Musawenkosi Cabe

@CabeMusa

Originally from Pietermaritzburg, Musawenkosi Cabe’s areas of interest include bottom-up social mobilisation, social movements and unions, as well as football, social justice, spatial justice and constitutionalism.

Stories by: Musawenkosi Cabe

News

Air Chefs interdict a ‘tactic’ to frustrate workers
The Labour Court has granted the state-owned catering firm an interim interdict to stop workers from striking over the cancellation of anniversary bonuses, a move Numsa says is to ‘silence workers’.
By: Musawenkosi Cabe
11 Oct 2019
News

Spy laws declared unconstitutional
The North Gauteng High Court pronounced sections of the Regulation of Interception of Communication and Provision of Related Information Act unlawful. Many have hailed the decision as a victory for democracy.
By: Musawenkosi Cabe
3 Oct 2019
News

CCMA conference highlights minimum wage struggles
Numerous applications for exemption and institutional failure are hampering the government’s efforts to reach its target of six million workers being paid the minimum wage instituted in January.
By: Musawenkosi Cabe
30 Sep 2019
News

Banks bungle sale of houses
Banks aren’t following procedure in selling the primary dwellings of people whose properties are in foreclosure. But changes to the rules could give some hope.
By: Musawenkosi Cabe
11 Sep 2019
News

Sports broadcasting rights still not resolved
The SABC and MultiChoice finally reached an agreement after denying millions televised access to PSL football games, but the threat of future blackouts remains.
By: Musawenkosi Cabe
29 Aug 2019
News

Court judgment to restore farm dwellers’ dignity
A Pietermaritzburg High Court ruling has found that municipalities were in breach of the Constitution in not providing labour tenants and farm occupiers with essential and basic services. 
By: Musawenkosi Cabe
29 Aug 2019
Features

Justice Cameron’s farewell backs labour tenants 
The Constitutional Court has ruled in favour of a ‘special master’ being appointed to expedite more than 11 000 land claim applications, many of which were lodged more than two decades ago.
By: Musawenkosi Cabe
21 Aug 2019
News

Red Ants, feared eviction squad, suspended at last
Newtown shack dwellers welcome the suspension of the demolition service known as the Red Ants, but warn that other similar services must be investigated.
By: Musawenkosi Cabe
2 Aug 2019
Sport

Icasa: Can the SABC cope with a bigger sports load?
The public broadcaster is already struggling financially to air the sports events in its current mandate. If Icasa’s proposed broadcasting regulations are passed, the number of events will rise dramatically.
By: Musawenkosi Cabe
1 Aug 2019
News

Domestic workers demand to be treated fairly under law
The courts declared it unconstitutional to exclude domestic workers from being compensated for injuries sustained on duty. But legal protection continues to be difficult to access.
By: Musawenkosi Cabe, Zandile Bangani
28 Jun 2019
Editorial and Analysis

Icasa: Will new regulations kill South African sports?
Sporting bodies were united against Icasa’s proposed broadcasting rights amendments, which will affect their revenue and players. Some vowed to challenge the matter up to the highest court.
By: Musawenkosi Cabe
21 Jun 2019
Sport

Icasa: A broadcasting balancing act for sport
Icasa heard some fiery submissions during the public hearing on its proposed sports broadcasting regulation amendments, with sports federations firmly against and viewers all for the changes.
By: Musawenkosi Cabe
10 Jun 2019
Features

The real cost of criminalising sex work
In a 2017 report, the South African Law Reform Commission declared that decriminalising sex work in South Africa ‘could create an extremely dangerous cultural shift’. ‘New Frame’ looks at the cost of the status quo and asks sex workers what they want.
By: Magnificent Mndebele, Musawenkosi Cabe
30 May 2019
News

‘No return’ for those displaced by Durban floods
Floods are nothing new for shack dwellers, who have been forced to take refuge in community halls. With little hope of rebuilding, those affected are homeless for years at a time.
By: Musawenkosi Cabe
3 May 2019
News

The eight who died in a Durban mudslide
Eight people lost their lives when their home collapsed in a mudslide in Chatsworth, Durban, leaving family members in disbelief at the ‘unthinkable’ tragedy.
By: Musawenkosi Cabe
29 Apr 2019
News

Durban floods: Devastation, courage & resilience
The floods in KwaZulu-Natal have damaged RDP houses, destroyed shacks and damaged homes along river banks.
By: Musawenkosi Cabe
26 Apr 2019
News

Labour brokers are sidestepping the law, says Numsa
The ongoing strike at ArcelorMittal has brought the issue of noncompliance with Labour Relations Act amendments regarding temporary workers to the fore.
By: Musawenkosi Cabe
12 Apr 2019
Culture

The soundtrack to South Africa’s elections
‘I live in the ghetto, you just come to visit me ’round election time,’ sings Stevie Wonder, who has advocated against apartheid and for the poor in song and action.
By: Musawenkosi Cabe
9 Apr 2019
News

Equality court sets new policing precedent
The Western Cape court has ruled that the under-allocation of police resources in Khayelitsha amounts to unfair discrimination based on race and socioeconomic status.
By: Musawenkosi Cabe
27 Mar 2019
News

Chinese association takes racist trolls to court
An outburst of xenophobic and racist social media posts directed against the South African Chinese community prompted it to lay charges in the equality court.
By: Musawenkosi Cabe
26 Mar 2019
News

Protest against ‘attempted coup’ in Venezuela
Numsa and SRWP members gathered outside the US consulate in Sandton, Joburg, to protest against US involvement and ‘defend the gains of socialism’ in the South American country.
By: Musawenkosi Cabe
19 Mar 2019