Category: SA News

No clarity over Nehawu, Ramaphosa meeting Nehawu assured that it will give its members an update on what transpired during discussions behind closed doors with the president on Friday. Nehawu leadership on 25 September 2020 met with President Cyril Ramaphosa and Cabinet ministers in Pretoria following concerns raised by the union with regards to COVID-19 […]

South African airline Mango said its currently in discussion with SAA technical in a bid to keep its planes operating. Mango Airlines. Picture: Mango Airlines official Facebook page. JOHANNESBURG – South African airline Mango said its currently in discussion with SAA technical in a bid to keep its planes operating. The airline’s entire fleet could […]

ANC Nelson Mandela Bay councillor Andile Lungisa on Friday turned down a bail offer by the High Court in Makanda. FILE: Andile Lungisa. Picture: Supplied JOHANNESBURG – The family of ANC Nelson Mandela Bay councillor Andile Lungisa said his decision to remain behind bars was not an admission of guilt. Lungisa on Friday turned down […]

Residents in some parts of Soweto, Benoni, Brakpan and Vosloorus in Gauteng and Intabazwe in Harrismith are among the affected communities. JOHANNESBURG – Many households in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal are without electricity this morning after Eskom implemented load reduction. The utility said it would restore the electricity supply by 9am. Residents in some parts of […]

Testifying before the state capture commission on Friday, Mosebenzi Zwane said it wasn’t his responsibility to ensure that officials knew about the Housing Act before spending R1.4 billion allocated for low-cost housing. A screengrab of former Cabinet minister and former Free State Housing MEC Mosebenzi Zwane appearing at the state capture inquiry in Johannesburg on […]

As South Africa marks Heritage Month in September while trying to recover from a coronavirus pandemic lockdown, communities such as the Khoisan have been reflecting and questioning their fractured identity. King Khoisan South Africa at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, on 22 September 2020. Picture: AFP. PRETORIA – A giant bronze statue of Nelson Mandela […]

The utility said it wanted to set the record straight months after Jan Oberholzer was accused of favouring the interests of contractor Aveng by pressuring an employee to pay off a R40 million invoice to that company. Jan Oberholzer. Picture: Twitter/OberholzerMr JOHANNESBURG – Eskom has condemned what it called “persistent, unfounded and scurrilous allegations” levelled […]

The failure of eight South Africans to take a knee before a recent English Premiership match in London angered South African Sports Minister Nathi Mthethwa. FILE: The Stormers’ Siya Kolisi. Picture: Thestormers.com PRETORIA – South African rugby resumes Saturday with 12 Springbok World Cup winners on show in an empty stadium, where much of the […]

Preliminary reports show two gunmen stormed the victims’ Makhosi Street home and shot dead three women aged 18, 30 and 69 as well as an 11-year-old boy. Picture: Winnie Theletsane/EWN. CAPE TOWN – Nyanga detectives are still hunting two suspects in connection with the murder of four members of the same family in Browns Farm. […]

A funeral service is under way for two children who were found murdered in the township last week. Police officers. Picture: EWN. JOHANNESBURG – Residents in Orange Farm are calling for protection as murders in the community continue to escalate. A funeral service is under way for two children who were found murdered in the […]