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Labour federation, Saftu, has reiterated its stance on the National Minimum Wage (NMW), saying while it sets a standard for employers - it not a living pay. Last month, the federation expressed its dissatisfaction with the NMW when the Department of Employment and Labour announced that it will increase to R27.58 per hour from this month, up from R25.42 in 2023. It called for it to be set at a […]

The father of slain rapper Kiernan 'AKA' Forbes, Tony Forbes, says seeing the faces of his son's alleged killers was a defining moment for him. Five of the seven men arrested in connection with AKA and Tebello 'Tibz' Motsoane's murder appeared at the Durban Magistrates' Court today. The matter was postponed to next week Wednesday for bail proceedings. The hip hop sensation and his chef friend were gunned down on […]

Five of the seven people arrested for the murder of one of Mzansi's beloved Hip-Hop rapper, Kiernan 'AKA' Forbes, and his friend, chef and entrepreneur, Tebello 'Tibz' Motsoane, will appear before the Durban Magistrate’s Court today. Six of the suspects were arrested over a six-month period while the seventh accused was nabbed yesterday. Two of them are yet to be extradited from eSwatini, where had been hiding at the time […]

NGO for Missing Children, the Pink Ladies Organisation, says it is important for parents to approach the necessary structure like the Family and Child Courts if one of them wants to claim custody of their child to avoid situations like that of 7-year-old, Noxolo Ntuli. The NGO's remarks following the bizarre ending in the search for the child, who was initially thought to have been kidnapped and things turned out […]

Youth-led rights group, Equal Education, has cautiously welcomed the Department of Basic Education's commitment to submit a detailed report with timelines on when it plans to rid Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, and Limpopo schools of pit latrines. The department says this will be done within the 60 days' timeline given by Members of Parliament following a portfolio committee meeting last week on basic education in Parliament. The unhygienic and dangerous open […]

A member of the small business community has expressed their gripe over Finance Minister, Enoch Godogwana's lack of support for the ailing sector. The chief risk officer of Lula, a small medium enterprise banking platform, Garth Rossiter, says the fact that the tax revenue collected for the 2023/24 tax season is lower than expected is proof that companies are struggling. Lula is a dedicated SME banking platform that offers easy […]

The Institute for Security Studies says the level of criminality in society is indicative of criminals becoming more brazen as they don't fear being held accountable for their crimes. The remarks by the ISS' Crime and Justice Program Head, Gareth Newham, come at the back of two separate cases that made headlines. In one case, four City Power employees were robbed of their cellphones and wallets in the west of […]

Operation Dudula says while it welcomes the ANC's decision to finally show efforts to deal with the issue of foreign-run spaza shops, it views the governing party's move as an electioneering stunt. It says the ANC has shown no political will to deal with illegal migration in the country. Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, on Monday called on mayors to audit spaza shops in their areas to ensure […]

Education lobby group, Equal Education, has highlighted the need for more data collectors to be hired at schools in order for government to urgently address issues plaguing the country's schools. EE is attributing the Department of Basic Education's challenge to ensure clean water and sanitation at all the country's schools to the lack of sufficient clear data or inaccurate data results. The lobby groups was reacting to the story about […]