South Africa

Eastern Cape MEC warns of system collapse because of unpaid school water bills

Conditions are dreadful at Pietermaritzburg morgue

Unclaimed bodies decaying, a terrible stench, no hot water, equipment and vehicles broken

SAMWU demands investigation into abuse allegations

Union says more than ten shop stewards are facing charges of gross misconduct and insubordination

Taxi drivers cause havoc in Nyanga over impounded vehicles

Protesters burnt a bus and four cars, shutting down the area around the Nyanga taxi rank for two days

Sex workers march in Johannesburg calling for decriminalisation

Protesters also want safe spaces for women in the city

Union starts strike against Massmart

88 workers retrenched and work hours cut as company restructures its labour force

Deafening silence from government on Covid-19 grant

Activist organisations battling to secure meetings

Mayor calls for army to end taxi strike

Protesters in Nelson Mandela Bay have forced the closure of clinics, schools, shopping centres and disrupted many other vital services

The game that keeps young people out of gangs

Kalib Missoe runs an after school dominoes club in Belhar, Cape Town