A queue for social grants outside the Post Office in Nigel in 2021. The Presidency and National Treasury have made proposals about the replacement of the Social Relief of Distress grant. Archive photo; Kimberly Mutandiro Trade union federations have rejected proposals by the National Treasury and the Presidency for alternative grants to replace the Social Relief of Distress … [Read more...] about Social grants: labour federations reject government proposals
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Bleak future for Zimbabwean families depending on breadwinners in South Africa
Remittance agents from South African based money transfer operator. Photo supplied Families depending on remittances from relatives working in South Africa fear they will lose their primary income when the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit expires. A financial services company warns that deporting Zimbabweans will hurt both countries’ economies. The remittance market to Zimbabwe from … [Read more...] about Bleak future for Zimbabwean families depending on breadwinners in South Africa
Child drowns in occupied Cape Town nature reserve
Residents gather as Alunga Zonele’s body is retrieved from the dam. Photo: Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik A nine-year-old boy has drowned in a vlei in Mfuleni in Cape Town. Alunga Zonele drowned in Driftsands, an informal settlement on land belonging to Cape Nature which was occupied two years ago. A community leader says a year ago three boys drowned in the same vlei. Nine-year-old … [Read more...] about Child drowns in occupied Cape Town nature reserve
Man dives deep into sewage to stop pollution flowing into Zandvlei
Diver Troy Figenschou suited up before diving into raw sewage to fix a leak at the Raapkraal pump station. Photo: Carolynne Franklin When the Raapkraal sewage pump station broke down at lunchtime on Friday last week, spilling raw sewage into the Zandvlei nature reserve via the Westlake River, it was 24-year-old Troy Figenschou who dived in to save the day. The company he works … [Read more...] about Man dives deep into sewage to stop pollution flowing into Zandvlei
TAC slams Mbeki over his views on HIV
Former President Thabo Mbeki has once more found himself in conflict with HIV activists. Photo: Mohamed Nanabhay (via Flickr, CC BY 2.0) The TAC has demanded an apology from former president Thabo Mbeki. Mbeki repeated confusing statements about HIV during a lecture. GroundUp editor Nathan Geffen set the record straight about Mbeki’s HIV/AIDS legacy. The Treatment Action … [Read more...] about TAC slams Mbeki over his views on HIV
