Hung Thabazimbi Municipality to hold its first council meeting

Outside the Thabazimbi Local Municipality offices. 2 minutes The hung Thabazimbi Local Municipality is preparing to hold the first council meeting to elect officials on Thursday. The day after the by-elections, the Constitutional Court upheld the legitimacy of the coalition led by the Democratic Alliance in the dissolved council. The by-elections, however, produced another hung council….

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DRC writes to F1 urging suspension of Rwanda race talks

FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 – Bahrain Grand Prix – Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain – March 28, 2021 Red Bull’s Max Verstappen leads at the start of the race 3 minutes The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has urged Formula One to end talks with Rwanda over hosting a race, saying the Liberty Media-owned…

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COSATU to protest US arrest of Venezuela’s Maduro

COSATU members will protest the US’ attack on Venezuela, outside the US embassy in KwaZulu-Natal Members of Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) will, on Friday, gather outside the US embassy in KwaZulu-Natal in protest against the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, earlier this year. This week: #COSATU KwaZulu-Natal scheduled…

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GEPF suspends two-pot withdrawals until Oct 21

Two glass bottles illustrating the two-pot retirement system. The Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) is temporarily suspending two-pot savings withdrawals from its system for two weeks, from the 7th of October to the 21st of October. The Fund via a statement says the pause is necessary to allow it to update its systems, citing the…

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