Month: September 2020

Only 32% of Prasa’s 34 corridors are functioning at the moment but the agency aims to reopen three more from next month. FILE: Commuters are socially distanced while waiting to board a Metrorail train. Picture: Metrorail JOHANNESBURG – The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) said that that COVID-19 lockdown had forced the railway […]

The City of Cape Town’s dams are nearly filled to capacity. A view of the Theewaterskloof Dam near Cape Town. Picture: EWN CAPE TOWN – The City of Cape Town’s dams are nearly filled to capacity. Officials said that dams supplying water to the Western Cape were nearly 80% full. The Karoo region’s water supply, […]

Africa has weathered the coronavirus pandemic relatively well in terms of infections and deaths, though its economies have been badly ravaged. FILE: Two men enjoy some beers at a streetside bar in the city centre in Cape Town, on 18 August 2020 after South Africa moved to level 2 of the coronvirus lockdown. Picture: AFP […]

Members of the Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers’ Union (Sactwu) are demanding increases in wages and night shift allowances, among other demands. FILE: Sactwu members on strike. Picture: @SACTWU/Twitter CAPE TOWN – Workers in the carpets sector are gearing up for a national strike. Members of the Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers’ Union […]

Not a single dodgy deal uncovered by reporters has been dealt with by the state watchdog. National Lotteries Commission. Picture: nlcsa.org.za This article first appeared on GroundUp, by James Stent. News publications, Members of Parliament and Minister Ebrahim Patel have raised concerns about governance at the scandal-ridden National Lotteries Commission (NLC). Yet, except for 2016, […]

The new party was launched by former City of Joburg mayor, Herman Mashaba, at the end of last month. FILE: ActionSA’s Heman Mashaba. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/EWN CAPE TOWN – The IEC has rejected an application by ActionSA to register as a political party. Party officials submitted registration documents to the election management body earlier this […]

Call for state to form compact with civil society to drive land reform. This article first appeared on GroundUp, by Mary-Anne Gontsana. Farm workers and dwellers have warned that unused land will be occupied. They were attending a three-day land colloquium webinar hosted by the Women on Farms Project. Issues discussed included evictions, land redistribution […]

Large water tanks are emptied in a matter of hours, says community leader. Humanitarian organisation Gift of the Givers fills up a water tank at the Ntsika Secondary School in Makhanda, in the Eastern Cape. Picture: Kaylynn Palm/EWN This article first appeared on GroundUp, by Mkhuseli Sizani. A warden at St Albans Correctional Centre in […]

Ouma Katriena Esau from Upington who teaches the San language, N!UU, to youth in her community, globally acclaimed Ndebele artist Dr Esther Mahlangu and indigenous music expert Gogo Madosini Mphahleni, who lives in Langa, have been honoured for their work. FILE: Dr Esther Mahlangu. Picture: @go2uj/Twitter CAPE TOWN – Icons making a cultural contribution to […]

Twenty-two current SAPS members as well as six former police officers are among the 42 accused. Picture: Twitter/@SAPoliceService. DURBAN – Dozens of suspects are expected to appear in the Pretoria Magistrates Court on Tuesday morning after being arrested for tender fraud in the South African Police Service (SAPS) amounting to R56 million. Twenty-two current SAPS […]