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COVID-19 update: 38 more deaths, 1,573 new cases recorded in SA As of Sunday, the Department of Health recorded 1,573 new COVID-19 cases, which pushed the number of known cases in South Africa to 681,289. FILE: A City of Tshwane Health official takes a nasal swab to test for the COVID-19 coronavirus on a taxi […]

JOHANNESBURG – Eskom has deliberately cut power to thousands of people in Benoni , Brakpan , Nigel and Vosloorus. The utility says it has implemented so-called load reduction again this morning, to avoid overloading the system. It is calling on residents to switch off all appliances to prevent surges when it switches the power back […]

Cosatu general secretary Bheki Ntshalintshali said while Wednesday’s planned action would not affect the economy as deeply as it ordinarily would due to the COVID-19 pandemic, members had no other option but to withdraw their labour. FILE: Cosatu general secretary Bheki Ntshalintshali. Picture: EWN JOHANNESBURG – As the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) […]

This was revealed by Deputy National Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Bonang Ngwenya, who was speaking at the funeral of Cape Town detective Charl Kinnear over the weekend. CAPE TOWN – Twenty-nine police officers have been murdered in South Africa over the past six months. This was revealed by Deputy National Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Bonang […]

The department attributed the decreases to the Rand appreciating against the US Dollar. JOHANNESBURG – Motorists can look forward to a decrease in the prices of petrol and diesel next Wednesday, 7 October. The Department of Energy on Sunday announced the following changes: Both grades of 93 decrease by 23cBoth grades of 95 decrease by […]

The commuter rail system, which has been in talks with the union since March, offered workers a 4.1% salary increase, which was apparently turned down. Passengers at the Gautrain OR Tambo station. Picture: EWN JOHANNESBURG – Numsa has said it has no option but to go ahead with its planned strike action on Monday at […]

The two were arrested by Senekal detectives at Fateng tse Ntho in Paul Roux. Brendin Horner. Picture: Brendin Horner/Facebbok. JOHANNESBURG – Two suspects were arrested on Saturday in relation to the murder of Brendin Horner. Horner, a 21-year-old farm manager in the Free State, was found dead by the police on Friday morning. He was […]

Salga “saddened by Stanley Khanyile’s killing Khanyile died in a hail of bullets on Saturday when he was attacked by an unknown person in Meyersdal. Stanley Khanyile. Picture: Supplied. JOHANNESBURG – The South African Local Government Association (Salga) in Gauteng has reacted with sadness to the killing of Sedibeng District Municipal Manager Stanley Khanyile and […]

Ward councillor in Limpopo arrested for allegedly raping teen girl The 58-year-old man was arrested in Mokwakwaila outside Tzaneen last night. Image: 123rf.com JOHANNESBURG – Police in Limpopo have arrested a ward councillor in connection with the sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl. The 58-year-old man was arrested in Mokwakwaila outside Tzaneen last night. He […]