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Sibongile Portia Jonas

Sibongile Portia Jonas is a journalist based in the Eastern Cape.

Employees of vehicle manufacturer First Automobile Works, members of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa and casual workers on strike in Gqeberha. (Photograph by Sibongile Portia Jonas)
AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURERS EMPLOYERS ASSOCIATION

Eastern Cape’s First Automobile Works factory goes back on its word

Workers on strike for a ninth week at a vehicle manufacturer in Gqeberha have accused the company of flip-flopping during negotiations for better wages and medical aid…

  • Sibongile Portia Jonas
4 min read
Bakery workers in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape were left destitute after their employer, Zahid Desai, chased them from their workplace following a wage dispute. (Photographs by Sibongile Jonas)
COMMISSION FOR CONCILIATION MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION

Nowhere to turn for abused bakery workers

After being chased away for asking for minimum wage, Gqeberha bakers who endured racism turned first to the CCMA, then to a political party, then to a union. None helped

  • Anna Majavu
  • Sibongile Portia Jonas
8 min read
Nonceba Sikhulu uses an old mattress frame to protect her home from robbers in Silvertown, where crime is rife. She lost her previous shack in a fire. (Photo: Sibongile Portia Jonas)
EDONGWENI

No silver lining for Silvertown

The Nelson Mandela Bay municipality does little to improve the living conditions in shack settlements in Gqeberha, residents say

  • Sibongile Portia Jonas
6 min read
CORONAVIRUS

Concern mounts for Eastern Cape health workers

Nurses and other healthcare providers feel neglected and abused by the government and its representatives, who ignore their pleas for a safe working environment.

  • Sibongile Portia Jonas
6 min read