 30 May 2025
Artists take over the streets of Hillbrow
‘Hey Hillbrow! Let’s Dlala!’ festival livens up Joburg’s inner-city
Photo Essay | 26 May 2025
Africa Day march calls for an end to tyranny
Activists condemn dictatorships, xenophobia and genocide
Brief | 26 May 2025
Picket for jobs at Eskom offices in Joburg
Protesters from Mpumalanga demand local recruitment at power stations
Brief | 22 May 2025
Two people die during Soweto hostel protest
Anger over the dilapidated hostel has been simmering for years
Brief | 19 May 2025
Judge slams Gauteng land grab
The “use of court processes and laws which are designed to protect the vulnerable is deplorable”, says Judge Denise Fisher
Law | 13 May 2025