“We don’t want money, we want jobs”: Ekurhuleni workers go to court
The City’s former employees want employment contracts, not the compensation awarded to them by the Labour Court
By Masego Mafata and Julia Evans
News | 26 May 2021
JHB social housing flats shoddily built, say residents
Beneficiaries blame developer for poor workmanship and maintenance issues
News | 24 May 2021
Covid funds for artists: Public Protector intervenes
“Artists are not seen as employees but as freelancers” says performer
By Julia Evans
Brief | 20 May 2021
Immigrants must also get land, say shack dwellers
Residents accuse community leaders of corruption and excluding immigrants from getting stands for houses
News | 20 May 2021
Vaccine scheduling glitch makes some over-70-year-olds very happy
Sandton centre briefly opens for walk-in vaccinations, back to normal scheduled appointments from Thursday
By Julia Evans
News | 19 May 2021
Constitutional Court orders Minister of Police to pay torture victims
Two men were detained for eight months for murdering a family. They didn’t do it.
Law | 19 May 2021
Ekurhuleni “dumps” evicted families in dilapidated church for two years
The City says a team will revisit the site to assess the living conditions
News | 18 May 2021
“The air we breathe is killing us”: “Deadly Air” case finally goes to High Court
Environmental organisations want the government to compel coal mining companies to stop polluting communities on the Highveld
By Liezl Human and Julia Evans
Law | 17 May 2021
Johannesburg garbage removal: reclaimers relieved that Pikitup’s R50 levy has been withdrawn
Although the decision has brought some relief, reclaimers still say they have not been made a part of the city’s recycling programme
Brief | 17 May 2021