The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA)-facilitated talks between the South African Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) and the City of Tshwane on June 10 and 23, 2025, broke down without an agreement over the outstanding 3.5% wage increase for the 2021/22 period. The talks followed a May 9 Labour Court ruling, which sent the…
Umhla wesbini kweyeKhala (02 July), ngoLwesithathu – Isibonelelo sabantu abadala Umhla wesithathu kweyeKhala(03 July), ngoLwesine- Isibonelelo sabakhubazekileyo Umhla wesine kweyeKhala (04 July), ngoLwesihlanu- Isibonelelo senkxaso yoMntwana Isibonelelo soluntu sentlekele (SRD) esingamakhulu amathathu anamashumi asixhenxe (R370) siya kuhlawulwa kamva enyangeni ephakathi komhla wamashumi amabini anesithandathu (26) namashumi amathathu ananye (31) kule yeKhala. U-Sassa ukhumbuze abaxhamli ukuba…
Indoda eneminyaka engamashumi amathathu anesibhozo ubudala etyholwa ngokudlwengula inkwenkwana eneminyaka elishumi elinesithandathu kufutshane neNahoon Beach, kulindeleke ukuba ivele kwinkundla kamantyi yaseMonti ngoMvulo, umhla wamashumi amathathu, kule yeSilimela. Lo mfana kutyholwa ukuba uhlaselwe ngethuba ehamba kwindledlana esematyholweni kufuphi nolwandle ngenjikalanga yangoLwesithathu, phakathi kwentsimbi yeshumi elinesibini kunye neyesithathu. Isithethi samapolisa, uWarrant Officer Majola Nkohli, uthe esi sehlo…
June 20, 2025 The Eastern Cape is in mourning after severe floods claimed 92 lives, with many more still unaccounted for. The South African National Defence Force(SANDF) and police are conducting a thorough search of the Mthatha River in an effort to locate the bodies of those swept away by the raging waters. Furthermore, the…
Mthatha– Deputy vice chancellor of Walter Sisulu University (WSU) Sinethemba Mpambane, was tragically shot and killed on the university’s Mthatha campus on Thursday evening. The incident took place just before 6 PM near the Nkululekweni entrance gate, close to the N2 highway. According to Eastern Cape police, the victim was found inside a parked vehicle…
East London – The South African Navy, in collaboration with Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality (BCMM) and Transnet National Port Authority, is gearing up to celebrate World Hydrography Day (WHD) in East London. This important event highlights the vital role of hydrography in ensuring safe navigation, maritime security, and environmental protection. The WHD celebrations will take…
June 19, 2025 A horrific incident has shaken the community of Kariega in Khayelitsha where the bodies of two female students were discovered on 18 June 2025. According to reports from residents, the girls were students at Nkululeko Secondary School in Kwanobuhle and were believed to have attended a Youth Day celebration. The South African…
MTHATHA- The Mthatha High Court has ordered the freezing of over R2.1 million linked to a fraud investigation involving the Umzimvubu Local Municipality. The court granted this preservation order on June 5, 2025, after a thorough investigation by the Hawks’ Priority Crime Specialized Investigation unit and the Asset Forfeiture Unit. According to Warrant Officer Ndiphiwe…
BUTTERWORTH – The government estimates it will take R1.2 billion to rebuild houses for the victims of last week’s devastating floods, which affected 4,652 households and claimed at least 90 lives.* Eastern Cape Human Settlements MEC Siphokazi Lusithi announced that due to the urgency of the situation, not all rebuilding efforts will follow the usual…
Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has welcomed the confession made by one of the suspects linked to the 2017 murder of ANC Youth League leader Sindiso Magaqa. This comes as reports suggest that when the three accused appear in the Pietermaritzburg High Court next week, a former senior official from the KwaZulu-Natal south coast…
