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Where are the unions and the ANC for suffering silicosis victims?
Recently, a proposed amendment announced by the Tshiamiso Trust — set up to disburse compensation — now threatens to shut out even more former mine-workers with the disease from…
‘We have the skills but not the system’: Water Institute of Southern Africa on SA’s wastewater crisis
Nearly half of South Africa’s wastewater treatment plants are in a critical state, with untreated sewage polluting rivers and dams
Implats says all checks were done before incident that killed 11 miners
The company pledges support for families and suspends operations during further checks on the equipment This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your…
Focus on delivery for North West, Bushy Maape
If the premier loves the people of the province, he should not stand for an ANC leadership position
Diversified Royal Bafokeng keeps its platinum roots
The investment company has insulated its shareholders against the resource’s price swings while looking towards a more sustainable future
The deadly cost of union membership in North West
The platinum belt is roiling with tension once more after the assassination of Numsa organiser Malibongwe Mdazo
High possibility of load-shedding tonight, says Eskom
The Mopani, Capricorn and Sekhukhune districts will be in the dark on Tuesday and the rest of the country placed on load-shedding warning
The Portfolio: Levy Pooe
Artist Levy Pooe conceptualises his work as ‘a social diary of being black in the city’
Mandela said I could, so I got my doctorate
My mother was a domestic worker and my father a miner, and I went to school in the townships
The Portfolio
“The photographs in the series act as a symbol of, or a witness to, the economic imbalance that exists in contemporary South Africa, where people increasingly inhabit contrasting…
Numsa strike against sexual harassment is a ‘powerful moment in labour history’
Almost 300 workers went on strike to force management to deal with a longstanding harassment allegation.
Editorial: Othering is apartheid
‘The initiative by Parents for Change reminds us that the change most of us yearn for is something that we should not stop fighting for’
Mandela didn’t sell out, post-94 ANC did
Two Acts and the Khoi-San Bill, if passed, will dispossess people in the former homelands of their land rights
Dark days for platinum producers
The strong rand and the VW scandal have hit demand, destroying jobs and, in turn, businesses
Blade Nzimande: EFF, academics are using #FeesMustFall protests for their own ends
The higher education minister added that some political parties see the protests as an opportunity to revive themselves.