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EFF calls for immediate reinstatement of dismissed Tshwane municipal workers

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in Tshwane has called for the 100 municipal workers affiliated to SAMWU to be immediately reinstated. The workers were dismissed for their participation in an illegal strike - which entered its fourth week on Tuesday. Municipal workers are demanding a 5.4% salary increase, which the already cash strapped city says it cannot afford. Speaking to Ynews, EFF regional leader, Obakeng Ramabodu, says the city needs to try to find a solution to the problems that […]

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Only Hawks, police can unravel any criminality in Phala Phala saga: Dr Koma

Political Analyst Dr. Sam Koma says the Hawks and the police are the only authorities that can shed light on whether there was any criminality in the Phala Phala saga. Koma was weighing in on the uproar over the Reserve Bank's probe into whether there were exchange control violations during the theft of multi-million dollars at the President's Phala Phala farm in 2020. In the report, the Reserve Bank said it could not conclude that the Exchange Control Regulations were […]

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‘My body can’t handle it,’ forensic expert cracks at Meyiwa murder trial

Warrant officer Thabo Mosia returned to the hot seat at the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial on Monday and in a dramatic fashion, requested that he be released from the witness stand due to physical distress. The forensic officer faced a gruelling cross-examination as the court hearing into the footballer's murder resumed in the Pretoria High Court. Mosia was among the first forensic officers to attend to the scene the night Meyiwa was gunned down. So far, lawyers for the defence […]

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‘We’re forced to take our rubbish to dumping sites,’ lament Tshwane residents

As the unprotected strike by City of Tshwane workers rages on, residents say they are forced to bear the brunt of the impasse. In some parts of the capital, community members say the strike has forced them to either live in unsanitary conditions or collect the rubbish and take it to dumping sites. They say municipal workers are also refusing to attend to sewages leaks, electrical faults and burst water pipes in the CBD and in townships. The greater Tshwane […]

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Springboks name team to face All Blacks

Springbok coach, Jacques Nienaber, made eight changes and one positional switch to his starting 15 for their final warm-up game, against New Zealand at Twickenham on Friday, as he continues to fine tune preparations for the opening Rugby World Cup clash against Scotland in just under three weeks. Captain Siyamthanda Kolisi, who returned from last week to lead the World Champions to a 52-16 victory, will lead the team once more in a familiar lose trio which features Pieter-Steph du […]

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All systems go ahead of BRICS Summit: Cele

  Police Minister, Bheki Cele, has called on the security forces deployed to safeguard the 15th #BRICS summit set to commence tomorrow - to uphold and enforce the law. The three-day summit, which will take place in Sandton Convention Centre, will see a number of international political heads and organisations in attendance. It is the first BRICS Summit to be hosted in person since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Over 40 Heads of State, including Brazil, Russia, India and […]

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Reserve Bank vindicates Ramaphosa in Phala Phala saga

The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has cleared the President of any wrongdoing in relation to the theft of foreign currency at his Limpopo farm. The Reserve Bank, which is the latest institution to exonerate the president, launched its investigation in June last year. The complaints by various organisations and political parties had given rise to the probe. President Cyril Ramaphosa came under fire after former spy boss Arthur Fraser accused him of using state resources to conceal the theft […]

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OPINION | Smoking vs Vaping – your decision should be neither

For decades now, the health risks associated with cigarette smoking have been well known. In fact, according to the World Health Organisation, the tobacco epidemic is one of the biggest public health threats the world has ever faced, killing more than eight million people a year. This includes approximately 1.2 million deaths from exposure to second-hand smoke. The rise in electronic cigarette use, or vaping, over the last few years seemed to be a welcome and healthier alternative to cigarette […]

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Simbine stutters at World Champs

South Africa' fastest man, Akani Simbine, was disqualified in the semi-finals of the 100m at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, on Sunday afternoon after he false-started. The 29-year-old had been in the top five of the world since 2016. He was also in top form this year and was one of South Africa's medal hopefuls. The result means that Simbine's dream of being the first African sprinter to win a 100m medal of any colour at the World […]

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