South Africans embarked on at least 86 protected and unprotected labour protest actions last year, a majority of which were from the public service sector over wage disputes. This is according to a strike barometer by the Casual Workers Advice Office released this week, which found that 48 strikes were protected and 38 were wildcat actions. The majority of strikes concerned wages and related issues, such as increases, unpaid wages, […]
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A 14-year-old charged with insulting the king. A 13-year-old physically dragged out of a restaurant by police officers. A 17-year-old shot with rubber bullets and beaten. These are among the stories revealed in a new report from Amnesty International, which documents alleged human rights violations in connection to children participating in Thailand’s long-running protests and was released on Wednesday. Sainam, who had previously been shot with rubber-coated bullets, was a […]
There is a reading crisis in South Africa as only 18% of children in grade 4 can read for meaning, and it is estimated this cohort is a full year behind same age children from 2019. This was revealed by the annual 2030 Reading Panel convened by former deputy president Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka on Tuesday. The report compiled by Nic Spaull, a researcher at Stellenbosch University, found despite President Cyril Ramaphosa’s […]
The only international aid corridor from Turkey into Syria has been disrupted because of earthquake damage, compounding an already dire humanitarian situation and laying the groundwork for potential wrangling between the Syrian government and the international community. “It’s chaos. We are not able to rely on anything cross border right now,” Amany Qaddour, regional director of Syria Relief and Development, told Middle East Eye. Two earthquakes with an epicentre in Turkey have so far […]
The JGZ Foundation spokesperson Mzwanele Manyi has confirmed that former president Jacob Zuma has turned to the Constitutional Court for leave to appeal the judgment which saw President Cyril Ramaphosa obtain an interim interdict in January. A full bench of the High Court in Johannesburg granted the interdict pending the outcome of Ramaphosa’s challenge to the private prosecution bid against him scheduled to be heard in May. Zuma launched the […]
Intensified load-shedding is affecting the supply of water and sanitation in municipalities across the country, says minister Senzo Mchunu. “Processing water in terms of pumping and cleaning is where we are experiencing challenges,” he told Newzroom Afrika. “We are trying to find a way to keep the water running through taps. One of the things we've considered is to ask Eskom to exempt pump stations and water treatment plants from load-shedding.” […]
Daniel Suidani, a vocal critic of China and leader of the Solomon Islands’s largest province, has been removed from office after a no-confidence vote in the provincial legislature, according to Australia’s public broadcaster ABC. Legislators brought the vote after accusing Suidani, premier of Malaita province in the Pacific Islands nation, of misappropriating funds, according to ABC. His supporters gathered in small numbers in the provincial capital Auki around the time […]
While most of the class of 2022 focused on getting through their matric year and preparing for life post-grade 12, two ambitious teens had other plans in mind. Neo Cholo and Goitseone Maboe were hard at work setting up Mosetsana Feminine, which manufactures and sells sanitary pads to locals at an affordable price. The duo, currently first-year students at the University of Johannesburg and Boston college, shared their journey with […]
VOC became the first Muslim radio station in South Africa when a special events license was granted to the station in Ramadan/January 1995. Subsequent temporary broadcast licenses were granted, permitting the station to broadcast for 24 hours.
