Category: SA News

Nehawu wants an 8% salary increase for workers but the financial aid scheme offered a 4.3% increase. Nehawu members protest for better working conditions on 26 August 2020. Picture: Nehawu AD/Facebook KWAZULU-NATAL – Nsfas said it plans to continue discussions with trade union Nehawu in a bid to resolve the current wage negotiation deadlock between […]

Cele says if needs be, extra manpower will be brought in to assist with the investigation. FILE: Police Minister Bheki Cele releases the first quarter crime statistics for 2020/2021 at a media briefing on 14 August 2020. Picture: GCIS CAPE TOWN – Police Minister Bheki Cele said South African Police Services (SAPS) senior officers were […]

Gauteng transport unit arrests 4 people for taxi violence related killings The group is also believed to be linked to various taxi violence shootings and the murder of taxi bosses and operators. Operation Fiela moves in to quell Langa taxi violence after a shooting incident left two taxi drivers dead and nine commuters injured. Picture: […]

A soldier was charged with attempted murder and arrested following his appearance in the Morebeng Magistrates Court on Friday. Members of the SANDF. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/EWN JOHANNESBURG – The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) on Saturday condemned a recent shooting of a civilian in Limpopo. A soldier was charged with attempted murder and arrested […]

Munshi was gunned down in Orange Grove earlier this week. His death sparked outrage in the healthcare community. FILE: Healthcare workers gathered outside the home of Dr Abdulhay Munshi in Houghton to express their condolences to the family of the slain doctor and stand in solidarity with healthcare practitioners. Picture: Veronica Mokhoali/EWN JOHANNESBURG – While […]

The Bishop Lavis Community Policing Forum’s Graham Lindhorst said he doesn’t believe Kinnear’s shooting was random. Investigating officer Colonel Charl Kinnear (left). Picture: Kevin Brandt/EWN CAPE TOWN – A Cape Town community is in shock after, Charl Kinnear, a well-respected police officer was gunned down. Kinnear was shot dead near his home in Bishop Lavis […]

The Public Enterprises Department said it received 20 expressions of interest from private sector funders, private equity investors and partners for a restructured SAA. JOHANNESBURG – The Public Enterprises Department said it will continue to assess interest from private sector companies in forming a restructured South African Airways (SAA). On Friday, the department recommitted itself […]

SANDF member arrested after allegedly shooting man for not wearing a mask It’s understood the shooting happened when the soldiers were monitoring COVID-19 compliance at a local shopping centre in the Capricorn District and they approached a group of people who were not wearing face masks. FILE: SANDF uniform. Picture:EWN. JOHANNESBURG – Police in Limpopo […]

The blaze broke out at the business in Sweetwater on Friday night. JOHANNESBURG – Six people have died in a fire at a tavern in King William’s Town. The blaze broke out at the business in Sweetwater on Friday night. It’s alleged two men entered the Eshop tavern on Thursday night and ordered everyone to […]

NSFAS is a R35 billion state-funded support programme for marginalised tertiary students. FILE: Sasco members protestingb. Picture: EWN DURBAN – The South African Students Congress (Sasco) said it supports the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu), which plans to stage protests at National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) offices next week. NSFAS is […]