Monday, 27 March 2023
Magnificent Mndebele grew up in the impoverished village of Thokozane. As such, he values journalism that covers remote rural areas from a social commitment perspective.
Beleaguered residents of Palm Springs in the Emfuleni local municipality in Gauteng have been living without electricity and with sewage running in the streets.
Hunger and obesity are symptoms of the same problem. Activist Raj Patel’s latest film follows a Malawian farmer as she cares for the Earth while growing crops.
The election of a new leadership was a hotly contested affair that overshadowed workers’ issues, but the leaders claim that this was democracy at work.
The steel manufacturer’s decision to seek an interdict preventing some of its employees from taking part in the national strike has aggravated Numsa, which says it won’t back down from its demands.
Kicking the president out of the federation’s main rally shows how tired workers are of the government protecting the private sector while claiming to be on the side of the working class.
The Covid-battered economy of this Mpumalanga town is taking another hit as the local municipality imposes electricity shutdowns because of a lack of sufficient supply.
More than three-quarters of workers at South African Airways Technical have been retrenched, to devastating effect. The few who kept their jobs now have to fight for better conditions.
Unions representing striking employees say they will seek recourse in the labour court as none of the interventions to resolve the deadlock between them and the dairy company has borne fruit.
Four activists who exposed corruption in the province were killed in 2019. Three people have been arrested, but those who allegedly orchestrated the assassinations remain at large.
When the first woman to lead the federation in the province delivered her opening address she critiqued the ANC for its attack on collective bargaining and pushed it for answers to unemployment.
King Mswati III’s security forces are again acting violently against student leaders across the country who remain steadfast in their demands for justice and democracy.
Conversations with ordinary South Africans of all ages reveal a widespread distrust in the efficacy of the Covid-19 vaccines and the real need for accurate information.
Loku lisha lela live, badvwebi bemifanekiso, bacophi bemafilimu nalabanye labenta umsebenti wetebuciko batsi angeke bayekele kukhombisa lobunuku nebudlova lobentiwa nguhulumende.
Creatives in different mediums, from filmmaking to fine art, are documenting and depicting their experiences in the beleaguered country for all the world to see.
Gender-based violence often takes place at home or in intimate relationships, taking a traumatic toll on victims, their families and friends.
Moved by the plight of impoverished people around her at the height of the Covid-19 lockdown, one woman decided to do something – and has made a material difference in their lives.
The platinum belt is roiling with tension once more after the assassination of Numsa organiser Malibongwe Mdazo.
King Mswati III’s forces continue to kill, maim and jail pro-democracy protesters and other innocent citizens, including children and teens, while the international community looks on.
As the regime meets demands for democracy with violence, activists and ordinary people affirm a resolute commitment to continuing resistance, even as they are murdered and injured.
For many years, she was battling an aggressive cancer while opposing the repressive tactics of the state against landless people whose only dream is to have a place that they can call home.
In a nod of appreciation to the Carolina community and acknowledging the damaging financial effects of Covid-19, the taxi association there has cut fares for learners.