Unemployment
Ekapa and zama-zamas fight over mining rights
Will Department of Mineral Resources use the opportunity to regulate small-miners?
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
Opinion | 5 December 2016
Thriving car wash started with one man in a wheelchair
"I have gained my independence, doing things that I didn’t think I would be able to do,” says owner
News | 17 November 2016
Protesters burn down new hospital wing
They accuse construction company of hiring people from outside the area
News | 29 September 2016
Lethal toll of informal gold mining
While deaths on formal mines have come down, zama-zama fatalities have gone up
Feature | 17 August 2016
Car guard gets thieves arrested
Quick thinking by Tshepo Molaoele helps cops set up sting
News | 5 August 2016
Recyclers say how their lives could be made easier
Waste pickers in Khayelitsha ask for designated landfills
News | 29 July 2016
Study links wage increase to job losses on farms
But researchers cautious about findings
By Rejul Bejoy
News | 28 July 2016