Workers are seen building housing units at a construction site as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown regulations ease in Fleurhof, near Johannesburg, South Africa, October 6, 2020. 2 minutes Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson says they are working to ensure that Expanded Public Works Programme becomes a vehicle for skills transfer and offering recipients…
South African Police Service constable badge. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says it will not be opposing bail in the theft case against 10 police officers arrested in Ekurhuleni. The officers made their first appearance at the Germiston Magistrate’s Court, east of Johannesburg, and began their bid to be released on bail pending investigations. The officers…
Matric results in a newspaper 2 minutes The Department of Basic Education will go ahead with the publication of matric results in newspapers. This is despite an order from the Information Regulatory Authority of South Africa that the results should not be published in newspapers. It says this contravenes the Protection of Personal Information (POPI)…
Buses at a bus depot. 2 minutes It was a bleak Christmas for over 1 100 employees of the NTI bus company who had not been paid for five months. Workers union SAWU YA BASHUMI spent the day on Wednesday chanting in Mahikeng in support of all workers, who have been camping in the Mmabatho…
Minister Enoch Godongwana delivers the budget speech in the National Assembly. 1 minute Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana says insufficient revenue collection during the past financial year has caused the reduction in government spending allocation for 2025/26 budget. He told the four committees of Parliament on Finance and Appropriations that National Treasury was forced to…
ANC veteran Dr. Naledi Pandor is delivering the Gertrude Shope Memorial Lecture at the Akasia Community Hall, Pretoria North. LIVE STREAM:
Oysters on display The manager of Local Economic Development at the Knysna Municipality, Lungiswa Goya says the Oyster Festival is essential to boost the economy in Knysna during the slow winter months. He says a vital part of the festival is giving back to the community with various charities in and around the town benefiting…
PRASA railway. 2 minutes The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) has given the Passenger Rail Agency (Prasa) 60 days to present a wage offer to the workers. Currently, the employer has refused to present any salary offer due to financial challenges. This prompted labour unions Satawu and UNTU to take the employer to…
File image: The Rustenburg Local Municipality employee doing repairs. 1 minute The Rustenburg Local Municipality in the North West is facing renewed political uncertainty, following a shift in coalition arrangements. The African National Congress (ANC) in the province has abandoned its coalition partners and joined forces with the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) to co-govern the…
[FILE IMAGE]: Higher Education Minister Dr. Nobuhle Nkabane facilitates a high-level meeting between the South African government and Vice-Chancellors of public institutions at GCIS in Pretoria on Apr 15, 2025. 1 minute Labour federation Cosatu has criticised the conduct of Higher Education and Training Minister Dr Nobuhle Nkabane, describing her attitude before Parliament last week…
