Workers striking The SA Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) in the North West has threatened strike action at the Rustenburg Local Municipality, should the municipality fail to upgrade salaries of their members to grade 7. SAMWU demands that the municipality implement the 2010 council resolutions that directed that workers’ salaries, currently at grade 5, to be…
An Orange Level 6 warning has been issued for disruptive snow 2 minutes The South African Weather Service says cold weather is likely to persist in the Eastern Cape. An Orange Level 6 warning has been issued for disruptive snow over Joe Gqabi district, Molteno and Matatiele. Disruptive rain has also been issued for the…
The Financial Action Task Force flag. Economist Dr Iraj Abedian says South Africa’s removal from the Financial Action Task Force’s grey list is a step in the right direction, but adds that a lot more needs to be done to maintain its status. The global financial crime watchdog placed SA on the grey list in…
Thabo Bester, co-accused pre-trial hearing. 1 minute Convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester and his eight co-accused have returned to the Bloemfontein High Court for a pretrial hearing. They face charges including fraud, corruption, aiding an escape, violating a corpse, and defeating the ends of justice. For more news, visit sabcnews.com and #SABCNews on all…
SAFA President Danny Jordaan 1 minute South African Football Association (SAFA) President Danny Jordaan and his two co-accused will be back in the Johannesburg Specialised Commercial Crimes Court, east of Johannesburg this morning. Jordaan, SAFA CFO Gronie Hluyo and public relations company boss, Trevor Neethling, were arrested in November last year and face charges of…
[File photo] President Cyril Ramaphosa hosting a working dinner with leaders of political parties signatories to GNU on September 11, 2024. 2 minutes Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen has stated at a media briefing in KwaZulu-Natal on Saturday that his party joined the Government of National Unity (GNU) to actively shape South Africa’s future,…
A man in handcuffs. 1 minute More than 700 suspects have been arrested across the country during the police’s Vala Umgodi operation in the past two weeks. Some were nabbed for illegal-mining-related crimes, murder, attempted murder and the possession of explosives and suspected stolen goods. Police spokesperson Amanda van Wyk says various items were also…
1 minute DA leader John Steenhuisen to speak on the escalating water crisis in the country. LIVE STREAM:
CIPC Commissioner Advocate Rory Voller 2 minutes The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) is set to deregister over 500 000 companies and close corporations for failing to file Annual Returns and Beneficial Ownership declarations. The CIPC is responsible for maintaining an up-to-date register of companies and close corporations. In a statement, the business regulator says this follows…
Broken windscreen of a car seen after a vehicle accident. Two people have died and several others have been injured following a collision involving a minibus taxi and a vehicle on the R55/N14 Interchange in Olivenhoutbosch north of Pretoria. The cause of the collision is not yet known. And investigations are underway. Gauteng Traffic Police…
