By Tunica Jegels Amcu led a march to the Johannesburg city and the workers handed over a memorandum of grievances to the mining company, Sibanye-Stillwater. The union is calling for worker’s salaries to be increased by a R1,000 per month. Amcu has given Sibanye-Stillwater 48 hours to respond to the memorandum of demands handed over yesterday. A miner told Kaya News that members of Amcu have been approached by Sibanye […]
By Mbali Dhlamini Government is continuing its call for South Africans to take an active role in efforts to try and make the country better. Officials from various departments say although work is continuing to ensure better service delivery throughout the country -communities should also lend a hand. This call is in line with President Cyril Ramaphosa's Thuma Mina campaign which encourages citizens to assist government where they can. The campaign […]
By: Tapiwa Chagonda, University of Johannesburg Protesters block a major road leading into centre of Zimbabwe’ capital Harare. EPA-EFE/Aaron Ufumeli Zimbabwe is sliding into a violent meltdown and it’s expected to worsen, unless there are some serious interventions. Days of mass protests have been characterised by violence, looting and heavy-handedness by the police and army. It has led to the deaths and injury of many people, largely in Harare […]
By: Katlego Legodi Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Senzeni Zokwana has called for calm following an outbreak of the foot and mouth disease in the country. Zokwana met with agriculture industry captains in Pretoria yesterday, to iron out differences following challenges that have led to the banning of the country’s red meat by neighbouring countries. The disease has been detected in more than 15, 000 cattle in Limpopo's […]
By: Soraya Beukes, University of the Western Cape The fight for decent housing in South Africa has been unsuccessful. Nic Bothma/EPA South Africa’s Constitution protects everyone’s right to access adequate housing. This principle was spelled out in law when the Court issued a landmark ruling in 2000 that stipulated the most vulnerable people – “those living in extreme conditions of poverty, homelessness or intolerable housing” – should be […]
By: Anton Harber, University of the Witwatersrand New book extends the canon of investigative journalism from 1706 through to 2017. shutterstock It was a modest, soft-spoken Catholic nun from the US, Sister Janice McLaughlin, who exposed the “protected villages” set up by the Rhodesian government in 1977. The villages were ostensibly to protect civilians from the violence of the liberation armies, but were actually concentration camps behind barbed wire. […]
By: Glenda Gray, South African Medical Research Council The WHO recommends HIV viral load testing to monitor people on ARVs. Shutterstock A United Nations initiative backed by global experts has set its sights on an ambitious programme to bring an end to the AIDS epidemic by 2030. The 90-90-90 strategy aims to do this by reaching three targets: 90% of all people with HIV must know their status, 90% […]
By: Wisdom Mensah, University of West Florida In certain communities in Benin, Togo and Ghana, young virgin girls are sent to atone for their family’s wrongdoing. Linda De Volder/Flickr There are global efforts fighting modern slavery, but one traditional system is still holding strong in West Africa: Trokosi. The Conversation Africa’s Moina Spooner spoke to Wisdom Mensah about the system and what can be done to finally put a […]
By: Sheryl L Hendriks, University of Pretoria; Elizabeth Mkandawire, University of Pretoria, and Nosipho Mabuza, University of Pretoria Hunger is a daily reality across large parts of Africa. Jon Hrusa/EPA For the third year in a row hunger is rising across the world. And, as a recent report by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation shows, the situation is worsening in most regions in Africa. Almost 21% of […]
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The ultimate soundtrack to your Saturday, counting down the Top 30 biggest songs of the week as voted and curated by the Kaya listener. It's where the nation's favourite music takes centre stage.
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