Brief

Cleaners in a Durban township say they use their own money to fix broken toilets

The eThekwini Municipality says it will investigate claims that janitors don’t have materials and that most of the toilets in the settlement are broken

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Brief | 4 April 2023

Ramaphosa asked to speak out on Uganda’s homophobic law

About 100 members of the LGBT community marched to Parliament

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Brief | 31 March 2023

Sex workers and allies rally in Cape Town, demand full decriminalisation

Decriminalisation will address the stigma sex workers face in this country, organisations say

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Brief | 30 March 2023

Terry Pheto’s house paid for with Lottery money finally sold

A R3.9-million bid was accepted

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Brief | 29 March 2023

Former Ekurhuleni health workers want their jobs back

“Some of our members died of Covid because we worked even during level 5 of the lockdown”

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Brief | 29 March 2023

NEHAWU won’t sign new 2023-24 public sector wage deal

Several other public service unions conclude 7.5% agreement with government, but NEHAWU says deal for previous year must be finalised first

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Brief | 28 March 2023

Community protest at court to demand release of local “crime fighters”

At least 16 people linked to a crime-fighting group face charges of assaulting suspected criminals in Butterworth

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Brief | 28 March 2023

Family and friends of murdered Phelokazi Mqathanya unveil mural in Khayelitsha

“We cannot continue to be killed by faceless people” says Free Gender leader

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Brief | 27 March 2023

Government admits Thabo Bester has escaped

Department of Correctional Services statement confirms findings of GroundUp’s investigations

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Brief | 25 March 2023

KwaZulu-Natal school closed after teachers threatened

School in Nquthu to re-open on Monday with new security measures

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Brief | 24 March 2023

Crammed mobile classrooms with no electricity in Mamelodi school

Staff room has also been converted into a classroom

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Brief | 24 March 2023

Protesters block roads in Dunoon with burning tyres and rubble

Anger over City of Cape Town demolishing and confiscating material of “unoccupied” shacks since Saturday

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Brief | 22 March 2023

Refugee organisations in South Africa encouraged to speak with one voice

South Africa Refugee-Led Network celebrated Human Rights Day on Tuesday

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Brief | 22 March 2023

Immigration activists launch detention hotline as calls for help increase

Lawyers for Human Rights say they deal with at least 10 to 15 calls per day

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Brief | 22 March 2023

NEHAWU members go back to work

Union ends strike, returns to negotiating table after deal with government

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Brief | 16 March 2023

Centurion protesters block streets over three-week water outage

“My house smells bad because I cannot flush the toilet or wash dishes” says resident

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Brief | 16 March 2023