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29 April 2018

“It’s hell’s kitchen,” say workers who claim conditions deteriorated since they joined union.
Workers at the Wits Medical School branch of Olives & Plates are complaining about being mistreated, harassed, verbally abused and victimised by the head chefs and management, and about inconsistent raises, low wages and bonuses.
30 April 2018

JOHANNESBURG - KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo found patients sleeping on benches and floors at the Church of Scotland Hospital in Tugela Ferry during a surprise visit at the weekend.
26 April 2018

The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training has said that the issue of gender must be included in any future investigation into the transformation of universities and the post-school education and training (PSET) sector.
26 April 2018

The high court judgment in the case of YG versus the State in 2017 banned corporal punishment in the home, which, in effect, bans it in all places.
Wednesday, 25 April 2018 10:07

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25 April 2018

Attorney Fazloodien Abrahams, from Portland, a partner and director of Turner Ntshingana Kirsten (TNK) attorneys and conveyancers, outlined the “Know your rights” programme during the Wolfgat Sub-council meeting at the Lentegeur chambers, on Thursday April 19.
24 April 2018

Rajesh Gopie sparked outrage on Facebook when he referred to Kaizer Chiefs supporters as 'baboons'.
The post read: 'Yah, and the Baboons like soccer too much so they want to play with human heads.'
He's since posted an apology for his remarks - saying he uses the term when describing any violent football fans including those from Europe.
Monday, 23 April 2018 09:56

‘Cops shot me in the mouth!’

23 April 2018

DA LEADER Mmusi Maimane visited Danville in Mahikeng, North West on Saturday, a day after Police Minister Bheki Cele also paid a visit.
Residents told both Cele and Maimane that cops had shot at them with live ammunition and used racial insults.
They said they were called “bushmen” during recent protests calling for North West Premier Supra Mahumapelo to step down.
22 April 2018

DURBAN - The head of the KwaZulu-Natal health department, MEC Sibongiseni Dhlomo, has been issued with a notice to appear before the South African Human Rights Commission over the “lack of meaningful progress” in dealing with the province’s oncology crisis.
21 April 2018

The South African Human Rights Commission have condemned the violence and destruction that has accompanied the recent spate of protests in Mahikeng.
20 April 2018

The South African Human Rights Commission will compel KwaZulu-Natal health MEC Sibongiseni Dhlomo to appear before it next month to answer questions about the ongoing “oncology crisis” in the province.

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