Canned goods / food displayed on a store shelf. The National Consumer Commission (NCC) says it will make another surprise visit to KwaZulu-Natal businesses to ascertain compliance with the Consumer Protection Act (CPA). Last week, the Commission conducted compliance inspections in Pinetown, Pietermaritzburg, Durban CBD, Springfield, Inanda, Umlazi, and Pavilion Mall in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) where…
FlySafair check-in counter at OR Tambo International Airport. FlySafair says its operations will be restored to full capacity over the next two weeks. The airline has confirmed that the pilots’ strike has ended following an agreement between it and Solidarity. The union represents two-thirds of FlySafair’s pilots. The pilots will receive a 6% salary increase…
Kelly Smith and two other accused in the Joshlin Smith disappearance case 2 minutes The Director of Public Prosecutions in the Western Cape, Advocate Nicolette Bell, has attributed the successful conviction of Kelly Smith and her co-accused to the hard work of the prosecution team. Smith, Jacquen Appollis and Steveno Van Rhyn were convicted in…
Rain falling on an umbrella. The South African Weather Service has warned residents across the country to prepare for continued rainfall over the Christmas period and into the back-to-school season. The weather service says the La Niña weather phenomenon could lead to an increased probability of above-normal rainfall this summer. The Weather Service has briefed…
Jackie Macie called on all party members to unite. Mpumalanga Community Safety, Security and Liaison MEC Jackie Macie has been re-elected as African National Congress (ANC) chairperson of the eHlazeni Region. The region’s elective conference which started on Saturday amid disputes, concluded on Monday at the Nutting House Lodge in Mbombela. Delegates from 99 out…
FILE: Initiates in a field in the Eastern Cape. Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Deputy Minister Zolile Burns-Ncamashe says he wants to see an end to deaths among initiates. This follows the death of 17 initiates in the Eastern Cape during the summer initiation season, which started last month. The rising death toll has…
Northern Cape Premier Zamani Saul announces new Members of the Executive Council 1 minute Northern Cape Premier Zamani Saul has expanded his Cabinet to nine portfolios after the appointment of two more Members of the Executive Council (MEC). Mangaliso Matika has been appointed as Sport, Arts and Culture MEC and Limakatso Koloi is now MEC…
A miner sits on a wall as a giant excavator drives past at a mine. 1 minute The mining sector in South Africa is showing signs of strain, with production declining by 0.9% year-on-year in November. This comes after a 1.1% year-on-year increase recorded in the previous month. The largest negative contributors were gold, iron…
National Director of Public Prosecution Advocate Shamila Batohi briefing media on progress made in the Venda Building Society Mutual Bank investigations. 2 minutes National Director of Public Prosecutions, Shamila Batohi, has highlighted salary dispensation as one of the challenges causing setbacks in the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA). Batohi says this has led to the NPA…
Front entrance to the University of Limpopo. 2 minutes The Students Representative Council at the University of Limpopo (UL) in Mankweng outside Polokwane has expressed concerns over incidents of mugging of students who reside off-campus. The SRC says it receives reports of crime against students regularly. The university utilises accredited off-campus facilities to accommodate some…
