Cape Town Train Station The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (SATAWU) has vowed to fight the planned retrenchment of 500 workers at the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA). PRASA has initiated Section 189 consultations, citing severe financial strain. However, the union argues that job cuts should be the absolute last resort….
The Sibusiso Bhengu Infrastructure Grant for R600m will boost UniVen’s infrastructure and new courses including an Advanced Nursing Science Simulation Building. The University of Venda in Limpopo says its plans to build a multi-purpose campus in Louis Trichardt will soon be implemented. The university announced plans to construct a satellite campus a few years ago….
Premier of the North West Province, Lazarus Mokgosi. The North West Provincial government says significant headway has been made in efforts to commercialise provincial nature reserves, as part of the Provincial Growth and Development Strategy. Premier Lazarus Mokgosi says investment commitments of over R420 million have been made. “To date, we have been able to…
File: SAPS arrest image. A 20-year-old female suspect, together with two men, is expected to appear again in the Wesselsbron magistrate’s court in the Free State on the 31st of March, after they made their first appearance on Friday. Police spokesperson Palesa Thabana says the person of interest was arrested alongside two male suspects age…
[File] Candle burns during a power outage Some residents of Walmer township in Nelson Mandela Bay, Eastern Cape, say they have been left in complete darkness, with no access to the rotational power relief being implemented in other parts of Gqeberha. Earlier this month, the collapse of a pylon in the Chelsea-Arlington-Walmer-Summerstrand transmission disrupted electricity…
ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa African National Congress President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for an immediate ceasefire in the war between Israel, the United States and Iran. The war has also seen leading crude oil producers, including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait, in the crosshairs of the heavily armed Iran. Addressing…
Disconnection of services Several government buildings and state-owned entities across Johannesburg have been left in the dark after the city disconnected them for non-payment of electricity. Jointly they owe the City of Johannesburg over R1.4 billion. Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero says government, like any other customer, should pay for the services they use. “We’ve now…
FILE | Traffic on the N3 between Gauteng and KZN. ChildSafe South Africa and the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has appealed for heightened road safety vigilance during the upcoming Easter holiday period. According to the RTMC, children between the age of five up to 19 years make up 7.2 percent of people who died…
The three guilty people in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping case Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie says he has given acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia new information linking several people to the disappearance of Joshlin Smith. This Friday was the second day of a renewed search for the little girl in Saldanha of the…
Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen during foot and mouth vaccination drive. The Free State Department of Agriculture says four new cases of Foot and Mouth disease have been reported in the province, bringing the total of confirmed cases to 17. The four cases were reported in Vrede, Virginia, and Ladybrand. In a statement released by the…
