Congress of South African Trade Unions first deputy President, Mike Shingange Congress of South African Trade Unions’ (COSATU) first Deputy President, Mike Shingange, has added his voice to utterances made by the African National Congress (ANC) National Chairperson, Gwede Mantashe, on the unemployment of young people. In an interview with South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC)…
Deputy President Paul Mashatile leads the Clean Cities and Towns integrated service delivery programme in the Matjhabeng Local Municipality in Welkom, in the Free State. Deputy President Paul Mashatile says the National Dialogue will continue to take place to build a better country. This after the ANC’s biggest Government of National Unity (GNU) partner, the…
[File Image] A picture of a hand sticking out of the water. 4 minutes Two Limpopo families whose children drowned recently say police have not deployed enough resources to search for their bodies. Three-year-old Desire Munzhedzi drowned after falling into the Nzhelele river in Musekwa-Pfumembe village outside Louis Trichardt earlier this week. Ten-year-old Thapelo Maropola…
Workers repairing a road 2 minutes The Mogalakwena Local Municipality in Limpopo has filed an application in the Polokwane High Court to reverse the appointment of more than 200 workers that it says were appointed without due process. The municipality has approached the court to nullify the appointment of the general workers. The municipality has…
A candle is lit near a book. A former federal chairperson of the Democratic Alliance, Errol Moorcroft has passed away. He retired from politics in 2004 and returned to his farm near Adelaide in the Eastern Cape. Moorcroft’s political career started when was elected as the Progressive Federal Party member for Albany in 1981. He…
The DA Johannesburg Year End Rally in Soweto The Democratic Alliance in Gauteng has confirmed that its lawyers have written to the City to demand urgent answers about its agreement with trade union SAMWU. The agreement, which the party has described as politically facilitated and misleading, commits the City to an unfunded R10 billion…
[File Image] Officials standing next to the entrance of Enyobeni Tavern in the Eastern Cape, July 5, 2022. 1 minute The Enyobeni inquest in the East London Regional Court sitting in Mdantsane, Eastern Cape, will resume on Friday. The inquest has been postponed for the viewing of video footage of the night in question, where…
The logo of Amazon is seen at the company logistics center in Lauwin-Planque, northern France, January 5, 2023. Amazon is planning to cut as many as 30 000 corporate jobs beginning Tuesday, as the company works to pare expenses and compensate for over hiring during the peak demand of the pandemic, according to three people…
Johannesburg Executive Mayor Dada Morero. Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero maintains he always knew he would retain the mayoral chain despite a motion of no confidence against him. The DA tabled the motion against Morero, arguing that he had failed in his duties resulting in the City deteriorating. The opposition party also raised concerns with the…
An employee pours whisky in a glass at a restaurant. Gauteng police have raised concerns on the continuation of some of the province’s outlets to sell illicit alcohol. They are referring to unregulated, untaxed, or illegally produced alcoholic drinks, including dangerous homemade brews. Police say the alcohol poses severe health risks due to toxic ingredients…
