FILE | Pick n’ Pay supermarket. The South African Commercial Catering and Allied Workers Union (SACCAWU) says they will take to the streets to voice their dissatisfaction against Pick n Pay’s planned job cuts. SACCAWU says the retailer intends to retrench 22 000 workers. The union also alleges that Pick n Pay wants to cut…
Gauteng Hawks Head Ebrahim Kadwa and Senior Crime Intelligence Officer Feroz Khan appearing before the Kempton Park Magistrates Court The matter involving Gauteng Hawks Head Ebrahim Kadwa, Senior Crime Intelligence Officer Feroz Khan and Durban businessman Tariq Downes has been postponed to July 14 for further investigations. The three accused appeared in the Kempton Park…
Some of the cytoarchitectural features in a lymph node specimen extracted from a patient suspected of a Hantavirus illness is seen in this handout photo obtained by Reuters, July 6, 2017. The number of possible contacts with hantavirus-infected people has increased to 97 in South Africa. Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has confirmed the number…
Khanyile’s lawyer Sizwe Cele told the court that the defence witness is not available and applied for postponement. The trial is expected to resume on Tuesday. Credit: Mlondi Radebe The Durban regional court has heard that the house of anti-immigration march organiser, Ngizwe Mchunu, was burnt down over the weekend. He was supposed to testify…
Disaster teams and SAPS have been deployed across the Western Cape as strong winds, flooding and storm damage continue to wreak havoc in affected communities. The City of Cape Town‘s Disaster Risk Management Centre says it’s assessing damage to about 40 informal settlements that are highly prone to disaster and flood damage. Several communities have…
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Leader Julius Malema addresses the party’s Central Youth Elections Task Force ahead of the 2026 Local Government Elections. Livestream|
A woman has been injured after a tree fell on her car in Plattekloof amid severe weather conditions, in Cape Town. A woman has been injured after a tree fell on her car in Plattekloof, in Cape Town, amid adverse weather conditions. The road is partially closed and traffic is being diverted. A second cold…
Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has invited football legend Didier Drogba to serve as an ambassador ahead of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations. The East African country is set to host the AFCON tournament for the first time alongside Kenya and Uganda next year. Drogba is his nation’s all-time leading scorer and among Africa’s…
[FILE] Empty benches inside the court. The Senwabarwana Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo is expected to rule on the bail application of a pastor accused of raping two minors. The pastor’s details cannot be disclosed in order to protect the children’s identities. He allegedly raped the two 15-year old girls under the pretext of conducting prayer…
A second cold front has now made landfall in parts of the Western Cape, bringing with it more heavy downpours and gale force winds. Government has classified severe weather conditions ravaging some parts of the country as a national disaster. The affected provinces include the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, North West, Free State, the Northern…
