“Workers Cup” Producer Ramzy Haddad On Prioritising Workers In Film
Migrant workers around the world work in very dangerous conditions and live in even worst conditions. The Workers Cup is a documentary by director...
Graduate student unions have a role to play in the battle...
As shrinking higher education budgets leave staff and precarious workers in a bitter battle to hold ground, we must make space for graduate student...
Four years on, we #RememberMarikana
Four years later and there is still no justice for the fallen miners of Marikana. As we remember, tributes have flooded in on social...
Why Numsa and NUM Hate The New Independent Power Producers Deal
On Wednesday, energy minister Jeff Radebe signed a R55.92 billion contract with 27 independent renewable energy power producers which is set to produce more...
Racism, Exploitation Accusations Levelled At Durban Market Agents
Transgression, racism and exploitation are the given reasons for an uproar at the Durban Fresh Produce Market. Workers under Delta Market Agents embarked on...
NDZ’s Radical Economic Transformation vs CR17’s New Deal: a summary
The two front-runners for incoming president of the African National Congress, Cyril Ramaphosa (CR17) and Nkosazana-Dlamini Zuma (NDZ), have outlined their policy positions should...
Cosatu Marchers Call For Better Teaching Conditions
Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) members on strike have called on the president to address issues faced by the basic education sector,...
Uber SA runs into the ‘worker vs innovation’ tension
The controversial business models of tech and app-based companies like Uber render employee protection legislation moot, despite the backlash it faces in courts worldwide....
After The Elections, Class War
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There are plans afoot to destroy what is left of organised labour in South Africa, to prepare the way for...
Here’s How Plastic Is Destroying Our Ocean
On June 5th, World Environment Day was celebrated. It marks the day on which the United Nations (UN) uses to encourage awareness and action...
This Zim Immigrant Is Giving SA Youth Skills
After being attacked by unknown people for running community upliftment programmes, a forty-year-old Zimbabwean man, Paul Soti came to South Africa to seek asylum....
DUT strike: the unions stand firm on the 10% wage increase...
The management of the Durban University of Technology (DUT) and the executive council has called on trade unions to meet and negotiate earnestly. This...
UCT will not be shut down on Wednesday morning
Plans to shut down the University of Cape Town (UCT) on Wednesday have been delayed in order to comply with labour laws. The South...
“A Stroke Changed My Life For The Worse”
Balungile Mkhize*, 34, of Mfume in the south of Durban suffered a major stroke some years back and because of the speech difficulties that...
Family and colleagues show solidarity with arrested Shoprite workers at court...
Seven of the eight Shoprite cashiers who were arrested in August for accepting tips appeared in the Wynberg Magistrates court on Wednesday under charges...
UCT mass meeting: workers’ strike, interdict and possibility of shutdown
The University of Cape Town (UCT) has interdicted a South African Liberated Public Sector Workers Union (Salipswu) strike that was planned for Thursday morning....
Wits Strike Ends – Workers satisfied with outcome
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa), National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) and other unions have been on strike...
Why SA’s Renewable Energy Project Is Still On The Rocks
In early March, the new minister of energy Jeff Radebe announced that 27 independent renewable energy power projects would be signed by the state...
May Day, May Day! Save us from “economic freedom†– and...
Between recovery from the hangover of South Africa’s 21st birthday celebrations and Workers’ Day, political analyst EBRAHIM FAKIR considers whether “economic freedom†is appropriate in helping...
Now there’s a crowdfunder to help the Shoprite 8
A crowdfunding initiative has been started for the eight women who were fired by Shoprite, allegedly for accepting tips.
The women, most of whom are...
