Members of lobby group Equal Education are expected to hold a picket at the Basic Education Department’s offices in Pretoria on Friday. This is with regard to what they say are the drastic and unacceptable changes that Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga wants to make to the Norms and Standards for Public School Infrastructure. They say […]
The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) is planning a national shutdown to respond to escalating food, electricity and fuel costs. SAFTU General-Secretary Zwelinzima Vavi is encouraging South Africans to turn up in their numbers to speak out. Vavi says the current state of the country is not the freedom that people should be […]
Agriculture body, Agri SA, has warned that the recent escalation in rolling blackouts has seriously disrupted farming operations, posing long-term risks to consumers and the economy. Farmers are reporting huge losses due to damages to machinery, equipment and stock amid power outages. Agri SA’s Executive Director Christo van der Rheede says, “The agriculture sector really […]
Convicted serial killer Nomia Ndlovu is expected back in the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court on Thursday. Ndlovu is now accused of plotting to kill the officer who investigated the killing spree in which she murdered members of her family. In a separate case, she is being charged alongside another officer for conspiracy to commit murder. […]
Motorists will face large fuel price hikes on Wednesday 6 July 2022, as the petrol levy cut falls from R1.50 a litre to 75c. Petrol prices will be hiked by R2.37 (93) and R2.57 (95) a litre, while diesel prices will rise by R2.31 (0.05% sulphur) and R2.30 (0.005% sulphur) a litre, the Department of […]
Brian Molefe, the former CEO of Eskom, has been directed to pay back just under R10 million, plus interest, to the power utility’s pension fund. This follows a drawn-out legal process that dates back to 2018, when the same court set aside all Molefe’s pension payouts. But the former Eskom boss did not pay back […]
In an exclusive interview with Tshidi Madia, ANC NEC member Nomvula Mokonyane lays into the public enterprises minister for his treatment of the country’s power emergency. Controversial African National Congress national executive committee (ANC NEC) member Nomvula Mokonyane has accused Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan of turning the Eskom boss into an untouchable individual, while the minister remains unaccountable for the […]
Coffins at the mass funeral of the Enyobeni tavern victims at Scenery Park, outside East London, 6 July, 2022. A crescendo of heart-wrenching wails spread across the marquee as the Apostle Bathanwa Kwatsha rendered a moving opening prayer during the mass funeral service of 19 of the 21 young people who tragically perished at a […]
Women face a litany of real-world barriers to accessing termination of pregnancy services through the public health system, leaving illegal providers as the only options. JOHANNESBURG – The United Nations Population Fund in its State of World Population 2022 report, launched in Durban last month, described the prevalence of unsafe abortions as a “public health emergency”, estimating […]
Siya Kolisi’s off-weekend for Saturday’s second Test between the Springboks and Wales in Bloemfontein can hardly be considered a “luxury”. National coach Jacques Nienaber made that point plainly clear after installing Handre Pollard as South Africa’s skipper for a combination that features an almighty 19 changes. “It’s not a luxury rotational switch,” he said. “We’re […]