“Working class communities face big challenges in their efforts to form mutual aid or community solidarity projects. These mutual aid projects range from community gardens, reading clubs, or disaster relief, which are important for community development and community resilience. One…”
Working Class Communities Struggle to Establish Mutual Aid Projects Read Post »
In 2021 Clover Industries in South Africa decided to impose new rules and regulations around their employment policies which saw the workers of the big company under attack.
Life for Workers after Large-Scale Dismissals Read Post »
On Wednesday 14 June, the Labour Court in Johannesburg will hear an appeal by the Simunye Workers Forum (SWF) against the Registrar of Labour Relations refusal to register the SWF as a trade union.
Thursday, 11 May 2023, several hundred workers affiliated with the South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) brought traffic on Pixley Isaka ka Seme Street, formerly known as Sauer Street, to a grinding halt as they marched to the Luthuli House, the headquarters of the African National Congress (ANC).
SAMWU Workers Voice Frustrations With Municipalities Read Post »
Jacob Potlaki, an organiser with the Casual Workers’ Advice Office and Simunye Workers Forum (SWF), was threatened by representatives of the Centurion-based Liwayway Food South Africa (Pty) Ltd yesterday (18 May 2023) at 3:30pm on the factory premises.
With the working-class organization being so weak over the years, many issues and crises go on without resistance and opposition from the affected.
Crisis Assembly Meets to Discuss Crisis, Eskom Read Post »
“Revolt, for you have nothing to lose but your chains and your tents!” – George Habash
On this International Workers’ Day, we, the waste pickers – who collect and sort recyclable materials from the waste generated by households, businesses, and industries – want to mark this momentous occasion where we can come together and acknowledge the contributions of waste pickers around the world.
Protesters from many different non-profit organisations (NPOs) and child protection organisations (CPOs) say the Department of Social Development (DSD) is cutting budgets which will hamper their ability to operate.
Child Welfare Threatened by Budget Cuts Read Post »
In the new world of Technology, the Agricultural sector will be one of the industries that will survive as it works with food, a basic need in communities.
Agriculture in The Modern World Read Post »
Employment has become a crisis in Grahamstown Makhanda.
Unemployment is a Crisis Read Post »
On 27 March 2023 while doing interviews on unemployment in the streets of Makhanda we spoke to two people.
Young People Languish in Sea of Unemployment Read Post »
