Four people killed in a shootout in Inanda

File image: Bullets seen at a crime scene. Four people have been shot and killed in a shootout between community patrollers and suspected robbers at the Bhambayi area in Inanda, north of Durban. Police spokesperson Robert Netshiunda says a group of community patrollers were doing their duties when they came across three men suspected of…

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Mathunjwa labels Parliament ‘fashion house for elite’

AMCU president Joseph Mathunjwa Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) president Joseph Mathunjwa launches a blistering attack on South Africa’s legislative integrity, branding Parliament as a ‘fashion house for the elite’. Standing in the shadow of the infamous koppie where 34 miners were gunned down over a decade ago, he addresses  mineworkers at a…

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COSATU calls for unity in ANC–SACP alliance amid tensions

COSATU cites unity in the ANC–SACP alliance, warning that divisions could undermine workers’ interests. Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) says workers should play a role in ensuring the working relationship between the African National Congress (ANC) and South African Communist Party (SACP) is intact. The union says it expects a positive resolution by…

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