Unemployment
Soup kitchens in Makhanda struggle to keep up as demand doubles
People running the kitchens say termination of the R350 Covid grant in April is directly linked to the increased demand
News | 16 July 2021
Rubbish collection stopped by garbage collectors demanding permanent jobs in Kariega
The workers say they were employed as casuals from 2018 until June 2021
Brief | 9 July 2021
A thriving trade has sprung up around informal mining in Gauteng
Immigrant traders supply miners with everything from water to socks
News | 7 July 2021
How the R350 Covid-19 grant helped an artist open his own food stall
#PayTheGrants campaign members renew calls for government to reinstate the grant
News | 2 July 2021
Desperate Zimbabweans living on the streets of Musina say municipality makes their hard lives worse
“I thought I had grabbed a way of living … but I now live by scavenging from bins”
News | 1 July 2021
Waiter loses job a second time because of the pandemic
Restaurant staff left without any income as SA goes back to Level 4
News | 29 June 2021
Protesters open assault case, alleging municipal official pepper-sprayed them
Protesting unemployed security guards were demanding jobs with the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality
Brief | 24 June 2021
Unemployed security guards shut down municipal customer care centre
They have been demanding municipal jobs since 2019
Brief | 22 June 2021
Makhanda community stops million rand road construction project
They are demanding to be employed in local construction projects in their area
Brief | 17 June 2021