# The National Union of Mineworkers pledged solidarity with the United Steelworkers strike at Sibanye-Stillwater operations in the United States and Canada. NUM’s Mpho Phakedi says 420 workers downed tools on 3 September at the Nye Mine and Columbus Metallurgical Complex after wage talks deadlocked. NUM accuses the company of pushing deep concessions that would […]
# Police arrested 30 foreign nationals and seized illegal mining equipment during a crackdown in Mohlakeng, Gauteng yesterday. The operation targeted illegal mining activities in the area, with officers confiscating mining gear, gold-bearing material and other tools. Police spokesperson Tintswalo Sibeko says the suspects are expected to face charges related to illegal mining and contravention […]
# Minister of Higher Education and Training, Buti Manamela, is urging Grade 12s to apply to Technical and Vocational Education and Training colleges for the 2027 academic year, before the application deadline. This as government is seeking to position TVET colleges as institutions of choice for young people considering further education, employment and entrepreneurship. The […]
# A fire in Imizamo Yethu in Hout Bay, Cape Town, has destroyed approximately 50 structures, displacing dozens of families this morning. Forty firefighters battled the blaze, which was successfully contained at around 7am. Fire and Rescue Services spokesperson Jermaine Carelse says disaster management teams had been activated to assess the damage. He adds the […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa, in his capacity as the Southern African Development Community chairperson, has extended his condolences to Tanzanian president Samia Suluhu Hassan on the passing of her husband, Hafidh Ameir Hassan. The 71-year-old passed away yesterday while receiving treatment for a cardiac condition. Ramaphosa’s spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, says Hassan had a distinguished career […]
# Businessman Mpho Malema linked to the 16-million-rand Emfuleni municipal fleet tender fraud case will remain behind bars for another week. Malema appeared briefly in the Vanderbijlpark Magistrates Court this morning. He was arrested last Thursday by the Gauteng Political Killings Task Team. His company was awarded the tender in 2022 to supply 18 vehicles […]
# A multidisciplinary raid aimed at capturing hundreds of undocumented foreign nationals in KwaSithebe, north of KwaZulu-Natal, turned out fruitless. Officials from the provincial government, police and other state entities descended on factories in Mandeni this morning following intelligence that hundreds were illegally employed there. But they found none. Workers claim information about the raid […]
# ActionSA has exposed what it calls a governance failure at the Road Accident Fund, where over 29-million-rand was paid to 16 employees sitting at home on suspension, some since 2024. It amounts to an average of one-point-82-million-rand per employee for no work performed. The party’s Alan Beesley says a parliamentary reply shows three employees […]
# Motorists travelling between Cape Town and the Cape Winelands can breathe a sigh of relief as the Huguenot Tunnel has reopened to all vehicles. The tunnel on the N1 was closed on Friday due to strong winds sweeping the Western Cape, before reopening to light vehicles only on Saturday. The Western Cape government confirmed […]
