Gautrain A looming major strike is threatening to disrupt Gautrain services, as the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) secures a strike certificate following the collapse of wage talks with the Bombela Operating Company. Workers are demanding a 7% wage hike and improved allowances, citing rising living costs. NUMSA accuses management of arrogance,…
A customer keys in an electricity token. Johannesburg power utility City Power says it will cushion poor, low-income households from paying increased service and availability charges as new tariffs kicked in this week. City Power customers are now paying an increase of 12,41% for electricity in line with the City’s approved tariffs for the 2025/26…
Grade 11 learner from the Martie du Plessis Special Needs School, Kamogelo Baukudi. The five men, who were accused of abducting Kamogelo Baukudi, have indicated that they intend to sue the state as they claim they were assaulted and wrongfully arrested. Legal analyst, Advocate Inez Bezuidenhout says reasonable suspicion alone can prompt arrests. The men…
[File photo] The Department of Health has condemned the actions of groups blocking access to health care facilities to deny treatment to patients who are undocumented foreign nationals. There has been a reported increase in such actions, which are being justified as efforts to ease pressure on the burdened health care system. Department of Health…
The Judicial Service Commission interviews candidates nominated by President Cyril Ramaphosa for the position of Deputy Chief Justice. Live proceedings below:
Court gavel. A man has been sentenced to life in prison by the Douglas Regional Court in the Northern Cape for raping two minors in 2016. Sipho Selowi raped the two girls aged 10 and 12 after he lured them to his shack, having requested them to assist him to look for his misplaced memory…
Boks during training Reigning Rugby World Cup champions South Africa are confident that their superior experience in the number of combined test caps and local knowledge, will be their allies when they take on Italy at the Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. The Springboks are staying and preparing in Johannesburg for their test match in first…
Fuel prices have increased at midnight, leaving motorists to pay more at the pumps. The cost of 93 octane petrol prices increased by between 55 cents and 52 cents a litre, depending on the grade. Diesel increased by between 82 cents and 84 cents per litre, depending on the grade, while the price of paraffin…
A 37-year-old woman from Tafelsig, Mitchell’s Plain, is expected to appear in the Bellville Magistrate’s Court today in connection with the kidnapping of a newborn baby at the Middestad Mall in Bellville at the weekend. The suspect allegedly lured the mother, 25-year-old Imaan Sharmar, to the mall for a workshop on support for young mothers….
Banyana Banyana training Banyana Banyana sponsors Sasol have confirmed that its sponsorship agreement with the South African Football Association (SAFA), which included support for the senior women’s national team as well as the semi-professional Sasol League, has come to an end. The 16-year partnership officially ended at midnight on the 30th of June and is…
