Year: 2020

The union said that the protest comes after many queries raised with the Employment and Labour Department regarding the non-payment of Temporary Employee/Employer Relief Scheme administered by the UIF. Numsa members march to the Sandton city centre to hand over a memorandum of demands on August 28. Picture: Rahima Essop/EWN CAPE TOWN – The National […]

Pitso Mosimane quits Mamelodi Sundowns for Al Ahly – report According to news website Timeslive, Mosimane will join Al Ahly and will begin his new job as soon as he becomes available. Pitso Mosimane celebrates winning the 2019/2020 Nedbank Cup title with Mamelodi Sundowns. Picture: @Masandawana/Twitter JOHANNESBURG – Mamelodi Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane has left […]

National spokesperson Sizwe Pamla said that this was what happened when there was a government that was hellbent on implementing a framework of policies that did not place employment creation as a priority. A screengrab of Cosatu spokesperson Sizwe Pamla. Picture: YouTube. CAPE TOWN – Cosatu said that the latest unemployment figures were depressing but […]

Makhura suspends Health HOD Lukhele based on SIU report into COVID-19 corruption Makhura has sent out a statement saying that Lukhele’s precautionary suspension is based on a report from the Special Investigating Unit which has been probing allegations of corruption linked to COVID-19 relief funds. Gauteng Health Department’s Prof Mkhululi Lukhele at a media briefing […]

Hawks spokesperson Hangwani Mulaudzi said that other suspects were being arrested in the Free State and KwaZulu-Natal. Hawks members arrest a suspect on 30 September 2020 in a case related to a R255m asbestos removal project in Free State. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN JOHANNESBURG – Businessman Edwin Sodi, who appeared at the state capture commission on […]

New football season to start on 17 October – PSL The DStv Premiership will start on 24 October and will not be played in the bio bubble. Kaizer Chiefs beat Chippa United 1-0 in their Absa Premiership match at Orlando Stadium on 2 September 2020. Picture: @KaizerChiefs/Twitter JOHANNESBURG – Premier Soccer League Chairperson Dr Irvin […]

A memorial service is being held for him on Wednesday in Belhar. A wreath-laying ceremony took place ahead of the memorial service for Lieutenant-Colonel Charl Kinnear in Belhar on 30 September 2020. Picture: @SAPoliceService/Twitter CAPE TOWN – A senior Western Cape police official has paid tribute to the late Charl Kinnear. His murder has left […]

The seven activists legally booked the house more than a week ago but have overstayed their welcome. CAPE TOWN – A group of activists illegally occupying a mansion in Camps Bay have been served with an eviction order. The seven activists legally booked the house more than a week ago but have overstayed their welcome. […]

Andrea Hartzenburg is one of 2.2 million people who’ve lost their jobs during the second quarter of this year. Andrea Hartzenberg believes that being retrenched during the lockdown was a blessing in disguise as it allowed her to start her own business. Picture: Supplied CAPE TOWN – A Cape Town woman who lost her job […]

Trade union Numsa said the protest outside the UIF offices in Cape Town related to non-payment from the Temporary Employee Relief Scheme. FILE: The demonstrators, who are affiliated to Numsa, claim government failed to pay UIF for months. Picture: EWN CAPE TOWN – Dozens of workers protested at the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) provincial offices […]