Food Safety Problems an Industry Problem, Better Controls Needed
"Following the recent tragic deaths of five children – Monica Sebetwana, Otlotleng Msimango, Isago Mabote, Zinhle Masilela, and Karabo Rampou, earlier this month, there has been a more serious discussion about food safety and fraud around corridors, taxi rides, offices and..."
Read MorePalestinian Trade Unions & Professional Syndicates Call for Escalating BDS Pressure to End Complicity with Israel’s #GazaGenocide & apartheid
"More than one year into the livestreamed genocide against 2.3 million Palestinians in the occupied and besieged Gaza Strip, Palestinians stand united in resisting Israel’s genocide and decades-old regime of settler-colonialism, occupation and apartheid. We call on trade unions and..."
Read MoreWhat is Behind Germany’s Complicity in Israel’s Gaza Genocide
"Its enthusiastic support for Israel's mass slaughter of Palestinians has exposed Germany's selective engagement with its bloody history that only recognises its white Jewish victims. Two weeks ago, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock defended Israel's killing of Palestinian civilians during..."
Read MoreMister Sweet Workers Vow to Continue Strike, now in its 10th Week
"Unfortunately, another worker's finger was chopped off by factory machinery - this was again a worker who was injured after having been brought in to operate complex equipment - the wrapping machine - without adequate training from the Mister Sweet..."
Read MoreTuning into Tunes: The Music Tastes of SA Youth
"As we have just concluded Heritage Month, which is celebrated in September, we delve into music preferences of South African youth, which genres resonate with them and what draws them into specific tunes. Music serves as an emotional outlet allowing..."
Read MoreAnnual Jozi Book Fair Festival: LITERATURE & SOLIDARITY IN TIMES OF CRISES
"Welcome to the 16th Annual Jozi Book Fair (JBF) Festival, on 18 -19 October 2024, at Newtown Park, in Newtown (Workers Museum). The Festival is FREE for the public! JBF is the only book Festival in South Africa that has..."
Read MoreWhy is R80 Billion Still Owed to Millions not being Paid Out?
"Last week, the Unpaid Benefit Campaign, sat for a three-day meeting from 4-6 October 2024, in Boksburg. The event was attended by around 70 ex-workers who ate stakeholders to a reported value of R80 billion in “unclaimed” benefits sitting with..."
Read MoreStaff Enhance Accountability and Environmental Awareness with Plant Care Challenge
"Staff at Khanya College have taken up an interesting challenge, if you want, to care for plants. Each plant is of an individual's choosing. Of course, managing plants is a good exercise with a variety of benefits related to management...."
Read MoreGUIDELINE FOR SUBMISSIONS TO CoJ:
"Leila Khaled is a multiple living icon: for women’s emancipation; for the Palestinian struggle for human dignity and self-determination and for international solidarity and social justice. Khaled is held in high esteem in the Majority World and was embraced by..."
Read MoreRape Victim Struggles to Get Police to Help, Port Alfred Community Gets Involved
"A 24-year-old woman from Port Alfred, a small town in the Eastern Cape, has been hiding since 2017 following a brutal incident of sexual assault. On 15 September 2024 the victim who cannot be named due to legal procedures as..."
Read MoreSakha Kids Hosts Event on Cultural Diversity
"Sakha Kids held an event on 21 September 2024, in the Chiawelo community hall. Although the weather was bad, it did not stop the children coming in numbers to watch and performances. It was a day to remember. The children..."
Read MoreCornell Student Faces Deportation as Retaliation for Pro-Palestine Activism
"Cornell University has retaliated against graduate worker Momodou Taal following Palestine solidarity action and his leading role in organising efforts over the last year. A Cornell University graduate worker is facing deportation after being targeted by university officials for Palestine..."
Read MoreKhanya Staff Takes It Easy with a “Zine Training Program”
"Just a month ago, for one of the internal activities at the Khanya, the staff were exposed to a relaxing session with a group of Wits-based youthful art practitioners who evaluated the staff without them realising. When finally revealed, it..."
Read MoreKhanya College: A South African Story of Decolonisation
"Decolonisation and Africanisation may appear to be new ideas on South Africa’s higher education landscape. But a tertiary college established nearly 30 years ago shows that this is not the case. The story of Khanya College proves that decolonised learning..."
Read MoreEldorado Park and Surrounding Areas Hotspots for Substance Abuse
"The scourge of substance abuse and addiction continues in Eldorado Park and surrounding areas of Freedom Park, Kliptown, Klipspruit as well as Slovo Park and has now become a terrifying pandemic. The abuse of substances remains at the heart of..."
Read MoreMakanda Residents Unite Over Service Delivery
"On 28 August 2024 in Grahamstown now also known as Makanda, residents stood up and voiced out their concerns, they organised together with the community stakeholders and leaders from Unemployed Peoples Movement (UPM), Rhodes University and the Makana Citizen Front..."
Read MoreRising Gang and Drug Violence in Eldorado Park Schools Now a Norm
"Gang and drug violence has become a normal feature of learner life in Eldorado Park schools. Almost every week there are shootings at school related to gang and / or drug violence. Innocent victims pay the price of these activities..."
Read MoreParents Worry About Declining Treatment at Daycare
"The Children Daycare Centre has been nothing but a helping hand ensuring that each child is well cared for and is loved. The saying, “It takes a community to raise a child,” finds expression since by a certain age..."
Read More“My Voice for the Woman and Children are Voiceless”
"As we move closer to gender-based violence (GBV) awareness month near the end of November, yet another year is passing, and it seems we are losing more and more voices. We are suffocating and we are in tears, the number..."
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