The High Court in Polokwane, Limpopo. The National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) Asset Forfeiture Unit has been granted orders to seize assets worth over R1.3m which are suspected proceeds of crime. The High Court in Polokwane has granted the order to seize and forfeit suspected stolen trucks, vehicles and parts from a scrapyard at Westernburg, near…
Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), in Limpopo, says labour unions are still faced with numerous challenges in addressing workers’ challenges. The union’s Provincial Chairperson in Limpopo, Monyaki Lesiba, says some employers do not observe the labour laws. Lesiba was speaking ahead of the Workers Day rally. “We have many labour laws, and when…
Cosatu’s Matthew Parks says 40% of their salaries goes to transport to get to work. Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) parliamentary coordinator Matthew Parks says workers are burdened by the high cost of living from electricity prices and debts. Matthew Parks says the workers are already paying high prices for fuel, electricity and…
Farmworkers are seen at a farm in Eikeihof outside Johannesburg September 30, 2008. As South Africa commemorates Workers’ Day, some farm workers in Limpopo are raising concerns about illegal evictions, landlessness, and insecure tenure on farms. Some say they still experience discrimination by farm owners. They are also lamenting poor living conditions and unfair treatment….
FILE | Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccination drive in Fisantekraal, Cape Town. Agri Western Cape and the Garden Route District Municipality have confirmed two new cases of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) on a farm in Oudtshoorn, in the Little Karoo. Officials say a cattle farm in the northern part of Oudtshoorn was identified…
Deputy President Paul Mashatile to deliver a keynote address at Congress of South African Trade Unions’ (Cosatu) main Workers’ Day event to be held at the Old Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane, Limpopo. Livestream|
Visitors stand near a sign of artificial intelligence at an AI robot booth at Security China, an exhibition on public safety and security, in Beijing, China June 7, 2023. Two officials from the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) have been placed on precautionary suspension with immediate effect following the withdrawal of the Draft…
FILE: COSATU Flag. Preparations are underway to mark the International Workers Day to be held at the Old Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane, Limpopo. Labour Federation, Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu), is hosting the national celebrations that coincide with its 40th Anniversary. Cosatu President, Zingiswa Losi, will deliver the keynote address that will…
File image| A broken windscreen. A head-on collision between a minibus taxi and a bakkie on the N2 at Sibangweni Village just outside of Mthatha has claimed two lives. Both vehicles caught alight after the impact. Residents of the village and motorists rushed to pull out people from the wreckages. There were also school children…
Members of March and March protest against illegal immigration. The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has urged South Africans not to take the law into their own hands and work with law enforcement in dealing with undocumented immigrants. This comes as protests intensify, with growing calls for action against illegal immigration. Several marches…
