Strike at Premier sweet factory enters fifth day
Mister Sweet factory workers in Germiston initially wanted salaries raised to R19,500 per month, but have lowered their demands
News | 23 August 2024
Glencore urged to stop selling coal to Israel
Unions and civic organisations gather at mining company’s head office
News | 22 August 2024
Hundreds of workers on strike at Premier sweet factory
More than 600 workers down tools at Mr Sweet, demanding a minimum wage of R19,500 a month
News | 20 August 2024
Shops destroyed by fire in downtown Joburg
Ward councillor believes the building had been hijacked
Brief | 19 August 2024
Judge slams lawyers who preyed on refugees
Attorneys and advocate who did “a cut and paste job” for clients ordered to pay the costs from their own pockets
Law | 19 August 2024
Fired security guards have been sleeping outside health department in Johannesburg for four months
They say they are owed money and want the department to intervene with their former employers
News | 16 August 2024
Soweto property owners ask court to send Johannesburg officials to jail
They argue that the City failed to comply with two court orders
News | 13 August 2024
Water at last after protest blocks N12
City of Johannesburg sends water tanks to Nana’s Farm
Brief | 9 August 2024
Hundreds of waste pickers march in Joburg demanding compensation
They also oppose the City’s plans to burn waste in incinerators, saying it threatens the livelihoods of thousands of waste collectors
Brief | 7 August 2024