# Die vakbondfederasie SAFTU sê duisende verlate, vervalle en onbeveiligde myne het doodstrikke, omgewingsgevare en ‘n teelaarde vir georganiseerde misdaadsindikate geword. Veertien onwettige mynwerkers is gister dood in ‘n rotstorting in ‘n myn in Nkaneng naby Rustenburg in Noordwes. Die meeste van hulle was van Lesotho. Asive Dyani van SAFTU sê die tragedie toon opnuut […]
# Die Grensbestuursowerheid sê die onlangse massa-uitsettings het nie daarin geslaag om buitelanders te ontmoedig om die land weer binne te kom nie. Altesaam 89-duisend-936 mense is teen 7 Augustus uit die land gerepatrieer, teen ‘n koste van byna 293-miljoen-rand. Die owerheid het vier-duisend-229 individue vanaf Zimbabwe, Lesotho en Mosambiek onderskep wat tussen 1 April […]
# Die Mining Affected Communities United in Action sê georganiseerde onwettige mynbedrywighede, geweld, mensehandel en die onwettige handel in minerale vereis doeltreffende staatsingryping. Die kabinet gaan akkoord met die Wysigingswetsontwerp op Algemene Mynwette, wat volgens die regering die stryd teen onwettige mynbedrywighede deur middel van wetgewing sal verskerp. Christopher Rutledge van MACUA sê dit is […]
# Cricket: Fast bowler Scott Boland and keeper-batter Josh Inglis have been left out of Australia’s squad for the two-match Test series against Bangladesh, starting in Darwin tomorrow. Veteran spinner Nathan Lyon is back after a long-term injury and the experienced Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood were also included for Australia’s first Test in eight […]
# Rugby: Die All Black-legende, Ma’a Nonu, se alleen-man-antwoord op sy gewese spanmaats se haka maak steeds opslae in die rugbywêreld. Die 44-jarige veteraan van 103 toetse het in Durban vir die Haaie teen Nieu-Seeland gespeel. Almal op Kingspark, insluitend die spelers, het in verwondering gestaan toe Nonu die grootste teken van Maori-respek aan die […]
# Die Stad Kaapstad se openbare nood-kommunikasiesentrum het die langnaweek drie-duisend-384 oproepe om bystand hanteer. Die sentrum het 174 gevalle van fisiese aanranding hanteer, 93 van huishoudelike geweld en 148 padongelukke waar voetgangers by 33 betrokke was. Die burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Veiligheid en Sekuriteit, JP Smith, sê wat wetstoepassing betref, is 373 verdagtes tydens patrollies gearresteer:
# Rugby: Sharks head coach JP Pietersen says he is proud of the effort shown by his players, despite being thrashed 54-0 by a formidable All Blacks side in Durban last night. The hosts, with some young players in the squad, approached the match with an attacking mindset despite being in the early stages of their […]
# The EFF says Statistics South Africa’s latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey is a clear indictment of government’s current economic policy direction and the evident need for new leadership. South Africa’s official unemployment rate rose in the second quarter of this year to 33.6-percent, an increase of 0.9 percentage point from 32.7-percent in the first quarter […]
# The National Union of Mineworkers’ national executive committee has decided to legally challenge Eskom’s restructuring, saying it is willing to take the matter as far as the Constitutional Court. Last month, president Cyril Ramaphosa backed a plan for the establishment of an independent transmission system operator, ending a century-old monopoly by Eskom, and bringing […]
