Unemployment
Grant beneficiaries are paying R100 of their R350 to jump the queue
“We are not forcing anyone to pay the money. We are creating jobs for ourselves”
News | 27 October 2021
Labour Minister promises “mobile office” to rural Limpopo villages
People are sleeping outside offices to avoid long queues
Brief | 20 October 2021
Human Rights Commission asked to look into post-apartheid forced removal
255 people live in dire circumstances in “Soweto” in Mthatha after they were forcefully relocated in 2012
By Mkhuseli Sizani and Hoseya Jubase
News | 18 October 2021
Steel federation says 6% wage increase offer is final
CEO says sector has lost over 50,000 jobs this year alone
Brief | 15 October 2021
Waiter who lost his job during lockdown now runs his own pizza takeaway
Takesure Ranjisi makes pizza and sells it from a container in Walmer township
Brief | 12 October 2021
Makhanda dumpsite occupiers say they have nowhere else to go, as municipality tries to upgrade it
Company awarded R20m to refurbish the site. But a dispute with a subcontractor threatens the project.
News | 7 October 2021
Little Zimbabwe community grimly struggles on
Mostly undocumented immigrants live in leaking shacks without sanitation, water or electricity in this small informal settlement in Marabastad, Pretoria. But they say they are happy to be left in peace
News | 6 October 2021
Hundreds block Malmesbury’s streets over “unaffordable” utility bills
Swartland municipality says its already written off more than R14.9 million in irrecoverable debt
Brief | 5 October 2021
Protesters accuse SASSA officials of bribery
They also demand improved Social Relief of Distress Grant application process
Brief | 4 October 2021