Silicosis rampant in South Africa’s mines
South Africa’s miners are among the workers worst affected by silicosis in the world.
•Eric Graham
Eric Graham
COSATU federation leader expresses fear of social explosion in South Africa
In the midst of an escalating wave of wildcat strike action by miners, South Africa’s biggest trade union federation, COSATU, convened its 11th national congress.
•Eric Graham
More ANC leading figures embroiled in gold mines asset stripping scandal
The liquidation of the South African company Pamodzi Gold Limited led to the awarding of rights to the Orkney and Grootvlei gold mines to Aurora Empowerment Systems (AES) in 2009.
•Eric Graham
South Africa: Corruption exposed at Orkney and Grootvlei mines
Investigations into the Aurora Empowerment Systems, which has not paid workers at the Orkney and Grootvlei mines for years, have revealed a tangled and dirty web of criminality.
•Eric Graham
Rising incidence of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome in South Africa
The increase in the prevalence of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome in school-aged children in the Wellington area of the Western Cape is bound up with the appalling levels of social inequality in South Africa.
•Eric Graham
Tens of thousands march in South Africa against Iraq war
On Saturday, tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets across South Africa to voice their opposition to the US drive for war against Iraq. Demonstrations were held in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban and Bloemfontein.
•Eric Graham