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These are the people supposedly running Gollong Investment. We put the photo of Dilip Gupta through a programme which detects whether an image is real or not. The programme reported that this photo is probably fake. Images from Gollong’s website “Do you think it will last until December?” This is Edward’s* main concern. Two months ago he invested R500 in a new get-rich-quick … [Read more...] about Get-rich-quick solar energy scheme looks way too good to be true

Over 100 security staff and cleaners working for companies contracted to the City of Ekurhuleni protested outside the Germiston Municipal offices on Wednesday. Photo: Kimberly Mutandiro On Wednesday, over 100 security staff and cleaners working for companies contracted to the City of Ekurhuleni protested outside the Germiston Municipal offices. The protesters said they … [Read more...] about Unpaid for months: Ekurhuleni workers protest

Cissie Gool House residents meet on Monday night after a raid by police on Friday at the occupation. Photos: Daniel Steyn Woodstock Hospital, which activists have renamed Cissie Gool House,was raided on Friday morning and 16 people were arrested. Residents claim that officials were heavy-handed and searched minors without permission. The City of Cape Town says the building has … [Read more...] about Woodstock residents rattled by police raid

Irvin Jim, General Secretary of NUMSA. Source: GovernmentZA via Flickr (CC BY-ND 2.0) On 7 November the Johannesburg High Court dismissed an application for leave to appeal launched by the directors of 3Sixty Life, a funeral insurer owned by the National Union of Metalworkers South Africa (NUMSA). The directors wished to overturn Judge Fiona Dippenaar’s decision to place the … [Read more...] about Setback for NUMSA’s insolvent funeral insurer in court battle

This is the HIV combination treatment for newly diagnosed HIV patients in South Africa. The health department’s new three-year contract with pharmaceutical companies allows it to purchase this regimen for R68 per patient per month, down from R99. The National Department of Health is paying significantly reduced prices for antiretroviral treatments for HIV. It’s estimated that … [Read more...] about Good news: HIV medicine prices have decreased dramatically!