Rough diamonds on a table. 1 minute The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has rejected Petra Diamond’s retrenchment notice of over 200 mineworkers in its Pretoria and Northern Cape Operations. According to the union, the company says the diamond industry is facing the longest downturn in over 30 years. It says this is driven by…
Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen speaks in Parliament. 2 minutes Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen has expressed concern over South Africa’s diplomatic standoff with the United States. This follows an executive order by United States President Donald Trump halting all aid to the country citing claims of race-based discrimination against Afrikaners in regard to the…
Rescue teams at Umdloti Beach 1 minute Life Saving South Africa says KwaZulu-Natal has recorded five drownings in the space of two weeks. The majority of these drownings happened at non-bathing beaches where lifeguards do not patrol. Amongst the bathers who are reported to have drowned is a 13-year-old boy and his uncle who tried…
Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi 4 minutes Former Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) spokesperson and Member of Parliament (MP), Dr. Mbuyiseni Ndlozi, has finally addressed his absence from the party’s National People’s Assembly in Johannesburg last November. Ndlozi, who had remained silent for months, sparked speculation of a fallout with EFF leader Julius Malema and rumours of his…
File Image: Satellites 2 minutes The Independent Communications Authority (ICASA) says its report and findings on the future of Satellite services in the country will be made available in April. The regulator concluded a round of oral hearings in Gauteng to develop a transparent satellite regulatory framework with clear rules for potential investors. Several stakeholders…
Interns submit their applications 1 minute The Department of Employment and Labour believes the 20 000 inspector and enforcement interns will boost the Department’s capacity in ensuring fair labour practices across the country. They are expected to be recruited over two years. The Department’s spokesperson Thobeka Magcai says the recruitment process of the first cohort…
City of Johannesburg EMS truck. 1 minute The search and rescue operations for alleged illegal miners trapped in a mine shaft in Roodepoort, west of Johannesburg, has been temporarily called off due to safety reasons. It is believed that the three mineworkers are trapped underground after their pulley system snapped while they were in the…
File image: SANDF members deployed in DRC. 2 minutes The National Assembly will hold an urgent debate tomorrow, on the deaths of the 14 SANDF members in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The special sitting has been called as a matter of national importance. The theme of the debate is “The recent casualties incurred…
Young people skateboarding. 3 minutes Participants in the Kimberley Diamond Cup Grandslam Tour described skateboarding as not just a sport. They find it healing and free and see it as a sense of belonging. This weekend the Northern Cape Department of Economic Development and Tourism hosted the Free State leg of its nationwide tour of…
The Prince Mshiyeni Memorial Hospital in Umlazi. 2 minutes Healthcare workers affiliated with the Public Servants Association (PSA) are picketing outside the Prince Mshiyeni Memorial Hospital in Umlazi, south of Durban. The workers are complaining about poor working conditions. They say that the hospital has been without water for two weeks affecting hygiene and patient…
