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The COVID-19 app is a notification system and there’s no way for it to be used for clandestine purposes, experts explain. A screengrab of the COVID-19 Alert App from the Play Store. JOHANNESBURG – The coronavirus (COVID-19) app is not a contact tracing app. It’s a notification system and there’s no way for it to […]

Masuku, his wife Loyiso and presidential spokesperson Khusela Diko’s husband, were implicated in the alleged fraudulently awarded tender. Gauteng Health MEC Bandile Masuku. Picture: @BandileMasuku/Twitter JOHANNESBURG – The ANC in Gauteng is expected to meet this weekend to consider the report by the integrity commission relating to a multimillion-rand COVID-19 PPE tender. In its reports, […]

National Police Commissioner Kehla Sithole instructed authorities to activate the 72-hour action plan to trace and arrest those responsible for the killing. Police Minster Bheki Cele (left) visited Eldorado Park on 28 August 2020 after 16-year-old Nathaniel Julius was shot dead, allegedly by police. Picture: SAPS. CAPE TOWN – Police Minister Bheki Cele is expected […]

Numsa argued that the department didn’t disclose when they will begin to disburse the special coronavirus grants again. JOHANNESBURG – Workers’ union Numsa is sounding alarm bells over unpaid UIF benefits to workers in the aviation sector saying the temporary relief scheme hasn’t processed funds for at least two months now. The union said it’s […]

Electricity supply in Delmas threatened by transformer fire The cause of the blaze is still unclear but Eskom says its teams are already on site. A transformer in Delmas Mpumalanga on fire. Picture: Twitter @eskom_SA JOHANNESBURG – An Eskom transformer in Delmas, Mpumalanga is on fire, threatening to affect electricity supply to scores of residents […]

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 […]