Sedibeng Municipality Wrongfully Terminates Contracts of CHWs
Sedibeng District municipality (on the west rand of Johannesburg) terminated the fixed term contracts of…
Heath Department fails to Reinstate CHW Despite Bargaining Council Award
The Gauteng Department of Health failed to implement the Public Health and Social Development Sectorial
Residents March to Demand Housing and Basic Services for All
On 2 December 2020 a group of community organisations and community activists mainly based in…
Commuters Demand the Resumption of Train Operations
The residents of the West Rand are forced to pay exorbitant taxi fares from their…
The Big Four Union Federations’ National Shutdown
On Wednesday, 7 October 2020, around 1000 union affiliated workers gathered at Library Garden as…
R2K Demands Government Address Corruption and Accountability
A 29-year-old woman named Pontsho Mohlanka has been arrested and charged in a case where two kids…
Mpumalanga CHWs Demand 82 Excluded CHWs Be Absorbed into Health Department
“The Department has advertised our posts, and we are forced to apply for them”, said Zakhele, a CHW in Mpumalanga. Mr Sithole, another CHW from Mpumalanga added that “CHWs should not have to apply…”
CHW Reinstated After Unfair Dismissal
Kotsia was not given any opportunity to defend his case and the charges made against him. The management at Ya-Rona Clinic refused him the opportunity to appeal the allegations. Kotsia then requested legal assistance…
Working Class Day of Action
“Some of the Sivuseni EPWP workers were dismissed in March by government after they received SMS’s that they must not report on duty. The workers said they worked for more than 6 years and earned R2 500,00 per month. They…”
No COVID-19 Relief Grant
“In order to qualify for the grant, applicants need to be unemployed, over the age of 18 and not receiving any income, funding, social grants, or UIF payment. For one to qualify for the COVID-19 grant, they must either be…”
Step-daughter endures abuse for 8 years
““My step-mother has injured my self-esteem, and emotional well-being,” she said. “She beat me up for nothing and sometimes opens windows [in my room], wakes me up early in the morning around 3 am.” She continued, “I am a dropout…”
Phororong Primary Ordered to Shut Down Due to Unsafe Conditions
“The joint inspection report revealed that the school building’s windows of Blocks A and B had been altered and therefore could not open for ventilation, and that the said alterations are unsafe and unhealthy. This would jeopardise the safety and health of the learners and the teachers…”
