There has been a long and intensified mass struggle to force the Department of Health and Smartpurse to take the CHWs struggle seriously. On 8 November 2016, the Gauteng Community Health Care Forum (the Forum) decided to take the struggle…
CHWs reject Legislature’s proposal to drop case Read Post »
The results of a study led by South African researcher Dr Francesca Conradie offers hope for patients with strains of tuberculosis (TB) that have been extremely difficult to treat. Conradie presented the findings of the NIX-TB trial in Seattle…
South African study offers hope against drug-resistant TB Read Post »
“The ANC committed a crime when they introduced outsourcing and labour brokers”. These are the words of John Appolis from GIWUSA on 18 February 2017, when Outsourcing Must Fall (OMF) activists held a rally at the Mary Fiztgerald Square in…
Anti-outsourcing rally at Legislature Read Post »
Workers at Sabah Forest Industries (SFI) in Sipitang, Sabah (Malaysia) have been picketing for eight days now, demanding action on unpaid wages, health and safety and union recognition. They have not yet received their wages from last month and their…
Malaysian SFI workers picket for their wages Read Post »
On 25 March 2017, Community Healthcare Workers from various Clinics, including Dark City Clinic, Westonaria Central Clinic, Ekangala Clinic and Mogale City Clinic, participated in a workshop on sexual harassment, and particularly sexual harassment…
CCMA hosts Workshop on Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Read Post »
According to Pietermaritzburg Agency for Community Social Action (PACSA), inflation on the PACSA Food Basket has decreased in February 2017. But it is too soon to tell whether this drop signals the start of a general downward trend in food…
Inflation down on PACSA Food Basket in February 2017 Read Post »
The SASSA scandal currently unfolding is probably the most dramatic expression of how far the African National Congress (ANC) has travelled. Under apartheid, its activists were associated with laying down their lives in defending and advancing the interests of the…
The Corruption of a dream Read Post »
On 2 March 2017, the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) hosted Kenyan critically acclaimed author, Mwalimu Ngugi Wa Thiong’o for an inaugural lecture titled ‘Secure the base, Decolonise the Mind’. The lecture, held at Wits’ Great Hall, in Robert Sobukwe…
Ngugi Wa Thiong’o gives Inaugural Lecture at Wits University Read Post »
For 9 years Jozi Book Fair (JBF) has been a space and a platform for organisations and individuals to express themselves and debate any issues linked to the written word. Over the years JBF has transformed…
Host events and Exhibit JBF Read Post »
As we embark in a new year of struggles, the first Karibu! edition of 2017 seeks to provide a view of the state of South African society in the current post-Marikana context, and link it with the rest of Africa…
EDITORIAL – Jan / Feb 2017 Read Post »
The people of South Africa are in trouble! We do not have a president and a government with a progressive vision and political will for the country. They are not in tune with the deep concerns of…
#SONA2017 – a forecast for the future? Read Post »
Several campuses at Walter Sisulu University have been shut down and registration has been frozen following a dispute over fees. Students are demanding free registration for students from quintile one,…
Five campuses shut down at Walter Sisulu University Read Post »
