FILE | FlySafair Boeing 737-800 plane. FlySafair says only 12% of their flights have been cancelled following the pilots’ stayaway strike. The escalating standoff with Solidarity, which represents the pilots threatens to disrupt flights for up to two weeks, jeopardising passenger confidence and putting pressure on the airline’s management to return to the negotiating table….
A player has his foot on a soccer ball. The Western Cape Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Ricardo Mackenzie, is travelling to Portugal to assess the situation regarding a group of stranded young soccer players from Cape Town. The group left the city earlier this month to take part in a football tournament in…
ACT’s national spokesperson Mohau Khumalo The African Congress for Transformation (ACT) party says seeking solutions to the country’s socio-economic challenges, including poverty and unemployment, is topping the agenda of its national council meeting in Bloemfontein. It says corruption allegations against senior police officials, as well as readiness for the 2026 local government elections, will also…
SIU branded vehicle. President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed a proclamation, authorising the Special Investigative Unit (SIU) to investigate contracts awarded to Tokiso Security Services CC in the North West province. The SIU’s probe at the North West Development Corporation (NWDC) has been expanded to include a contract given to Tokiso Security Company to provide security…
South Africa’s domestic low cost carrier FlySafair above Cape Town, South Africa. Trade union, Solidarity, has described day one of its two-week strike as successful after FlySafair confirmed several of its planes have been grounded amid a wage dispute. This despite earlier reassurances that operations would not be affected by the start of the strike….
Kaizer Chiefs players during the pre-season tour in the Netherlands. Kaizer Chiefs marketing and commercial manager, Jessica Motaung, says winning their first trophy in 10 years at the end of last season, has re-energized the team. She also described their recent pre-season tour to the Netherlands as very successful. Amakhosi returned on Sunday from their…
Aviation Expert Guy Leitch says the aviation industry has not fully recovered since COVID-19. This comes as more than 200 FlySafair pilots affiliated to Solidarity are set to embark on a two-week strike from today. The union says they have given the employer a notice to strike following a deadlock in wage negotiations. Solidarity has…
A FlySafair plane taking off. FlySafair Chief Marketing Officer, Kirby Gordon, says they are still open to negotiations with their disgruntled pilots. FlySafair pilots have rejected the airline’s 5,7% wage increase offer, sticking to their demand of a 10,5% salary hike. The standoff threatens to disrupt flights for up to two weeks, jeopardising passenger confidence….
The scene of a collision involving a bakkie and a light motor vehicle on the R66 near the Dokodweni Bridge in KwaZulu-Natal. Five family members have been killed and 7 others seriously injured in a collision involving a bakkie and a light motor vehicle on the R66 near the Dokodweni Bridge in Gingindlovu, north of…
[File Image] Residents walk across a flooded road following severe weather with heavy rain from a cold front. The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a weather warning for possible disruptive rains accompanied by strong winds along the coast of KwaZulu-Natal. These weather patterns are expected to persist through this week. Forecaster Sihle Dlamini…
