# The Katlehong mass shooting accused, Fani John Sibeko, has provisionally abandoned his bail application in the Palm Ridge Magistrates’ Court in Gauteng. He faces charges of premeditated murder, attempted murder and firearm offences after allegedly opening fire on mourners, including ANCYL members returning from a memorial service last week. Four people died in the […]
# The Public Servants Association condemns the Department of Home Affairs for allegedly failing to protect employees at the Durban Refugee Reception Centre in KwaZulu-Natal. The PSA’s Claude Naicker says staff fear intimidation, victimisation, assault and loss of life amid a volatile environment, while the DHA offers only administrative measures. He says fears extend beyond […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa moedig werkgewers aan om jongmense geleentheid te gun om werkservaring op te doen. Hy het op ‘n konferensie oor jeugindiensneming in Sandton, Johannesburg, gesê ‘n gebrek aan ervaring beteken nie ‘n gebrek aan vermoë nie, en moedig ondernemings aan om te let op jongmense se talente en bereidwilligheid om te leer. […]
# Die adjunkpresident van ActionSA, Mbahare Kekana, sê gemeenskappe oral in Noordwes ondervind steeds ernstige uitdagings met dienslewering. Hy het tydens ‘n toer van tien dae verwys na swak toegang tot water, onvoldoende paaie en sukkelende skole. Die party skryf die krisis toe aan jare van swak regering en vra groter verantwoordbaarheid. Kekana het sleutelvoorkeure […]
# Die Wes-Kaapse regering verwelkom nou aansoeke vir die volgende fase van die Groeigeleentheids-koalisieprogram, wat bedryfsgeleide vennootskappe van 2026 tot 2029 befonds om groei en werkgeleenthede te bevorder. Ondersteuning sluit in bedryfskoördinering, mededingendheids-projekte, markontwikkeling, uitvoerbevordering en beleggings in sektore soos vervaardiging, klere, groen vervaardiging, skoonheidsmiddels, rolprente en dagga. Die LUR vir Landbou, Ekonomiese Ontwikkeling en […]
# ‘n Onderwyser wat beskuldig word van die verkragting van ‘n negejarige leerder van die Busisiwe Primary School in Zola, Soweto, het homself aan die polisie oorgegee. Die Gautengse polisie het bevestig hy sal aangekla word van verkragting. Die onderwyser is gister voorlopig geskors nadat die bewerings gelei het tot betogings deur ouers en inwoners. […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says companies must view youth training and skills development as an investment in their businesses. He was speaking at a youth employment conference in Sandton, Johannesburg. Ramaphosa says young people bring fresh perspectives, as industries embrace artificial intelligence. He says existing youth employment programmes must lead to sustainable livelihoods, not just […]
# The High Court in Polokwane, Limpopo, dismissed the bail appeal application of suspended Tshwane Metro Police official Peter “Gagash” Nonyane and his wife, attorney Charlotte Tibana, leaving them in custody until 6 November. Judge Karin Leanne Pillay found they failed to show compelling reasons for release and could interfere with witnesses. They face 123 […]
#The Motor Industry Staff Association strongly condemns the murder of a motorist shot during an alleged spiking robbery on the N1, Carousel Plaza in Tshwane recently, saying it forms part of an alarming pattern of organised highway attacks. Citing rock-throwing incidents on the N4 and Bedfordview, spokesperson Phakamile Hlubi-Majola says criminals exploit poorly lit roads […]
