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Between a rock and a hard place for women artisanal miners

In this respect, women bear the brunt of these arrests as they still play a central role in running their domestic affairs. Spending prolonged periods in detention means they leave behind families and children without anyone to look after them. In most cases, women artisanal miners are family heads and bread winners.

Land – ‘waiting for the older generation to die’

It is more like the government is applying an attritional theory of war against its own people, deliberately waiting out for the older generation to thin out of positions and die, leaving out the care free born-frees who are easily bought with modern day trappings of fast cars, posh houses, Abu Dhabi and Dubai trips, rented yachts and fat bank accounts.

CPAs in the spotlight as state pledges R3,9 billion to settle land claims under current financial year

Deputy Minister calls on Communal Property Associations (CPAs) to assist government by working together to resolve conflicts as department awaits final audit report THE Bathlabine…

‘What does the City Council do about the people of Kwa Mai Mai?’

The concept of the city (or a section of the city) being a place where people can work, live and play emphasises the importance of a culture led urban regeneration and development strategy. In this regard, Kwa Mai Mai is a neighbour of an established area where the privileged work, live and play in a lively juxtaposition: the Maboneng precinct.

Rotting eggs and dying chicks haunt farmers as loadshedding causes havoc

A survey on the Impact of Load-shedding on small businesses in the Township Economy 2023 conducted by Nedbank in partnerships with Township Entrepreneurs Alliance (TEA) found that 64% of businesses stop running during load shedding and can only resume with operations when the power returns.