We visited these schools in 2013. We went back last month. Here’s what we found
Nine years after Zakes Mda and Thabo Makgoba were shocked by conditions in these Eastern Cape schools, there’s little sign of improvement
By Mkhuseli Sizani and Mary-Anne Gontsana
Feature | 26 May 2022
Learners and teacher injured in school protest
Khayelitsha Grade 12s angry at cancellation of extra classes
News | 25 May 2022
SARS workers strike for higher wages
NEHAWU and PSA have rejected an offer of a 1.4% increase. The unions are demanding a 7% increase, among other benefits
By Chris Gilili and Marecia Damons
News | 25 May 2022
Massive backlog at sexual offences court because of broken recording machines
No accountability from courts or Minister of Justice’s office
By Liezl Human
Brief | 25 May 2022
We can beat unemployment through state jobs schemes, says former Treasury official
South Africa can afford a much bigger public employment programme, argues top economist
By James Stent
News | 25 May 2022
Why independent healthcare inside prisons is vital
Prisoners are overlooked in an already unequal health system
Opinion | 25 May 2022
Teen losing hope of finding a place in high school
Her grandmother says she’s has been to the Western Cape Education Department more than ten times over the past two years
News | 25 May 2022
ArcelorMittal: union demands 7% wage hike, company offers 6%
Striking workers march to head office with “final demand”
By Chris Gilili
Brief | 24 May 2022
SARS workers picket for salary increases ahead of nationwide strike
The tax collector says there’s no money to meet union demands but has since tabled a 1.4% increase
Brief | 24 May 2022