Conditions are dreadful at Pietermaritzburg morgue
Unclaimed bodies decaying, a terrible stench, no hot water, equipment and vehicles broken
Brief | 31 May 2021
Union starts strike against Massmart
88 workers retrenched and work hours cut as company restructures its labour force
News | 28 May 2021
Solidarity protest for dock workers who stalled Israeli ship
Action against the vessel was part of a global call for workers and trade unions to refuse to unload Israeli ships
Brief | 22 May 2021
Bail granted for two Abahlali leaders accused of conspiracy to murder
Shack dweller movement believe arrests are a political ploy to destroy and discredit them
By Nokulunga Majola and Peter Luhanga
News | 21 May 2021
Imbali brought to standstill by fury over electricity cut
Eskom says it isn’t safe for its teams to complete their work
Brief | 14 May 2021
Graves “desecrated” for land occupation in Pietermaritzburg
“We grew up knowing that we must respect the dead. What is happening here is heartless” says widower
News | 13 May 2021
Unsuitable houses allocated to people with disabilities in Tongaat
RDP homes have been abandoned
Brief | 4 May 2021
Life after a devastating fire in Cato Manor’s Marikana
The informal settlement is home to about 6,000 people
Photo Essay | 30 April 2021
Complaints of shoddy workmanship at new multi-million rand housing development
“I don’t know why they moved us here when they know that there is still a lot of work to be done” says resident
News | 30 April 2021