500 000 kids in Mali at risk of malnutrition
New York – Nearly 500 000 children under the age of five in Mali are at risk of acute malnutrition and 1.5 million people don’t have enough to eat, the director of UN humanitarian operations said on Thursday. John Ging, who spent three days in Mali last week, said at a news conference Thursday that […]
Uganda dismisses US sanctions for anti-gay laws
AFP Uganda’s government said US sanctions slapped on the country for tough anti-gay laws would have little impact and rejected rights groups’ reports that the legislation had led to a rise in assaults. “Ugandans know they are moving away from donor dependency,” government spokesman Ofwono Opondo told AFP Friday. “We cannot compel the Americans to […]
Limpopo farmers fined for underpaying employees
By SAPA – At least 10 Limpopo farmers have been fined, some over R1 million, for underpaying their employees, the labour department in the province said on Thursday. Labour inspectors discovered gross violations of basic conditions of employment during a three-day blitz in farming areas, spokesman Joe Mokou said. The department issued spot fines to […]
New GLC Article: Street Vendors in India get Legal Protection
By Sharit Bhowmik – On the 5th of March 2014, the President of India approved a law passed by both houses of Parliament, titled ‘Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014.’ This is a landmark legislation for around 10 million street vendors operating in different cities in India. The Act […]
Households in informal dwellings remain at 14%
BY: NATASHA ODENDAAL – he number of households living in informal dwellings remained stubbornly high with nearly 14% of South Africa’s 15-million households living in such lodgings. The North West recorded the highest percentage at 22.1%, Statistics South Africa’s (Stats SA’s) latest General Household Survey (GHS) showed. The percentage of South African households living in formal dwellings increased from 73.7% […]
South Africa: Shale Gas Fracking in South Africa – Will the Costs Be Socialised and the Benefits Privatised?
By Saliem Fakir – ANALYSIS – The local hype over shale-gas continues as the ANC’s National Executive Committee recently announced that shale-gas is a “game-changer” and must be exploited for the benefit of the country. How much gas there truly is below the Karoo’s surface is anybody’s guess. The original U.S. estimate of the South […]
Ethiopian Advocates for Inclusion for People With Disabilities
By Kim Lewis – The Convention on The Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which held its seventh annual session in New York from June 10-12, gave delegates from around the world a chance to exchange ideas about programs and discuss how to improve the lives of the disabled and to raise human rights issues. An […]
Kenya: Child Labour, Marriage and Trafficking Keep Millions of Kenyans Out of School
By Katy Migiro – Millions of Kenyan children miss out on school because they are forced to work, are married or trafficked, the child rights charity Plan International said on Monday. In Kenya, more than 80 percent of children attend primary school but less than half receive a secondary education, according to the United Nations […]
Lonmin miners: We still have unresolved issues
KWANELE SOSIBO – Last week it was reported that workers asked AMCU president Joseph Mathunjwa to sign on the latest offer from the three mining houses. It has emerged, however, that there are a number of unresolved issues. These include, the reinstatement of essential services colleagues dismissed for not coming work during the strike; that sleeping-out allowances […]
All eyes on Zuma
By SAPA – Tonight President Jacob Zuma will deliver the State of the Nation Address (SONA). Opposition parties want Zuma to focus on the economy which has taken a knock following South Africa’s longest strike. Civil society groups have also been active in calling attention health and education concerns. The Treatment Action Campaign called […]
