FILE| Numsa members at a strike. The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) has condemned Macsteel management for sparking an indefinite strike that began on Friday last week. Numsa claims that Macsteel forcibly retrenched workers and pressured them into accepting voluntary severance packages of just R40 000 based on one week’s pay per…
Taxi warfare in Western Cape, sees taxi riddled with bullets. National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola says they’re re-looking at strategies to deal with the ongoing taxi-violence and gang-related shooting incidents in the Western Cape. Masemola was speaking on the second day of the 27th Interpol conference currently underway in Cape Town. He says over 200…
File image of biometric scanning. The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) is gearing up for a major rollout next Monday, with around 80% of offices expected to implement a new Beneficiary Biometric Enrolment system. It’s designed to curb fraud and strengthen the integrity of the grant system. The initiative marks a significant step in…
Late actor Nandi Nyembe. Creative director and producer Angus Gibson has paid tribute to the late veteran actress Nandi Nyembe at her memorial service at the Market Theatre in Johannesburg. The award-winning actress died last week at the age of 75 after her health started deteriorating. Media Statement 23 August 2025 Joint Statement by the…
Empty benches in court. A 40-year-old man from Botshabelo in Free the State is set to appear in the Bloemfontein Magistrates’ Court later today for fraud, extortion, and defeating the course of justice. The suspect is alleged to have made telephone calls to business owners in Botshabelo, Thaba-Nchu, and Bloemfontein alerting them about planned robberies…
Venus Williams of the United States in action against Karolina Muchova of Czech Republic in the first round of the women’s singles at the US Open at Arthur Ashes Stadium in Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre. Venus Williams showed flashes of vintage form under the lights at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday but despite…
Eskom workers at a powerline Matjhabeng Municipality in the Free State aims to be the first local municipality in the country to obtain a licence to generate its own electricity. The municipality, together with the Electricity and Energy Department, will establish an energy technical working group aimed at strengthening its electricity infrastructure and capacity. Matjhabeng…
Court gavel A drug trafficker who was nabbed by police on the N1 in Beaufort West in the Central Karoo has been handed a 20-year sentence in the local regional court. The man was found with almost R3 million worth of drugs after being stopped at a vehicle checkpoint outside the town in 2018. A…
The KwaZulu-Natal E-hailing Council has blamed the lack of regulation of the e-hailing industry for the recent attacks on the drivers. On Wednesday, two e-hailing drivers were assaulted, and one of the vehicles was shot at in KwaDabeka near Pinetown, allegedly by taxi drivers. Two weeks ago, an e-hailing driver who had just started his…
Justice and Constitutional Development, Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi, briefs the media on the progress of the commissions of inquiry. A new date for the commencement of the Commission of Inquiry into criminality, political interference and corruption is not yet known. The Commission, which will be chaired by retired Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga, was initially expected to begin…
