Passengers at a station Workers union, General Industries Workers Union of South Africa (GIWUSA) is demanding the immediate withdrawal of Metrorail’s fare increases which are expected to take effect on the 1st of August 2025 The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) has announced that single tickets will increase by R2.50, while return tickets…
NSFAS Logo. Workers at the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) braved the cold weather in Cape Town to embark on their first picket in Cape Town this morning as they gear up for a possible full-scale strike. Protesting outside their offices, workers say they suffer under incompetent management. The government entity has been plagued…
Presidential Special Envoy to North America Mcebisi Jonas addresses the Kgalema Motlanthe Foundation’s Winter Seminar on July 29, 2025. The Presidential Special Envoy to North America Mcebisi Jonas says the world is facing unprecedented times, but there should not be despair. He attended a seminar hosted by the Kgalema Motlanthe Foundation in Johannesburg. The world…
Former ANCYL SG Sindiso Magaqa 55-year-old Zweliphansi Skhosana, a former Municipal Manager of the Umzimkhulu Municipality appeared briefly in the Umzimkhulu Magistrate’s Court in KwaZulu-Natal, in connection with the murder of former ANC Youth League Secretary-General, Sindiso Magaqa in 2017. Skhosana was arrested in Durban on Monday. He was previously arrested in 2018 alongside Umzimkhulu…
Mduduzi Mnisi accused of killing 14-year-old Likhona Fose appears before the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg on 09 July 2025. Mduduzi Mnisi, the man accused of killing 14-year-old Likhona Fose, is due back in the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday. He is charged with the premeditated murder of Fose, whose remains were discovered in an…
ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba ActionSA has launched the Tshwane Mayor’s Performance Tracker to monitor service delivery in the City. ActionSA is in a multi-party coalition and its councillor Nasiphi Moya is the City’s executive mayor. The Performance Tracker is available on the party’s website and tracks real-time performance across all wards, including turnaround times, unresolved…
A herd of elephants. The South African National Defense Force (SANDF) is investigating the death of one of its members who is suspected to have been trampled by elephants at Madimbo in Limpopo. SANDF Spokesperson, Prince Tshabalala, says Private Xavier Raynard was found dead near the gate of the Madimbo base on Sunday. Tshabalala says…
Minister Gwede Mantashe. Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has emphasised the importance of critical minerals in building economic growth and creating jobs in South Africa. Addressing delegates at the G20 Critical Mineral Stakeholder meeting in Sandton, north of Johannesburg, Mantashe lamented the importation of raw minerals, which he says further exacerbates poverty and…
A placard displayed at a march in solidarity with rape victims at the East London City Hall, Eastern Cape on April 2, 2025. A family in Alexandra in the North of Johannesburg is living in fear after the father, who allegedly raped his 16-year-old daughter, is harassing them to drop the charges against him. The…
The Trade union, Solidarity, and FlySafair will return to the negotiating table this afternoon to discuss a resolution to the pilots’ strike, which began last week. The strike marks the longest pilot strike in South African history. The pilots embarked on what was meant to be a one-day strike to express their dissatisfaction with salaries…
