Locals Luntu Boyce and Andile Qhuba pick up plastic waste on an open field in Fisantekraal during the clean-up on Saturday. The event was organised by the Mosselbank River Conservation Team and marked World Clean-Up Day in Greenville. Photos: Vincent Lali About 60 volunteers from Fisantekraal and surrounding communities rolled up their sleeves on Saturday to remove waste from … [Read more...] about Volunteers fill scores of rubbish bags during river clean-up
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Government needs to speed up cannabis law reform, say protesters
A protester at the Union Buildings on Saturday demonstrating against the slow pace of government reform in the cannabis industry. Photos: Ihsaan Haffejee Various groups protested on Saturday on the lawns of the Union Buildings over the slow pace and haphazard approach to cannabis law reform and regulation in South Africa. Under the umbrella of the Cannabis Mass Action Committee … [Read more...] about Government needs to speed up cannabis law reform, say protesters
Residents take to the streets after Harrismith without power for two weeks
Residents protested in Harrismith on Monday after a two-week power outage. Photos: Yamkela Mopeli. Residents protested in Harrismith on Monday after a two-week power outage. Power went down on 5 September and was restored only on the afternoon of the 18th. The municipality needs R16-million to fix a substation; it owes Eskom R7-billion For two weeks, Harrismith residents were … [Read more...] about Residents take to the streets after Harrismith without power for two weeks
Give us jobs, chant hundreds of Gauteng workers
Hundreds of workers affiliated to the National Union of Public Service and Allied Workers (NUPSAW) protest at the Gauteng health department. Photo: Chris Gilili “We are taken for granted. The work we do has doubled. And we carry most of the workload, especially at a community level, without complaining,” says Ntuki Sejosing from Protea in Soweto, Johannesburg. She was among … [Read more...] about Give us jobs, chant hundreds of Gauteng workers
Zimbabweans trying to leave SA not being turned back: Home Affairs explains
Zimbabweans at Beitbridge border in Limpopo. Archive photo: Bernard Chiguvare On 15 September we reported that Zimbabweans trying to leave South Africa were being turned back at Beitbridge border, apparently by the new Border Management Authority guards in Musina, Limpopo. As a result, people we spoke to were confused and eventually crossed the border through unofficial routes … [Read more...] about Zimbabweans trying to leave SA not being turned back: Home Affairs explains
