South Africa’s national minimum hourly wage rate increased by 9.6% on 1 March 2023 but labour groups say it’s not enough to meet the needs of workers as the cost of living continues to rise. Archive photo: Masego Mafata South Africa’s national minimum hourly wage rate increased by 9.6% on Wednesday. While this is above consumer price inflation, soaring food prices and the cost … [Read more...] about National minimum wage up by 9%. But soaring food costs means this is not enough, say labour groups
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Urgently needed Makhanda water project six years behind schedule
Residents of Nkanini town in Makhanda collect water from a Gift of the Givers water tanker in October 2020. Archive photo: Lucas Nowicki Makhanda residents are subject to an unreliable water supply and currently restricted to 50-litres of water per person per day. The upgrade of the pumping capacity of the James Kleynhans Water Treatment Works would help solve the problem. But … [Read more...] about Urgently needed Makhanda water project six years behind schedule
Taxis interdicted from interfering with school transport in Khayelitsha
Advocate Sabelo Sibanda (left) for the Khayelitsha School Governing Body Association and Advocate Thato Rakatane for Congress of Democratic Taxi Associations at the Western Cape High Court on Friday. Photo: Tariro Washinyira The Western Cape High Court has granted the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) a final interdict against the Congress of Democratic Taxi Associations … [Read more...] about Taxis interdicted from interfering with school transport in Khayelitsha
Is cycling the way to improve mobility in Langa?
The Langa Bicycle Hub and Human Sciences Research Council to host walk through the township on 7 March. Photos: supplied As Langa commemorates its 100th year in 2023, we see efforts to increase cycling in Langa as part of a bigger plan to help residents move around more easily and safely in decades to come. Langa was established in 1923 and is South Africa’s oldest township. In … [Read more...] about Is cycling the way to improve mobility in Langa?
After widespread looting in Delmas, immigrant shopkeepers struggle to open
Shopkeeper Alemu Wayu lost all his stock during looting last month. Photos: Kimberly Mutandiro Many of the immigrant-owned shops which were looted in Delmas, Mpumalanga, last month have not re-opened. Shopkeepers lost thousands of rands worth of stock when the shops were looted during a protest and shutdown. The protesters were demanding that the local municipality and mining … [Read more...] about After widespread looting in Delmas, immigrant shopkeepers struggle to open
