Former South African President Nelson Mandela at the UN South Africans and the world at large celebrated International Mandela Day through pledging 67 minutes of their time giving back to those in need. One of the initiatives saw Xoliswa Ndoyiya, former chef to Mandela, feature the former stateman’s favourite dishes to mark his birthday. Another…
Person with a smartphone The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies is seeking to make smart phones affordable. It says efforts are already under way to lobby National Treasury to waver the luxury tax on some smart devices. This is part of the department’s attempts to promote access to internet and the gig economy. The…
FILE | Springbok Aphelele Fassi scores a try against Wales Springbok fullback Aphelele Fassi says he draws confidence from a creative environment in the national team and fond memories of playing at the Mbombela Stadium. Fassi will earn his 12th cap for the Springboks when they take on Georgia in Mbombela on Saturday evening, in…
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…
