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Num demands 15% salary increase for Eskom employees

An Eskom logo is seen at the entrance of their head offices in Sunninghill, Sandton. The National Union of Mineworkers (Num) has kicked off wage negotiations at Eskom with a 15% salary increase demand for its members. Other demands include a housing benefit of R7 000 a month and the company’s medical aid contribution of…

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UPDATE| Revamped funding key to SABC’s survival and mission: Chabeli

The South African Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC) TV Park building in Auckland Park, Johannesburg. The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) senior management continues to express the need for a viable funding model for the public broadcaster in order to have financial stability. The executive and the board of the public broadcaster appeared before the Standing Committee…

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Gauteng Health HOD in court to challenge suspension

Suspended Gauteng Health Department HOD Lesiba Malotana. The head of the Gauteng Health Department is expected to take the fight against his suspension to the Labour Court in Johannesburg on Tuesday morning. Lesiba Malotana was suspended last month after a Special Investigating Unit lifestyle audit flagged him as high risk due to discrepancies in his finances. In court…

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Limpopo pig farm murder case to resume

Murder accused pig farmer Zacharia Olivier in the dock during one of his court appearance. The double murder trial against a Limpopo pig farmer is expected to resume on Tuesday at the High Court in Polokwane, Limpopo. The case was postponed on Monday because the lawyer of accused number one, Zacharia Olivier, was unavailable. Olivier…

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Factionalism, careerism threaten ANC’s survival: Mbeki

Former state and ANC President, Thabo Mbeki Factionalism and careerism among members of the African National Congress (ANC) are the biggest threat to the party’s survival. This word of caution came from former state and party president, Thabo Mbeki, who called for a complete renewal of all party members, including re-application for membership and stricter…

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