EPWP workers on site Activist and citizens forum spokesperson Dennis Bloem has described the alleged use of Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) funding for inflated salaries of former councilors at Matjhabeng Municipality in the Free State as a disgrace. Bloem says poor people who depend on the programme to put bread on the table are…
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe deputy governor Jesimen Chipika said Zimbabwean youths were also affected by low levels of financial inclusion while being denied the opportunity to show what they are capable of achieving. ZIMBABWE and the United Kingdom have partnered in a programme that is expected to assist women and youths who are affected by…
[FILE IMAGE]: Damage after a flood. 2 minutes The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Cooperative Governance says the death toll of people who lost their lives due to the heavy rains and mudslides in KwaZulu-Natal this week, now stands at seven. Several parts of the province experienced severe storms in recent days, resulting in infrastructure collapses, mudslides…
[File Image]: Wallabies prop, James Slipper. 2 minutes James Slipper will become the second most-capped player in Super Rugby this weekend but the evergreen prop would rather be celebrating a first win for the ACT Brumbies at Eden Park since 2013 than another milestone come Friday night. The 35-year-old , already the most-capped Wallaby, will…
Court proceedings in the Meyiwa trial 2 minutes Defence counsel Zandile Mshololo in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial says there is no evidence that suggest accused number five, Fisokuhle Ntuli drove the car allegedly used as the getaway vehicle when Meyiwa was killed. Ntuli and four other accused are on trial at the High Court…
North West Premier Lazarus Mokgosi 1 minute North West Premier Lazarus Mokgosi has assured residents of the province that they are doing all they can to address the unemployment crisis. This as the North West overtakes the Eastern Cape in recording the highest unemployment figures in the country. The provincial government has advertised 260 posts,…
Trade Union, Solidarity has accused FlySafair management of threatening pilots with another 7-day lock-out should they not accept the offer the company tabled on Saturday morning. The workers are demanding a 10% wage increase and have rejected the airline’s 5.7% offer. The union says pilots are frustrated with the current unpredictable scheduling system. It says…
Key players in Matabeleland regions this week accused officials responsible for the process of allegedly lacking sincerity to push the agenda. THE Gukurahundi public outreach programme, launched by President Emmerson Mnangagwa in July this year, has been hit by logistical challenges that have grounded the process, NewsDay has established. But critics have accused the government…
Source: Supplied. Winner: Rising Green Star. Georgina Smit (presenting award), Mellissa Titus, Independent Quality Assurers (Pty) Ltd. The event has gathered the top role players in sustainability in the built environment under the banner: Zero+: Net Zero Today, Climate Positive Tomorrow, which is fittingly the theme of this year’s convention. Lisa Reynolds, chief executive officer…
The National Prosecuting Authority Head Office in Pretoria. 1 minute Gender activist Lisa Vetten has described the acquittal of televangelist Timothy Omotoso and two others as a complete humiliation for the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA). The high court in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape acquitted Omotoso, Lusanda Sulani and Zukiswa Sitho yesterday after finding them…
