# Newly elected COSATU president Mike Shingange has called for unity within the labour federation and the broader tripartite alliance. He was elected at the federation’s 15th National Congress in Kempton Park, Gauteng, yesterday, where he secured 973 votes, succeeding Zingiswa Losi, who was elected general secretary. Despite the South African Communist Party’s decision to contest […]
# Deputy president Paul Mashatile says the most urgent national task is to achieve stronger growth and create jobs on a scale that substantially reduces poverty and inequality. He delivered the keynote address at the Federation of Unions of South Africa’s Eighth National Congress in Kempton Park, Gauteng yesterday. The economy contracted by 0.2 percent […]
# The South African Weather Service has issued a yellow level two warning for severe thunderstorms in parts of Gauteng, Limpopo and Mpumalanga this afternoon. The storms could bring heavy downpours, flash flooding, small hail, excessive lightning and strong, gusty winds. These conditions may cause damage to property and infrastructure, flooding on roads and in […]
# A documentary about children racing handmade wire cars in Philipstown in the Northern Cape has been nominated for an Emmy Award. The Philipstown WireCar Grand Prix follows children who build cars from scrap materials and race them over three kilometres. Ihe film is one of four nominees in the Sports Documentary category, and competes […]
# Political analyst Levy Ndou says further delays cannot be ruled out in former president Jacob Zuma’s long-running arms deal corruption case, despite his decision not to pursue further appeals. The trial is set to begin on 1 February next year, after more than two decades of legal battles. Ndou says many people have been […]
# South African motorists are facing further fuel price increases next month, although the latest projections are lower than initially feared. Early estimates suggested petrol could rise by more than four-rand a litre. But the latest Central Energy Fund figures point to increases of around one-rand-80-cents a litre for petrol and one-rand for diesel. The […]
# The South African Social Security Agency has changed next month’s social grant payment dates ahead of the local government elections. Older persons will receive their grants on 30 October, disability grants on 2 November and children’s grants on 3 November. Payments for grants under review will be made on the 5th of November. The […]
# Sakeliga has taken its legal challenge against the Property Practitioners Act to the Constitutional Court, seeking to overturn parts of the law’s licensing requirements. This follows a ruling by the High Court in Pretoria that declared the requirement for property practitioners to provide black economic empowerment certificates invalid. Sakeliga’s Anton Meijer wants property developers, bond brokers […]
# Die politieke ontleder Levy Ndou sê verdere vertragings kan nie uitgesluit word in voormalige president Jacob Zuma se jarelange wapentransaksie-korrupsiesaak nie, ondanks sy besluit om nie verdere appèlle aan te teken nie. Die verhoor sal na verwagting op 1 Februarie volgende jaar begin, ná meer as twee dekades van regsgedinge. Ndou sê baie mense […]
