GEMS defends 13.4% subscription increase amid PSA backlash

The Public Servants Association (PSA) has received a large number of calls from union members in response to the 13.4% increase in membership subscriptions for the Government Employees Medical Scheme (Gems) for the upcoming year. 1 minute The Government Employees Medical Scheme (GEMS) has clarified its decision to implement a 13.4% subscription increase for next…

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Mamelodi Sundowns wary of Orlando Pirates

Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso says his players will have to produce something special to outplay the in-form Orlando Pirates on Saturday afternoon. The two teams will meet in a Betway Premiership match at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria. Log leaders Sundowns and third-placed Pirates are separated by only three points, but Bucs have two games…

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No to forced de-dollarisation: Retailers

Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers (CZR) president Denford Mutashu ZIMBABWEAN retailers have warned government against de-dollarising the economy to save the free-falling Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency saying such a move would be catastrophic. The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) last Friday devalued the ZiG to 24,3 per United States dollar from 14. The ZiG was introduced…

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Bethell to become youngest England captain in Ireland T20 series

England’s Jacob Bethell in action Jacob Bethell is set to become the youngest player to captain an England men’s team in an international match after the country’s cricket board (ECB) named him as the skipper for next month’s Twenty20 series against Ireland. The 21-year-old all-rounder has represented England in 29 matches across all formats and…

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Delegates register for EFF National People’s Assembly

EFF Delegates currently registering for the National People’s Assembly at UJ Soweto Campus on December 12, 2024. 2 minutes Delegates of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) third National People’s Assembly are steadily streaming onto the University of Johannesburg’s Soweto campus to register. EFF branch delegates have started trickling in to the Soweto UJ campus to…

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DJ Sumbody’s murder suspects to appear in court

FILE | Popular SA DJ Oupa Sefoka popularly known as DJ Sumbody. The four suspects arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of musician and businessman Oupa Sefoka, popularly known as ‘DJ Sumbody’ and his two bodyguards are expected to appear in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court this morning. Sefoka was gunned down in a hail…

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E-waste recycling project launched in Mpumalanga

A man holds a fridge at the launch of the e-waste recycling pilot project in Schoemansdal. 1 minute Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and Environmental Affairs, Bernice Swarts, has launched the e-waste recycling pilot project in Schoemansdal, Nkomazi in Mpulanganga. The pilot project is aimed at encouraging residents across the country to recycle their old…

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