# The DA in Ekurhuleni says if mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza was truly concerned about the negative effect electricity tariffs would have on residents, he would have made an intervention during the budget process. Following violent protests in Tembisa on Monday, the mayor suspended the controversial monthly 109-rand fee for single-phase and 203-rand fee for three-phase […]
# The EFF says it feels vindicated by the firing of Higher Education and Training minister Nobuhle Nkabane. Her axing by president Cyril Ramaphosa is over the controversy of the appointment of board chairpersons of the Sector Education and Training Authorities. Buti Manamela is now the new minister, with Nomusa Dube-Ncube as the deputy minister. […]
# Sokker: Die verdedigende kampioen, Banyana Banyana, speel vanaand in Marokko teen Nigerië in die halfeindronde van die Afrikabeker-vrouetoernooi. Suid-Afrika het vroeër vir Ghana, Tanzanië en Mali geklop voordat hulle Senegal in die kwarteindronde met doelskoppe verslaan het om ‘n plek te bespreek in die voorlaaste ronde. Hoofafrigter Desiree Ellis beskryf haar span as veerkragtig […]
# Lede van die Veldtog om die Wysigingswetsontwerpe op die Arbeidswet te skrap, sal vandag buite die kantore van die Nasionale Ekonomiese Ontwikkelings- en Arbeidsraad in Rosebank, Johannesburg, betoog. Meer as 40 vakbonde, burgerlike samelewingsgroepe en menseregte-organisasies is gekant teen die voorgestelde wysigings aan arbeidswette, wat volgens hulle weerlose werkers van basiese beskerming sal ontneem. […]
# Soccer: Defending champions Banyana Banyana play Nigeria in the semifinal of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco tonight. South Africa earlier defeated Ghana, Tanzania and Mali before beating Senegal on penalties in the quarterfinal to book their place in the penultimate round. Head coach Desiree Ellis describes her team as resilient and […]
# The Campaign to Scrap the Labour Law Amendment Bills, will protest outside the offices of the National Economic Development and Labour Council in Rosebank today. Over 40 trade unions, civil society groups, and human rights organisations oppose the proposed labour law changes, which they say will strip vulnerable workers of basic protection. Protesters are […]
# FlySafair sê hy moes vanoggend meer as 20 vlugte afstel as gevolg van vlieëniers se staking en skedulering. Dit volg al het die lugredery passasiers gister verseker die begin van die staking sal nie bedrywighede raak nie. Solidariteit eis ʼn salarisverhoging van 10,5-persent vir vlieëniers terwyl die redery 5,7-persent aanbied. FlySafair se bemarkingshoof, Kirby […]
# FlySafair says it has had to cancel over 20 flights this morning as a result of the pilots’ strike over salaries and scheduling. This is despite the airline reassuring passengers on Sunday that operations would not be affected by the start of the strike. Solidarity is demanding a 10.5-percent salary increase for pilots, while […]
# ʼn Nuwe CNN-meningspeiling toon 55-persent Amerikaners reken president Donald Trump gaan te ver wat die deportasie van onwettige immigrante betref. Volgens berigte het die meeste immigrante wat tussen Oktober en Mei in Amerika in hegtenis geneem is, nie ernstige misdade gepleeg nie. Intussen sê 46-persent deelnemers Trump se immigrasiebeleide maak Amerika ʼn veiliger plek. […]
