Numsa workers demand removal of Mpumalanga secretary over ‘abuse of power’

The workers are demanding the removal of the provincial secretary Essau Tau from his post for allegedly abusing the office by pushing staff members out of the organisation and instituting disciplinary processes against those outside his circle of friendship. JOHANNESBURG – Eyewitness News has learned that in one of the rarest cases of labour unrest […]

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Commuters urged to use alternative transport on Wednesday amid taxi march

The National Taxi Association (NTA) on Tuesday said drivers would be marching to Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula’s office and the Presidency in Tshwane at the Union Buildings to submit a memorandum of demands. Commuters wait to enter their taxi at Bree taxi rank in Johannesburg. Picture: AFP JOHANNESBURG – Commuters on Tuesday were urged to […]

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Worcester man arrested for murder of ex-girlfriend and her son abandons bail

Worcester man arrested for murder of ex-girlfriend and her son abandons bail Mogammed Kasiem Fortuin appeared in the Worcester Magistrates Court on Tuesday. He was charged with the murder of Melvina Adler and her son, Jovante. Picture: SAPS/facebook.com CAPE TOWN – A Worcester man accused of having killed his ex-girlfriend and her 11-year-old son on […]

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SABC temporarily halts retrenchment procedures

Earlier on Tuesday, the SABC’s News Channel saw a break in broadcasting with presenters refusing to go on air as the corporation faces retrenchments. They called for management to step down. FILE: The SABC headquarters in Johannesburg. Picture: Supplied JOHANNESBURG – The South African Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC) group executive for news and current affairs, Phathiswa […]

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EWN Weather Watch: Partly cloudy and warm conditions forecast for SA

Your Wednesday EWN Weather Watch. Picture: Pixabay.com. JOHANNESBURG – The South African Weather Service has forecast partly cloudy to warm weather conditions for most parts of the country on Wednesday. GAUTENG The province will be partly cloudy and warm, but hot in the north. Johannesburg will see a high of 32°C, Pretoria 33°C, and Hammanskraal […]

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Percy Tau is on track to break Benni McCarthy’s Bafana goal-scoring mark

Percy Tau can’t stop scoring and, statistically at least, is on track to surpass Benni McCarthy’s current record goal tally for Bafana Bafana. Tau scored a brace in the national side’s 4-2 win over Sao Tome and Principe in Port Elizabeth on Monday afternoon. Those two goals brought the diminutive striker’s total to 12 in […]

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SANZAAR chairperson quits, calls for radical change – and no Super Rugby

The chairperson of SANZAAR, Brett Impey, resigned on Tuesday calling for the governing body of southern hemisphere rugby to throw open its membership to developing rugby nations worldwide. Impey proposed a radical overhaul which could see the creation of a bloc to rival the power of the game’s northern hemisphere giants by expanding beyond current […]

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Orlando Pirates legend Ian Palmer still job hunting

Orlando Pirates legend Ian Palmer is still in the market for a coaching job in either the DStv Premiership or GladAfrica Championship. The now 54-year-old Palmer last coached in 2019. Palmer had been busy in the recently-concluded ABC Motsepe League playoffs scouting players for future employers. “No it’s been Covid, so my last team was […]

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Is the price right for Kaizer Chiefs to sell Samir Nurkovic? Have a look at the figure.

Let’s not beat around the bush. These are troubled times for Soweto giants Kaizer Chiefs. They were pipped to the 2019/20 PSL title on the final day of last season, they changed coaches, their start to the new DStv Premiership season under Gavin Hunt hasn’t been spectacular and they lost 5-0 on aggregate to bitter […]

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