Workers inside a US mine 2 minutes The Trump administration sent termination notices late on Friday to employees of a worker health and safety agency that provides research and services for coal miners, firefighters and others, despite appeals by a lawmaker from Trump’s Republican Party to preserve its programs. Employees of the National Institute for…
File image: A service station in South Africa. 2 minutes The latest data from the Central Energy Fund (CEF) indicates that fuel prices will likely drop in May. Both grades of petrol are set to decrease by up to 19 cents per litre, with both grades of diesel set to fall by 37 cents per…
The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) members gather for a mass meeting at Gold One Mine in Spring on the East Rand on February 26, 2025. 1 minute The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) says it does not recognise Workers’ Day and wants the day to be celebrated on August 16….
uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party members attend Workers’ Day celebrations at Kagisanong Hall in Lewisham, Kagiso, Gauteng on May 1, 2025. 1 minute uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party says although there are laws protecting the rights of the workers, there are still industries disregarding these laws and abusing workers. MK Party commemorated Workers’ Day through a rally…
ANC Deputy President Paul Mashatile at the South African Communist Party (SACP) Special Congress 3 minutes African National Congress (ANC) Deputy President Paul Mashatile has emphasised that the struggle for a better working environment is far from over. Speaking at a Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) Workers’ Day rally held at Curries Fountain…
Cables have been removed from pipes underground. 2 minutes City Power has called on residents to report acts of vandalism after a fire broke out under the M1 Bridge in Johannesburg on Thursday. The blaze has caused major power outages in several parts of the city, including Braamfontein, Parktown West and Newtown. The utility’s Chief…
A man holds a fuel nozzle at a petrol station. 1 minute Motorists can expect to breathe another sigh of relief as petrol and diesel prices are set to drop from midnight Tuesday next week. Both grades of petrol will decrease by 22 cents a litre and diesel will decrease by 41 and 42 cents…
[FILE IMAGE] A road completely submerged in water during a flood. 3 minutes Thousands of hectares of crops along parts of the Vaal River have been destroyed during recent floods along the river. Farmers planting lucerne and beans in the Bloemhof and Christiana areas in the North West were the most severely affected with some…
President Cyril Ramaphosa speaking at a government engagement. 3 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africans should draw lessons from the recent value-added tax (VAT) saga. Ramaphosa’s comments come from growing calls from organisations like the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) that Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana, should resign from cabinet. He was speaking on the sidelines…
Minister of Electricity Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa 2 minutes Electricity and Energy Minister, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, says a just transition to green energy should be inclusive of workers and should not be done at their expense. Ramokgopa delivered the keynote address at the opening of the second G20 Energy Transitions working group meeting in Cape Town….
