A deal was struck on Thursday between NUMSA and ArcelorMittal, putting an end to the steel workers’ strike. Archive photo: Chris Gilili Striking workers at steel giant ArcelorMittal are to return to work after an agreement between the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) and the company. The workers at ArcelorMittal had been on strike since 11 May. Kabelo … [Read more...] about Strike ends as compromise reached at ArcelorMittal
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Home Affairs’ refugee office to re-open in Cape Town, ten years after it was closed
Refugees and asylum seekers protested outside Parliament on 31 March, demanding that Home Affairs open Refugee Reception Offices for in-person service. Archive photo: Tariro Washinyira The Department of Home Affairs says it has finally secured a building for the new Cape Town Refugee Reception Office. Renovations are to be completed in August 2022 and it will take at least … [Read more...] about Home Affairs’ refugee office to re-open in Cape Town, ten years after it was closed
Gambler can’t claim damages from casino, judge rules
Is Sun City responsible for allowing access to its casino to a man with an addiction to gambling? The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg says no. Photo: Nathan Hughes Hamilton via Flickr (CC BY 2.0) A gambler who put himself on the “banned list” but still went into a casino and lost R5 million cannot claim damages, a judge has ruled. Businessman Suhail Essack argued that … [Read more...] about Gambler can’t claim damages from casino, judge rules
We visited these schools in 2013. We went back last month. Here’s what we found
Classrooms at Nyangilizwe Senior Secondary School have up to 100 learners. Photos: Mkhuseli Sizani In 2013, a delegation of eminent activists, academics, authors and political analysts including Archbishop Thabo Makgoba and author Zakes Mda joined Equal Education on a visit to several schools in the Eastern Cape. What they found was horrifying. Nearly ten years later, GroundUp … [Read more...] about We visited these schools in 2013. We went back last month. Here’s what we found
Swartland town’s beacon of hope
Planks cover the smelly septic tank in Sarah Fabie’s yard in Chatsworth. She is the small Swartland town’s best known community activist. Photo: Peter Luhanga Sarah Fabie nearly lost her daughter in 2001, when the six-year-old fell into a pond from which families in Chatsworth in the Swartland drew their water. Furious, residents marched to Parliament demanding piped water. … [Read more...] about Swartland town’s beacon of hope
