SABC reports R511 million net loss, TV licence revenue drops by 18%

SABC Group CEO Madoda Mxakwe on Tuesday presented the public broadcaster’s 2019/2020 annual results for the financial year that ended in March. FILE: The SABC headquarters in Johannesburg. Picture: Supplied CAPE TOWN – The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has reported a net loss of R511 million. SABC Group CEO Madoda Mxakwe on Tuesday presented […]

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Delft NGO appeals for public support in effort to feed more kids on Christmas

The Western Cape Missing Persons Unit has been providing little ones with Christmas lunch since 2017. CAPE TOWN – A Delft organisation aims to feed more than 1,000 children on Christmas Day. The Western Cape Missing Persons Unit has been providing little ones with Christmas lunch since 2017. The unit’s Candice Van Der Rheede and […]

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Home affairs minister suggests several systems failed in Bushiri escape

The minister on Tuesday appeared before parliament’s home affairs committee to explain the debacle. CAPE TOWN – Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi on Tuesday said his department was not the only one responsible for Shepherd Bushiri’s escape from the country. Motsoaledi said a number of other departments in the Justice, Crime Prevention and Security Cluster […]

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Zikalala says decision to reshuffle Cabinet was to accelerate transformation

The move, seen as a result of factional battles within the African National Congress, was already criticised by political parties and analysts. KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala (left) watches as Ravi Pillay (centre) is sworn in as Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs MEC on 17 November 2020. Picture: @kzngov/Twitter DURBAN – KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala […]

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Brackenfell High reschedules Friday’s exams due to planned EFF protest

Western Cape Education Department (WCED) officials on Tuesday said all grade 11 exams would be rescheduled, but the school would remain open and classes for pupils would continue. Members of the EFF protest outside Brackenfell High School. Image: EFF Western Cape/Twitter. CAPE TOWN – Friday’s exams scheduled at Brackenfell High School were on Tuesday rescheduled […]

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SABC News employees down tools in protest over job cuts

The SABC disclosed that 400 people were being served with Section 189 notices, with about 170 posts to be filled. FILE: The SABC headquarters in Auckland Park. Picture: SABC. JOHANNESBURG – The SABC’s News Channel saw a break in broadcasting on Tuesday afternoon with presenters refusing to go on air as the corporation faces retrenchments. […]

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Health minister urges authorities to identify COVID-19 super spreader sites

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize asked health authorities to determine the effects of alcohol-related admissions in hospitals. CAPE TOWN – With growing concerns that COVID-19 cases are on the rise in some provinces, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize on Tuesday urged authorities to identify places that were super spreader sites so that they can be closed. The […]

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Numsa workers demand removal of Mpumalanga secretary over ‘abuse of power’

The workers are demanding the removal of the provincial secretary Essau Tau from his post for allegedly abusing the office by pushing staff members out of the organisation and instituting disciplinary processes against those outside his circle of friendship. JOHANNESBURG – Eyewitness News has learned that in one of the rarest cases of labour unrest […]

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Commuters urged to use alternative transport on Wednesday amid taxi march

The National Taxi Association (NTA) on Tuesday said drivers would be marching to Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula’s office and the Presidency in Tshwane at the Union Buildings to submit a memorandum of demands. Commuters wait to enter their taxi at Bree taxi rank in Johannesburg. Picture: AFP JOHANNESBURG – Commuters on Tuesday were urged to […]

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