Unemployment
SASSA not processing new applications for the R350 Covid grant
The agency says it’s waiting for Department of Social Development to finalise amended regulations
News | 19 April 2022
“I struggle to study because I’m thinking about where my next meal will come from”
Students at South Cape College’s Bitou Campus say their NSFAS allowances have not been paid
News | 1 April 2022
City-run hostel has been hijacked by criminals
City of Johannesburg blames the deplorable state of the building on frequent incidents of vandalism and theft
News | 29 March 2022
“We have nowhere to go” say Mamelodi occupiers as eviction looms
Gauteng Department of Human Settlements have obtained a court order to evict occupants of government-owned apartments
News | 28 March 2022
Coega Development Corporation wants to stop protests by small business owners
Case postponed to April for the businesses to get lawyers
Brief | 23 March 2022
Marchers demands action against xenophobic attacks
Protesters want the government intervene to end violence against foreign nationals
News | 22 March 2022
Jobless trio clean Makhanda’s streets for free
“We can’t wait for the authorities to come and clean up”
News | 18 March 2022
Workers protest in Gauteng, demand health department give them jobs
Union says those who helped during Covid epidemic must get permanent employment
By Chris Gilili
Brief | 17 March 2022
Rubbish piles up in Cape Town’s townships as residents fight over jobs
The City says it is making efforts to upgrade the jobseekers’ database
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Mary-Anne Gontsana
Feature | 9 March 2022