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Women In Vosloorus Investing in Agriculture
In Extension 30 Vosloorus, east of Johannesburg, 16 women have come together and organised themselves to start an agricultural project in the community.
The Fight Against Cop City
On Saturday, March 4, I arrived at Intrenchment Creek Park in DeKalb County, Georgia, for the first day of a week of action against a $90 million construction project undertaken by the Atlanta Police Foundation — a private entity, backed by local CEOs and political leaders, that advances police interests.
Press Release: Simunye Workers’ Forum organiser threatened by representatives of Liwayway Food South Africa (Pty) Ltd
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.
Church and Community Unite in the Fight Against Drug Abuse
The local members of the Seventh Day Adventist Church (SDA) stood up against the high rate of drug usage in a small location of Bathurst in the Eastern Cape and conducted a Drug Awareness Day campaign in the SDA building.
Palestinian history doesn’t start with the Nakba
Palestinians and Arabs have been active agents of resistance against colonialism and imperialism since before the Nakba, and the legacy of this anti-colonial resistance lives on today.
DSD Cutting Off Funding of NGOs
On 17 April 2023, Non-Governmental Organisations were protesting in Commissioner Street, Johannesburg to voice out their displeasure at the Department of Social Development cutting the funding for the NGOs.
Celebrating Worker’s Day 1 May
On 1 May 2023, Simunye Workers Forum (SWF) and Casual Worker’s Advice Office (CWAO) celebrated Worker’s Day at their offices in Germiston East of Ekurhuleni and this happens yearly and this year their celebration was so different because each time they celebrate by hosting workshops to educate participants about their rights.
Crisis Assembly Meets to Discuss Crisis, Eskom
With the working-class organization being so weak over the years, many issues and crises go on without resistance and opposition from the affected.
May Day 2023 is a time to recognise waste pickers as workers, fight for a fair and just society for all
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.
A Mass Meeting for Climate Justice and an End to Loadshedding
On 22 April 2023, the Climate Justice Coalition and Cry of the Xcluded held a mass meeting with youth, community organisations and trade unions such as the Socialist Youth Movement, Southern African Green Revolutionary Council (SAGRC), Sisonke Revolutionary Movement and the United Domestic Workers Association, amongst others.
SA Court Orders Public Hospitals to Grant Free Healthcare to Foreign Mothers
The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Friday, upheld the rights of all breastfeeding mothers and pregnant women, as well as children under six, to be provided with free health services at public hospitals, reported SowetanLive.
Child Welfare Threatened by Budget Cuts
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.
