Sanda calls on G20 to prioritise disability-responsive budgeting

The media at the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Nasrec, Johannesburg. The South African National Deaf Association (Sanda) has urged G20 leaders to prioritise disability-responsive budgeting, equitable participation, and meaningful representation of Deaf people in all policy development processes. Sanda spoke to SABC News ahead of the G20 Leaders’ Summit, which commences in Nasrec, Johannesburg, on…

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Women demand GBV be prioritised on G20 Summit agenda

Protestors lie down during a moment of silence in honour of those who lost their lives through GBV. Hundreds of women who were part of the anti-gender-based violence nationwide shutdown in Johannesburg on Friday say the crime should top the agenda of the G20 Leaders’ Summit. People, including members of the LGBTQIA community dressed in…

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JMPD warns of delays as G20 Summit blocks key roads

Motorists travelling around the vicinity of the Nasrec Expo Centre, South of Johannesburg, are advised to expect major traffic delays this weekend, due to road closures as a result of G20 Leaders’ Summit. The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department says motorists will face delays on roads that have been blocked due to the summit. Some roads…

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Two construction workers killed in N3 truck crash

File image Two construction workers have been killed after a truck lost control on the N3 before the Marianhill Toll Plaza in KwaZulu-Natal. The Road Traffic Inspectorate has confirmed the crash. The Inspectorate says the truck crashed into workers who were on the side of the road and veered down an embankment. Paramedic Garrith Jamieson…

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Australia win first Ashes test against England by eight wickets

Australia’s Marnus Labuschagne in action. Australia won the first test against England by eight wickets inside two days on Saturday to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match Ashes series. Makeshift opener Travis Head scored a brilliant 83-ball 123 to lift Australia to an astonishing eight-wicket victory inside two days against England on Saturday, powering…

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Operation Dudula takes protest to G20 Summit

File Photo: Operation Dudula members during a march. Anti-immigrant group, Operation Dudula, is expected to hold what it calls a peaceful protest on Nasrec road, in the south of Johannesburg, on Saturday. [ON AIR] Operation Dudula will hold a peaceful protest in Johannesburg, South Africa during the #G20 Leaders’ Summit this weekend to highlight concerns…

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Citrus growers to monitor G20 Summit opened by Ramaphosa

Citrus being packed for export The Citrus Growers’ Association says it will closely monitor the G20 Leaders’ Summit, which President Cyril Ramaphosa will officially open at the Nasrec expo centre in Johannesburg. Commercial farmers believe that the summit will help to create a conducive environment for the export of their produce. The ones from provinces…

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Impala Platinum to boost safety and mine life with new tech

[File Image]: Gold miners work deep underground at Sibanye Gold’s Masimthembe shaft in Westonaria, South Africa, April 3, 2017. Impala Platinum Mine in Rustenburg in the North West says plans are afoot to embrace technology, to minimise the loss of lives and increase its lifespan. Chief Executive Moses Motlhageng says that as the G20 summit…

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