Dr Naledi Pandor, Nelson Mandela Foundation Chairperson The Chairperson of the Nelson Mandela Foundation Naledi Pandor has urged people around the world to become active “good troublemakers” and confront social injustices. She says good troublemakers are needed in a world where justice is appalled. Pandor made these remarks during the United Nations’ celebration of International…
[FILE IMAGE]: Rescue teams at a drowning incident. Police in Kimberley in the Northern Cape are investigating after a 14-year-old boy drowned in Phuthanang section this afternoon. The boy drowned at an open ditch allegedly made by the construction company which is busy fixing pipes. The deceased was apparently swimming with his friend during the…
FlySafair airline Trade union Solidarity has threatened a strike action at local and regional airline, FlySafair over wages. This following a move to rope in the CCMA to facilitate wage talks at the airline that have been ongoing for three months, leading to a deadlock. Solidarity is the largest union at FlySafair with demands that…
FILE | SAS King Sekhukhune under way off Simon’s Town The Chief of the South African Navy Vice Admiral Monde Lobese says National Treasury is compromising maritime security with underfunding the entity. He was addressing the Joint Standing Committee of Defence on the state of the Navy as well as delays in procuring spare parts…
Tiffany Meek, the mother of the late Jayden-Lee appears in court Tiffany Meek, the mother of the late Jayden-Lee (11), says she intends to plead not guilty to all charges brought against her. She appeared in the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court west of Johannesburg on Friday for her bail hearing and the matter has been postponed…
Electricity substation in Lotus Park, Isipingo. The eThekwini Municipality’s Department of Electricity says it is concerned with the high level of electricity theft and vandalism. This comes after three people died in two separate incidents in the metro and two other people died when an electrical substation blew up in Isipingo. In Clairwood, one person…
Gautrain at a station Trade union NUMSA has confirmed that it has signed a wage deal with the Bombela Operating Company, which runs the Gautrain. The union had threatened the possibility of workers striking at the Gautrain commuter rail service earlier this month, after being issued with a certificate to strike by the CCMA. The…
House built for Rankandi Family Mankwe GameTrackers in Rustenburg in the North West province, in partnership with Sun City, has in the spirit of International Mandela Day, handed a house to the Rankgadi family. Three houses for three separate families were built. Two more houses are expected to be handed over later. One of the…
Minister handing over the classrooms Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube has handed over three recently built classrooms to the Boschrand Primary School in Msholozi, near White River in Mpumalanga. Gwarube visited the area as part of celebrating International Mandela Day. During her back-to-school campaign in January this year, a group of residents gathered outside the…
State of the Art library in Wepener opened by Minister McKenzie today Some school learners in Wepener in the Free State say the opening of the new Qibing public library will help them perform better academically. They say the library is accessible as it is close to their homes. This as the Minister of Sports,…
