Economy

National minimum wage: not enough protection for part-time workers

Some of the most vulnerable could be left in the cold

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Opinion | 13 January 2017

National minimum wage: the devil is in the detail

Aspects of the proposal may render a minimum wage ineffective

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Opinion | 14 December 2016

Meat disappears with police in East London

Police are clamping down on meat hawkers who have been operating for years, but "don't have a clue" what happens to meat they confiscate 

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News | 9 December 2016

Informal couriers beat Zimbabwe import ban

“Malaicha” explain that prices include cost of bribes

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News | 8 December 2016

Ekapa and zama-zamas fight over mining rights

Will Department of Mineral Resources use the opportunity to regulate small-miners?

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Law | 5 December 2016

Ekapa case shows South Africa’s stark inequalities

Mining companies and government move to end livelihoods of thousands of informal miners

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Opinion | 5 December 2016

Table Mountain’s easy targets: On the trail with a Hout Bay mugger

"You can do whatever you want. You can get away quickly. It's easy."

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Feature | 4 December 2016

Community care workers left to fend for themselves again

Workers excluded from proposed minimum wage

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Opinion | 2 December 2016

Dispute over City’s confiscation of traders’ goods

Government wouldn’t do this to Pick ‘n Pay, says activist

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News | 25 November 2016

The spinach king of Khayelitsha

After opening his second bakery, Lufefe Nomjana plans to go global

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News | 22 November 2016

Quick guide to the National Minimum Wage

Essential info for employers and employees

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Information | 21 November 2016

Hundreds march against nuclear deal

High Court will hear Earthlife's case in December

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Photo Essay | 18 November 2016

Way of life restored for Langebaan fishers

Fishers win the right to use Zone B on Langebaan lagoon

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News | 15 November 2016

Domestic workers’ union says wage increase is too small

“If we take the decision to stop our services a lot of people would suffer.“

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News | 11 November 2016

Putting the horse before the cart

Cart horses depend for their welfare on their drivers and owners, and the grooms and farriers that help them

Text and all photos by Nicholas Ashby.

Feature | 10 November 2016