Mandeni Blitz Exposes Child Labour
A Wake-Up Call for Compliance and Compassion
In a late-night operation dubbed the “Dusk of Night” blitz, the Department of Employment and Labour, alongside SAPS and Home Affairs, raided two textile factories in Mandeni, KwaZulu-Natal. The results were chilling: 47 undocumented workers arrested, two employers detained, and a 14-year-old child found working under illegal conditions.
This wasn’t just a labour violation - it was a mirror held up to the cracks in our current social systems. read more
October 29, 2025