Year: 2020

Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula took to the social media platform on Monday where he attacked Magashule, and Umkhonto we Sizwe Military Veterans Association (MKMVA) leaders and supporters of the former President Jacob Zuma. FILE: ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/EWN JOHANNESBURG – African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general Ace Magashule said the party will speak […]

Your Wednesday EWN Weather Watch. CAPE TOWN – Clear skies and high temperatures can be expected across most of South Africa on Wednesday, so grab your sunscreen or find some shade because it’s going to be a scorcher. WESTERN CAPE Residents can expect cooler temperatures along the coastal regions but the interior of the province […]

The party’s Geordin Hill-Lewis said that the tracker’s initial assessment showed that 73% of the president’s reforms were yet to move beyond stages of conceptualisation. President Cyril Ramaphosa on 27 August 2020 appeared before the National Assembly in a hybrid plenary session to answer these questions presented for oral reply. Picture: @PresidencyZA/Twitter JOHANNESBURG – The […]

In his correspondence to the Speaker, Finance Minister Mboweni highlights the recent complex decisions taken by Cabinet in respect of the 2020/21 adjusted estimates. Finance Minister Tito Mboweni. Picture: @TreasuryRSA/Twitter JOHANNESBURG – Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has requested an alternate date of Wednesday, 28 October to table the 2020 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement. The […]

Tin Roof event led to at least 63 COVID-19 cases, including 37 matrics – WC govt Premier Allan Winde said that a full investigation by police and the Western Cape Liquor Authority into the bar in question was now under way. FILE: A healthcare worker organises COVID-19 tests that were just administered at United Memorial […]

Numsa members went on strike at the Gautrain last week over a wage dispute with the Bombela Operating Company. Gautrain on the three-kilometre test track at the depot in Midrand, Johannesburg. Picture: Gautrain/Supplied JOHANNESBURG – The Gautrain on Tuesday said its services would continue uninterrupted despite ongoing wage negotiations with workers. Numsa members went on […]

The national blood bank called for eligible donors, saying its stocks dropped to alarming levels due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Picture: SANBS. JOHANNESBURG – The South African Blood Service on Tuesday warned thousands of lives were at risk due to a critical nationwide blood shortage. The national blood bank called for eligible donors, saying its […]

Drivers demanded that the industry be regulated, saying they had been exploited for far too long now. Bolt SA drivers protesting at the e-hailing service’s offices in Bryanston on 12 October 2020. Picture: Edwin Ntshidi/EWN JOHANNESBURG – E-hailing drivers on Monday said they would continue with their protests in Joburg on Tuesday. Drivers demanded that […]

The Saftu leader says expected budget cuts next week would be more drastic than those that came earlier this year. FILE: Saftu secretary-general Zwelinzima Vavi addressing Saftu members at the Worker Library near Mary Fitzgerald Square in NewTown, Johannesburg 25 April 2018. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/EWN CAPE TOWN – South African Federation of Trade Union (Saftu) […]

Duran Visagie was hit by a stray bullet last Tuesday and died in hospital the following day. CAPE TOWN – Two men accused of murdering an 11-year-old boy in Kraaifontein are due back in court on Monday. Duran Visagie was hit by a stray bullet last Tuesday and died in hospital the following day. Trevano […]