1 minute The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) says the Pension Funds Adjudicator complaint process is very tedious for municipal workers whose pension fund contributions are not paid over by municipalities. According to SAMWU general secretary Dumisane Magagula, individual employees will have to lodge a complaint with the adjudicator about the Municipalities’ failure to…
Image of a school bag containing stationery. 2 minutes The South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU) in the Northern Cape says non-payment of money meant for stationery will have a negative impact on schools when they reopen next week. The teacher’s union says the Department of Education failed to make payments to qualifying schools in…
Hawks vehicle. 1 minute The Hawks says the recent increase in human trafficking cases in South Africa is a cause for concern. Police rescued 26 Ethiopian nationals held captive in a house in Sandringham, Johannesburg earlier today. They had managed to escape from a room where they were being held. Many were found naked. Gauteng police…
[File photo] SA’s first democratic Minister of Education Professor Sibusiso Bengu. 1 minute Democratic South Africa’s first Minister of Education, Professor Sibusiso Bengu, will be laid to rest in Mtunzini on the north coast of KwaZulu-Natal on Friday. This is expected to follow an Official Funeral Category 2 at the University of Zululand. Bengu died…
1 minute South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) says the time given by the National Treasury for municipalities to make outstanding contributions to pension funds is not enough. This follows Treasury’s decision to hold municipal managers accountable for failing to comply with statutory obligations regarding workers’ deductions to their pension funds. National Treasury gave a…
[File Image] Newspaper with the matric results. 3 minutes The South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG) is calling on the class of 2024 to remain calm as they await their matric results next week. The organisation says it’s receiving at least 2 000 calls a day – with matriculants among those who are seeking…
[File Image] The SAPS Anti Gang Unit at the Downsberg Sport Field in Hanover Park in Cape Town. 2 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa has assured the residents of Delft in the Western Cape that more police will be deployed to the area to help curb gang violence. Ramaphosa made this commitment during his visit to…
A small group of disgrunttled Khoisan people continued to camp in the makeshift tents at the Union Buildings. 1 minute The man who has been camping on the lawns of the Union Buildings for seven years has until Saturday to vacate the premises. This follows a court order obtained by the Department of Public Works…
Everton’s Iliman Ndiaye celebrates scoring their second goal with Everton’s Abdoulaye Doucoure and Everton’s Jesper Lindstrom. 3 minutes Everton kicked off a new era hours after their manager Sean Dyche was fired with a 2-0 FA Cup third-round victory over League One Peterborough United on Thursday thanks to goals from Beto and Iliman Ndiaye. Beto…
File Image: Strong winds and heavy rainfall. 3 minutes The recent heavy rainfall experienced across large parts of the country has left a trail of disaster in villages outside Mokopane in Limpopo. Two bridges at the overflowing Kgole River in Galakwena village have collapsed. Residents have now been cut off from accessing nearby towns like…
