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Musawenkosi Cabe
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.
Stilfontein: Zama zamas are humans entitled to the right to life
The single narrative of these miners as criminals in mainstream and social media ‘makes our recognition of our equal humanity difficult’
ConCourt clarifies act for asylum seekers
The apex court has reversed amendments to the act that made it difficult for refugees to apply for asylum while making it easy for Home Affairs officials to unjustly detain and…
Defend journalists and media freedom in Eswatini
Journalists are censored through cruel and illegitimate detention, torture and the removal of means to disseminate information to citizens crying – and dying – for it
Waste pickers should be seen as essential workers
Come rain or sun, waste pickers push their trolleys full of recycled material. But despite providing an environmental service they are not treated as the public-service workers…
Hate speech law to be more clearly defined
While the Constitutional Court has agreed that certain sections of the Equality Act are unconstitutional, it has decided the issue of whether Jon Qwelane was guilty of hate speech
Why prisoners are a priority in vaccine rollout
Inmates comprise a vulnerable group in society and they are meant to receive Covid-19 vaccines earlier than the general population. This has sparked debate locally and globally
Corporate bullying in fight over Xolobeni mining
Activists argue that the Australian company suing them is using the courts to silence criticism and so abusing the legal system. The law should change to stop these types of suits
How South Africa’s minibus taxi industry exploits its drivers
The drivers who are the bedrock of the public transport system are often paid less than the sectoral determination stipulates
CCMA conference highlights minimum wage struggles
Numerous applications for exemption are hampering the government’s efforts to reach its target of six million workers being paid the minimum wage
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 brings hope
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 farm occupiers with services
Sports broadcasting rights row still unresolved
The SABC and MultiChoice finally reached an agreement, but the threat of future blackouts remains
Icasa: A broadcasting balancing act for sport
Icasa heard some fiery submissions during the public hearing on its proposed sports broadcasting regulation amendments
Equality court sets new policing precedent
Court finds allocation of police resources in the Western Cape unfairly discriminated against black and poor people on the basis of race and poverty
Uber drivers lament ‘exploitative’ WesBank deal
A programme to help Uber drivers obtain vehicles has proven exorbitantly expensive — and drivers still won’t own their cars in the end