About 60 workers under the banner of the Communication Workers Union marched to Parliament on Thursday demanding that their medical aid and pension fund contributions be paid. The South African Post Office is facing a financial crisis. Photo: Liezl Human On Thursday, about 60 Post Office workers marched to Parliament. They are demanding salary increases, no salary cuts and a … [Read more...] about As Post Office faces financial crisis, workers demand what’s owed to them
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TotalEnergies about to submit its application to drill for gas along south coast
Environmental groups oppose TotalEnergies’s project to drill wells in search of oil or gas on the South African coast. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks TotalEnergies is about to submit its final application to drill up to five wells to search for oil or gas along the coast between Cape Town and Cape Agulhas. The final round of public participation meetings was completed this … [Read more...] about TotalEnergies about to submit its application to drill for gas along south coast
GroundUp article ignores the rights of content creators
Smaller publications are often billed for huge amounts by agencies representing big news organisations for allegedly using their copyrighted photos without permission. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks On the 15 November 2022, GroundUp published an article by Daniel Steyn slating PicRights – a company established to protect the copyright and intellectual property of photographers around … [Read more...] about GroundUp article ignores the rights of content creators
Stellenbosch backyarders threaten to occupy golf course
Members of the Stellenbosch Backyard Dwellers’ Forum marched to the Stellenbosch Town Hall, demanding affordable housing. Photo: Vusi Mokoena Stellenbosch backyarders marched to the Stellenbosch municipality on Wednesday to hand over a housing petition with nearly 1,000 signatures. The Stellenbosch Backyard Dwellers’ Forum says land promised to them for housing by the mayor … [Read more...] about Stellenbosch backyarders threaten to occupy golf course
Social development department is biased against adoptions, says judge
Guidelines which delay adoptions for “cultural reasons” are unconstitutional, the court has ruled. Archive Photo: Ashraf Hendricks A Johannesburg High Court has ruled that adoption guidelines used by the Department of Social Development and its social workers to stigmatise and delay adoptions, apparently for “cultural reasons”, are unconstitutional. Two women were harassed and … [Read more...] about Social development department is biased against adoptions, says judge
