# Die vakbondfederasie COSATU se nasionale verkiesingskongres in Midrand, Gauteng, het gister in chaos verval weens geskille oor geloofsbriewe en die posisie van die federasie se adjunkpresident, Mike Shingange. Sommige geaffilieerde vakbonde, waaronder die Nasionale Mynwerkersvakbond, het geweier om hul lyste van afgevaardigdes vir die konferensie te oorhandig en aangedring op duidelikheid rondom Shingange se […]
# Die Minister van Basiese Onderwys, Siviwe Gwarube, het haar besluit verdedig om die nuwe Nasionale Katalogus vir die Grondslagfase vir graad 1–3 op te skort. Sy sê openbare hulpbronne moet verantwoordelik hanteer word. Die minister het die katalogus opgeskort weens bestuurs- en finansiële risiko’s na aanleiding van ‘n onafhanklike ondersoek. Sy het gister by […]
# The Madlanga Commission will resume its public hearings today following a short recess. The commission will shift its focus to the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department, one of the law enforcement agencies listed in its terms of reference. Commission spokesperson Jeremy Michaels says they will hear testimony regarding the infiltration of the JMPD by criminal networks […]
# Union federation COSATU’s national elective congress descended into chaos in Midrand, Gauteng yesterday over disputed credentials and the position of the federation’s deputy president Mike Shingange. Some affiliated unions, including the National Union of Mineworkers, refused to hand over their lists of delegates attending the conference, demanding the congress first clarify Shingange’s status as […]
# Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube has defended her decision to suspend the new Foundation Phase National Catalogue for Grades 1-3, saying public resources must be handled responsibly. The minister suspended the catalogue due to governance and financial risks found following an independent investigation. Addressing the Cape Town Press Club yesterday, Gwarube said she […]
# The Public Servants Association has raised concerns about expired masks reportedly being issued to staff at Bongani TB Hospital in Mpumalanga. The union argues this is a serious health and safety concern because staff at the hospital may be exposed to airborne tuberculosis and other respiratory hazards. PSA’s Phumzile Zulu has urged the provincial […]
# Transport minister Barbara Creecy has expressed condolences to the families of 29 people killed in two road accidents. On the N1 in the Western Cape yesterday, 21 people died in a crash involving two taxis and a Suzuki Brezza SUV, while eight were killed in a head-on collision on the N17 near Ermelo in […]
# DNA tests are underway to identify three women whose bodies were found in Kempton Park, in Ekurhuleni. The Gauteng Department of Health is supporting police investigation into the deaths of five women whose bodies were found between July and this month. Two of the women have been identified, while three remain unidentified. The department’s […]
# The University of Cape Town will host the African launch of the African Inequality Review today in Cape Town. Former Finance minister Trevor Manuel and economic adviser to the president Cyril Ramaphosa, Michael Sachs, are among the speakers at the event, which will bring together policymakers and researchers to discuss inequality and inclusive development […]
