SAA Technical in talks with unions over outstanding workers’ salaries

The SAA subsidiary was unable to pay full salaries in September. South African Airways planes. Picture: Facebook.com JOHANNESBURG – South African Airways Technical (SAAT) on Sunday said it was in discussions with labour unions to resolve salary shortages at the aircraft maintenance company. The SAA subsidiary was unable to pay full salaries in September. This […]

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Ex-KZN top cop Ngobeni to turn herself in over World Cup tender corruption

Mmamonnye Ngobeni and a police captain were charged with fraud and corruption over a R47 million tender relating to police accommodation for the 2010 Fifa World Cup. FILE: Former KZN police commissioner Mmamonnye Ngobeni. JOHANNESBURG – Former KwaZulu-Natal police boss Mmamonnye Ngobeni and a police captain are expected to hand themselves over to authorities on […]

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Numsa members to strike over Gautrain wage disputes

Numsa accused the Gautrain operator, Bombela Operating Company (BOC), of imposing a 4% wage increase on its members without engaging or negotiating with them. FILE: A Gautrain security official is seen standing at the door of the train at the Hatfield Station in Pretoria. Picture: AFP JOHANNESBURG – Gautrain employees affiliated to the National Union […]

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Former Eskom consultant Nicholas Linell testifies at Zondo Commission

Nicholas Linell deposed an affidavit saying that former SAA board chairperson Dudu Myeni called him to a meeting with former President Jacob Zuma to discuss Eskom. A screengrab shows former Eskom consultant Nicholas Linell testifying via video link at the state capture inquiry on 9 September 2020. Picture: SABC Digital/YouTube JOHANNESBURG – The state capture […]

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Teachers are our national treasures, says Motshekga on World Teacher’s Day

This year, the Department of Basic Education’s theme for the occasion is: ‘Teachers: Leading in crisis, re-imagining the future’. FILE: Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/EWN JOHANNESBURG – Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga on Monday said described teachers as national treasures. Motshekga celebrated World Teacher’s Day at the Mamelodi Teachers’ Centre in Pretoria. […]

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Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams’ WhatsApp account hacked

According to the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies, the matter was reported to the relevant authorities. FILE: Communications Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams at a media briefing on the coronavirus on 25 March 2020 in Pretoria. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/EWN JOHANNESBURG – Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams’ office on Monday said her WhatsApp was hacked, […]

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