President Cyril Ramaphosa in his address on 21 April 2020 pronounced on the government’s economic and social response to the Covid-19 global pandemic stating that, ‘the pandemic requires an economic response that is equal to the scale of the disruption it is causing’....
Hundreds queue for food parcels in Olievenhoutbosch, Centurion Since the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic broke in Wuhan China in December 2019 and spread across the world. Countries have been forced to lockdown economies as a safety precaution to slow down this...
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to spread across the world – killing thousands of people, crippling economies and threatening food security in poorer countries. South Africa has not been spared from the harsh realities brought about by the virus in the...
An informal settlement in Cape Town: image courtesy of www.smart-energy.com Following the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a state of emergency in the country. The increase of infections then led to the President...
Scenes from Meqheleng , Fickburg The world is currently in panic as COVID-19 pandemic spreads across continents, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), COVID-19 pandemic is an infectious disease caused by a new virus – this disease causes respiratory...
Citizen Justice Network’s sole mission is to produce and report social justice issues from under-reported areas and ensure that citizen journalism reaches rural and semi-rural communities of South Africa. In this article, we reflect on some of the great work we’ve...
On average, every day a paralegal journalist with the help of CJN produces a piece of social justice content to be broadcast on a partner radio station.