Why proudly South African clothes are being made in “sweatshops”

92% of clothing manufacturers in Newcastle do not comply with Bargaining Council rules, says the council’s lawyer

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Feature | 14 May 2026

Immigrants shut their shops as copycat March and March protest held in Matatiele

“We are not xenophobic, we want to assist Home Affairs” says march organiser

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Brief | 14 May 2026

Kariega residents protest over electricity woes

Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality says it is attending to over 1,100 cable and line faults across the metro

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Brief | 14 May 2026

Police watchdog completes probe into Khayelitsha torture case

Nonkululo Fente died when SAPS raided her tavern

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News | 14 May 2026

Sweatshops saga: Action taken against another clothing manufacturer

National Bargaining Council for the Clothing Manufacturing Industry goes to court against Durban-based Gemelli

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News | 13 May 2026

Rights groups disappointed by Constitutional Court asylum ruling

Immigrant community leaders say the ruling that bars rejected asylum seekers from reapplying, may see people deported back to countries where they face danger

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News | 13 May 2026

Municipality goes to court to block corruption report

The North West municipality has ignored an MEC’s instruction to “initiate a process of revocation” of the appointment of three senior officials

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News | 13 May 2026

Homes of over 5,000 people still flooded in Khayelitsha

City of Cape Town calls for donations to help flood victims

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News | 13 May 2026

Constitutional Court rules asylum seekers once rejected cannot reapply

The majority judgment found that the Refugees Act is silent on reapplications and the court would come dangerously close to legislating if it allowed these

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Law | 13 May 2026