Southern Africa

The Congress of South African Trade Unions is organising nationwide protests on Wednesday, 7 October, calling for greater protection against job losses, inadequate wages and pressures on household budgets. According to eNCA’s report⁠, the action marks the annual international day for decent work. COSATU says workers face widespread retrenchments, failures to comply with the national minimum

Hundreds of people marched through Durban on Wednesday, 30 September, calling for tougher action against undocumented migrants on a deadline set by the protest organisers themselves. The deadline had no legal force. South African authorities had not ordered undocumented foreign nationals to leave by that date. The Associated Press reported that the deadline had been

South Africa has criticised a new United States visa policy targeting certain people accused by Washington of supporting racial discrimination, uncompensated land seizures or violence against minority groups. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the restrictions on Tuesday, 15 September. No affected individuals have been publicly identified, and the measure is not a general