The Department of Employment and Labour plans to hire nearly 20 000 inspectors to combat illegal labour practices. Minister Nomakhosazana Meth says that this initiative aims to boost the inspectorate from just 2 000 to 20 000 over the next few years. This increase will enhance the department’s ability to conduct thorough audits and inspections …
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The City of Cape Town is investigating two senior managers in the Urban Waste Management directorate for alleged tender collusion. News24 reports that the officials reportedly failed to disclose their positions on the boards of companies that were awarded a R186-million refuse removal tender. The investigation follows media reports exposing the collapse of waste management …
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Delft police are investigating the murder of a 12-year-old boy. It follows the discovery of his charred remains in an open field in Leiden on Wednesday. The Police’s Frederick Van Wyk said officers found the body after receiving a complaint from Radio Control about the discovery of a body. They found his body mutilated and …
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Public sector wage negotiations have hit a snag as government and unions fail to find common ground. Unions, representing over a million workers, have demanded a 12% increase, while the government is offering just 3%. Talks kicked off this week and are expected to run for two weeks. Facilitators will be brought in to prevent …
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The swift reaction by Khayelitsha SAPS to a hijacking complaint led to the arrest of a man facing multiple charges. In the early hours of Sunday morning, officers received information about a possible Toyota Quantum hijacking in Site B. Upon arrival at the scene, officers observed a man discarding what appeared to be a firearm. …
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The 21-year-old South African female drug mule that was arrested at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg on Sunday has released over 110 suspected cocaine bullets. According to police, this is more than the average amount of drug bullets that mules intercepted at the airport usually carry. Police have expressed concern about the involvement of …
In the early hours of Sunday morning, public order police were called to Western Cape Premier Alan Winde’s official residence to remove about 200 housing activists who attempted to enter the property. Housing lobby group, Reclaim the City said that the demonstration was aimed to highlighting what it calls a “housing crisis” in the province. …
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Palestine has been granted observer status at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly. In a historic occasion, Palestinian UN Ambassador Riyad Mansour has filed a draft resolution calling for an end to Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestinian territories. The Assembly is set to vote on the resolution calling for Israel to end its unlawful presence …
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The genocide in Gaza is an extension of the massacre carried out by the Israeli occupation forces in Sabra and Shatila 42 years ago. This is the assertion of Gaza-based journalist, Akram al Satari, who was speaking on the commemoration of the Sabra and Shatila massacre. From the 16th – 18th September 1982, the Israeli …
Five pupils from Pinelands High School have been sanctioned after a racist incident where they “auctioned off” their black classmates. The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) confirmed that the School Governing Body’s disciplinary process has concluded. The sanctions include workshops, written assignments, apologies, and community service. The measures aim to foster understanding of the incident’s …
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Treasury is refusing to give the South African Post Office the money promised by Cabinet to bail out the state-owned entity until it presents a solid business plan. Last year, Cabinet agreed to allocate R 3.8 billion to prevent SAPO’s liquidation, allowing it to enter business rescue in July 2023. Despite an approved rescue plan, …
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The case against former Mayoral Committee Member for Human Settlements, Malusi Booi, and his nine co-accused has been postponed to October 16 for further investigations. It will also allow for the alleged 28s gang boss, Ralph Stanfield, and his wife, Nicole Johnson, to be added to the indictment. Booi and four of the co-accused were …
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Hamas has welcomed the submission of the Republic of Chile to the International Court of Justice to join the lawsuit filed by South Africa against the Israeli regime, which is committing a brutal genocide against Palestinians. The resistance movement said that this step is an affirmation of the humanitarian positions of Chile. “Its bias towards …
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The WHO, UNICEF and UNRWA have called on the warring parties in Gaza to commit to another round of humanitarian pauses to initiate the second phase of a polio vaccination campaign. The international agencies, along with the Palestinian Ministry of Health have administered the first dose of the vaccine to over 500,000 Palestinian children under …
The Democratic Alliance has fired Renaldo Gouws from the party. He therefore ceases to be a member of Parliament. The DA has been pressurised for welcoming Gouws into the party after publicly making racial slurs and glorifying Apartheid. At the start of the 7th Administration earlier this year, Gouws’s racial comments were brought to the …
Turkey’s Parliamentary Speaker Numan Kurtulmus has promised to hold those accountable for murdering Turkish-American activist, Aysenur Ezgi Eygi. She was assassinated while protesting illegal Israeli settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank. The announcement was made during Eygi’s funeral in Didim in Turkey this weekend. Several Turkish state officials were in attendance. Kurtulmus said that …
President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed the BELA Bill into law. However, he has announced the delay in implementing two clauses in the legislation by three months. Clauses four and five will not be automatically implemented. These clauses relate to who will be responsible for admitting learners to a public school, and the determination of the …
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Former Mayoral Committee Member for Human Settlements in the City of Cape Town, Malusi Booi and nine co-accused will remain in police custody after appearing in the Cape Town Magistrates Court on fraud and corruption charges. Their bail application has been postponed to Friday. Booi and his co-accused were arrested this week for alleged corruption …
The Information Regulator will be introducing new guidelines for the telemarketing industry to address the growing public frustration with unsolicited marketing calls. Chairperson for the Information Regulator Pansy Tlakula clarified that while direct telephone marketing isn’t illegal, stricter rules are needed. The upcoming guidance note is set to establish a clear framework for conducting these …
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The US Treasury Department has announced sanctions on entities allegedly linked to the Lebanese Resistance movement, Hezbollah. The US Treasury said it is imposing sanctions on a network it deems are involved in the smuggling of oil and liquefied petroleum gas to Syria, claiming that the network was overseen by a senior leader of Hezbollah’s …
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Hamas has responded to the massacre of internally displaced Palestinians sheltering at the Al-Jaouni School in Nusseirat Camp in Gaza. The resistance movement said that the latest massacre of Palestinians must be added to the regimes’ growing crimes in the enclave. “This is evidence of the failure of the international community and the United Nations’ …
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South Africa has confirmed it is not seeking a delay in its genocide case against the Israeli entity at The Hague. The Department of International Relations and Cooperation said that the government will submit its evidence by October. DIRCO spokesperson Chrispin Phiri emphasized that South Africa aims to prove that Israel is committing genocide in …
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South Africa’s tightened fiscal space is hampering its ability to fund key services like education. This was the assertion by the Secretary General of the Good Party, Brett Herron. He was speaking as the country, and the Western Cape in particular, are outraged at the large cuts to teacher posts. Herron noted that despite the …
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The Zionist Military has placed the city of Tubas in the occupied West Bank under siege for several hours. During this time, the Zionist military carried out an airstrike near the Al-Tawhid Mosque, killing at least five Palestinians. The bodies of the martyrs from the aerial attack have been identified – all below the age …
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MPs have raised serious concern over allegations that the Justice Department is preventing the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) from gaining access to the state capture commission’s database. Head of Public Prosecutions, Shamila Batohi made the revelation during a Parliamentary sitting this week. She stressed that the NPA has been struggling to access the database for …
Between April 2023 and March 2024, more than 1400 rape cases were dropped by the South African Police Service (SAPS) due to insufficient evidence. This revelation was made during a Parliamentary response by Police Minister Senzo Mchunu. These cases involved suspects that were arrested and later released. According to the latest annual police stats, an …
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At least three Zionist soldiers have been killed at the Karama crossing between Jordan and Palestine. It follows a resistance shooting operation that targeted Zionists forces at the crossing. Earlier reports indicate that a truck driver from the Jordanian side of the crossing opened fire on the occupation forces who were preparing to search his …
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Six cash-in-transit robbers that failed to flee the scene of a crime in the Germiston CBD in Gauteng, were shot and killed by police. It’s understood that the incident occurred at around 10am on Saturday morning. SAPS had swiftly responded to a report of a cash-in-transit heist in action. Upon arrival, a shootout ensued between …
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An Israeli aerial strike killed four Palestinians and injured several others in the Jabalia camp, in the northern Gaza Strip. It’s understood that the occupied forces deliberately targeted the Morsi family home. Among the martyrs include colonel Abu Al-Abd Morsi and more of his family members. He was the Deputy Director for Civil Defence in …
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Anti-Apartheid poet and writer James Matthews has died. He passed away at the age of 95 in Cape Town this weekend. Matthews was known for authoring a variety of publications and stood as a fearless writer during the apartheid-era. Former Dean of St. George’s Cathedral in Cape Town, Reverend Michael Weeder hailed Matthews for “lifting …
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