Category: SA News

Temperatures to rise from Thursday, says SA Weather Service Parts of Gauteng were hit by severe thunderstorms, heavy downpours, localised flooding and isolated hail events this week. heat-sun-sky-weather-image-pexels-photo-301599jpeg JOHANNESBURG – The SA Weather Service on Wednesday said temperatures were expected to be warmer from Thursday. Parts of Gauteng were hit by severe thunderstorms, heavy downpours, […]

GALLERY: Workers take to the streets in national strike Eyewitness News | Workers affiliated to Cosatu, Saftu, Nactu and Fedusa marched across South Africa on 7 October 2020 in protest against corruption, the failing economy, gender-based violence, and government’s non-implementation of this year’s wage hikes for public servants. __your iOS or Android device.

The march is part of a one-day strike aimed at hammering home the message that government’s efforts to grow the economy and deal decisively with corruption and gender-based violence, among other issues, had failed. Unions hand over their memorandum to Western Cape Premier Alan Winde on 7 October 2020. Picture: Kaylynn Palm/EWN. CAPE TOWN – […]

IATA gave an update on Tuesday on the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the global aviation industry, with specific analysis on the industry’s cash burn. CAPE TOWN – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Tuesday said it was time to ask governments to take extra measures to replace or extend support to the […]

Phillip Truter was arrested in June along with seven other accused, who are implicated in advocate Terry Motau’s Great Bank Heist report that showed almost R2 billion was stolen from the bank. Former VBS Mutual Bank chief financial officer Phillip Truter appears in the Palm Ridge Commercial Court on 6 July 2020. Picture: EWN JOHANNESBURG […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa is among those extending kind words to the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. FILE: Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu. Picture: tutu.org.za CAPE TOWN – Birthday wishes are pouring in for Arbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu who is celebrating his 89th birthday on Wednesday. President Cyril Ramaphosa is among those extendeding kind words to the Nobel […]

The union’s leader Zingiswa Losi applauded workers belonging to different federations in the country for Wednesday’s historic show of strength by uniting as they protested nationally. SACP deputy general secretary Solly Mapaila and Cosatu president Zingiswa Losi lead striking workers in Pretoria on 7 October 2020. Picture: Theto Mahlakoana/EWN PRETORIA – Congress of South African […]

ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule told EWN he heard of a warrant against him being signed by a Bloemfontein court relating to millions of rand spent on the failed Estina dairy farm project that left black farmers destitute. FILE: ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule at an NEC meeting in Irene on 1 April 2019. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN […]

Cosatu, Fedusa, Saftu and Nactu have joined forces to protest against what they consider a failed government that has overseen the repression of workers. Cosatu leads march through Cape Town’s CBD demanding reliable public transport. Image: EWN/Kaylynn Palm JOHANNESBURG – The country’s biggest labour federations will on Wednesday embark on a massive national strike against […]

Lotto, Powerball. Image: Pixabay. JOHANNESBURG – Have you checked your PowerBall results? Here are the latest winning numbers from the PowerBall and PowerBall Plus draw on Tuesday, 6 October 2020. PowerBall: 6, 21, 25, 29, 33 PB: 9 PowerBallPLUS: 14, 16, 17, 41, 46 PB: 9 For more details, visit the National Lottery website. __your […]