# Bus company Putco has announced that 349 contract workers will be made permanent. The company says the move will affect driver conductors, cleaners, workshop staff and shunter drivers. The workers will now qualify for benefits including pension or provident funds and healthcare. Trade union Numsa has welcomed the decision, describing it as a victory […]
# MultiChoice has launched a new sports-only DStv package, priced at 399-rand a month, as the broadcaster responds to changing viewing habits and pressure on subscriber numbers. The package gives customers access to a range of live sporting content without requiring a broader DStv subscription. MultiChoice says the offering is aimed at making some premium […]
# 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 […]
# Die polisie in Mpumalanga verskerp pogings om die verspreiding en onwettige besit van vuurwapens te bekamp. Hulle het tussen 20 Augustus en Sondag op 40 onwettige vuurwapens beslag gelê tydens misdaadbekampingsoperasies. Woordvoerder Mavela Masondo sê die vuurwapens sal forensies ontleed word om hul oorsprong te bepaal en vas te stel of dit in ander […]
# Cricket: Batter Matthew Breetzke and allrounder Corbin Bosch have joined the Proteas’ squad in Windhoek for the three-match one-day series against Namibia. South Africa clinched the T20 tri-series on Sunday with a comprehensive victory over Zimbabwe in the final, while the ODI’s will also be played at the Namibian Stadium in the capital. Bosch […]
# Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Sindisiwe Chikunga, says the courage of generations of South African and Namibian women must translate into tangible improvements in the lives of women and girls today and in the future. She participated in the virtual National School of Government’s South Africa-Namibia Ministerial Dialogue. […]
# Cricket: Pakistan will face England in the third and final Test at Edgbaston from tomorrow with a totally inexperienced team after its governing body made sweeping changes after the humiliating losses in the first two matches. Coach Sarfaraz Ahmed and bowling coach Umar Gul were replaced by white-ball coaches Mike Hesson and Ashley Noffke, […]
# Die Verkiesingskommissie het ʼn verkiesings-gedragskode teen waninligting in die plaaslike regeringsverkiesing goedgekeur en in die Staatskoerant gepublisheer voor die verkiesing op 4 November. Die kommissie sê dit behels dat politieke partye en kandidate moet seker maak inligting is betroubaar voor hulle dit deel. Hulle moet enige verkeerde of misleidende inligting binne 36-uur in die […]
# 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 […]
