Category: SA News

The hard, nationwide lockdown worsened problems for operators like Mango airlines, which ended up defaulting on its payments to creditors. Mango Airlines. Picture: Mango Airlines official Facebook page. JOHANNESBURG – Mango has appealed to passengers who booked flights with the low-cost carrier not to be discouraged by its financial problems while it makes contingency plans. […]

The grim outlook on the data is based on the GDP’s performance in the second half of the year, which saw the country fall deeper into recession with the economy shrinking by 16.4%. JOHANNESBURG – Economists estimate that the country’s unemployment rate increased to 31.5% in the second quarter of the year. Statistics South Africa […]

The Gauteng Health Department has attributed the increase in active cases to people ignoring social distancing and choosing not to wear masks. FILE: A City of Tshwane Health official takes a nasal swab to test for the COVID-19 coronavirus on a taxi operator at the Bloed Street Mall in Pretoria Central Business District, on 11 […]

Ricky Phungula’s nephew Mxolisi and five other people were shot on Saturday night after they were forced out of the vehicle they were travelling in. Police Minister Bheki Cele during nedia briefing where he gave deatil on policing during the COVID-19 lockdown. Tuesday, 22 September 2020: Picture: Twitter/@GovernmentZA DURBAN – A KwaZulu-Natal man whose nephew […]

Truck driver dies after vehicle crashes into 3 cars, wall in Durban The truck ploughed into the vehicles before it veered off the road in Pinetown on Monday night. A screenshot of a truck crashing into a car in Pinetown on Monday night, 29 September 2020. Picture: Twitter JOHANNESBURG – A truck driver has died […]

The Teddy Bear Foundation’s director, Dr Shaheda Omar, said that the restrictions on movement trapped many children inside their abusive homes. CAPE TOWN – The Teddy Bear Foundation said that homeless children and those living in abusive homes had faced enormous challenges under the COVID-19 lockdown. The foundation’s director, Dr Shaheda Omar, was part of […]

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 […]