ECONOMY & LABOUR

Un-contracted CHWs Organise Sit-In at Gauteng Health Department
A group of 12 un-contracted CHWs, organised through the Gauteng Community Health Care Forum (the Forum)

CHWs in North West Denied New Contracts Due to Health Dept’s Age Discrimination
In the North West province Community Healthcare Workers (CHWs) are still experiencing oppression under the

CHWs at Boekenhouthoek Clinic Told to Stay Home While Patients Suffer
Boekenohouthoek Clinic is in the kwaNdebele region (in Mpumalanga province), which is a rural area

SA Budget Speech 2022: A Budget for the Rich
Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana’s budget speech to Parliament on 23 February 2022 confirms the South African

President’s SONA Focuses on Private Sector, Leaving Working Class in the Cold
Many sat in front of their televisions on 10 February 2022, waiting for President Cyril…

Striketober: American Workers Take to the Picket Lines
LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA – The pandemic has been very good for sellers of cornflakes…

Voslooorus Hostel Residents Welcome CHWs and Want More Info about COVID-19 Vaccines
On 26 July 2021, Community Healthcare Workers (CHWs) from Eden Park and Palm Ridge (township…

Vaccination Experiences at Vaccine Site in Orange Farm
When President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the COVID-19 vaccine would start being rolled out in…

Gauteng Health Department Faces Huge Challenge of Shortages in Clinics
“Gauteng is facing a huge challenge. All we hear about is bed shortages in hospitals,…

38 CHWs Reinstated in Zuurbekom But Still Abused by Health Department
On 30 June 2021, 38 Community Healthcare Workers (CHWs) whose contracts were previously terminated…

Gauteng Forum On Temporary Shut Down Due To COVID-19 Third Wave
Political Context of Covid-19 Third Wave 2021
Gauteng has been declared the epicentre of the Covid-19…

CHWs Are Still Waiting
Our issues are still unresolved as Community Healthcare Workers (CHWs). The waiting is killing us…