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Why the Living Wage Matters
Many people in South Africa are paid much less than a living wage and the negative impact of this is massive. Many years ago Dan Ndzuzo and I managed a small employment/job readiness project through our church (Khanyisa Community Church) in Gugulethu. We had the privilege of walking alongside people who were seeking work and...
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Sanitation Campaign in the City
Three hundred thousand people in Cape Town do not have access to flushing toilets. This can and must change. When loving your neighbour means caring about their toilet Is it my problem that others in my city do not have access to a decent toilet? Who is my neighbour in the city? Why is this...
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The Living Wage matters
The ‘going rate’ for domestic work in South Africa is too low for people to survive, and the damage immeasurable. More than the Minimum – why the Living Wage matters. The ‘going rate’ for domestic work in South Africa is way too low for people to survive and thrive, and yet many privileged South Africans...
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Seeking Rest
Reflections on Ruth from the church in a divided South African city Written for the Stott-Bediako Forum in 2016. The theme of the forum was “The Refugee Crisis: A Shared Human Condition” Introduction This paper has been written from the context of The Warehouse Trust, an NGO based in Cape Town, South Africa, that has...