SAFDA determined to prevent Tongaat-Hulett shutdown

A tractor carries harvested sugar cane to be processed The South African Farmers’ Development Association (SAFDA) says it’s determined to ensure that South Africa’s sugar giant, Tongaat-Hulett is not shut down.   This comes despite the fact that business rescue practitioners have filed for the company’s provisional liquidation, which has put thousands of jobs at…

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Parents demand accountability for KZN school stabbing

Secondary school learners 1 minute The Parents Association in KwaZulu-Natal is calling for those responsible for the stabbing of three learners at Centenary Secondary School in Durban yesterday, to be held accountable. The provincial education department and the school management met on Wednesday following the incident. Chairperson of the Parents Association in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), Vee…

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Treasury expects GDP to grow by 1.9% in 2025

Minister Enoch Godongwana delivers the budget speech in the National Assembly. 2 minutes National Treasury expects the country’s economy to grow by 1.9% in 2025 and to average 1.8% over the next three years. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana revealed this while tabling the National Budget in Parliament. The government says it expects a growth recovery…

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Six people killed in N12 accident in Mpumalanga

A sign cautioning of an accident. Six people have been killed following a crash involving two trucks on the N12 freeway, just after the R42 Bronkhorstspruit/ Delmas Offramp, in Mpumalanga on Monday morning. It’s understood that one of the trucks, which was transporting approximately 22 farm workers to a farm in the area, was stationary…

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Gauteng health working to address unpaid salaries

Outside the Gauteng Health Department office. 2 minutes The Gauteng Department of Health says it is addressing the issue of unpaid salaries affecting healthcare workers at public hospitals in the province. This comes after reports that several doctors at facilities, including Chris Hani Baragwanath, Charlotte Maxeke, and Dr George Mukhari hospitals, have not been paid…

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