ECONOMY & LABOUR
We Remember the Marikana Miners
Below is a list of the miners who were killed by the police at Marikana on 13 and 16 August 2012, compiled by the Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI) based on presentations made at the Marikana Commission of Inquiry in August 2014.
Mpumalanga Health Workers Buckling Under Pressure
In Mpumalanga under the Thembisile Hani local municipality, Community Healthcare Workers (CHWs) have been asked to fill in and sign forms to verify themselves in the system and their work.
The continuing crisis in the CCMA: the most vulnerable workers are paying the price
Right in the middle of the COVID pandemic when the workers and poor of South Africa were sliding deeper into poverty and joblessness, the government announced a R600 million/3-year cut in the budget to the CCMA as part of its economic austerity drive.
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)
Twickenham Community Protest March For Jobs & Renewable Energy Generation
Sekhukhune Combined Mining Affected Communities (SCMAC) in collaboration with the Twickenham host communities invite all the media houses, civil society organisations, trade unions and working class formations to a protest scheduled to take place at the Anglo American Platinum`s Twickenham mine in Burgersfort, Sekhukhune district in Limpopo province on Friday 13th May 2022 at 9:00.
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…
