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EThekwini metro accused of protecting senior official facing sexual harassment allegations
The alleged victim has had to be hospitalised and receive trauma counselling several times over the ordeal, internal sources said
Whistleblower: uMzumbe municipal official ‘parachuted’ to senior eThekwini post
The transfer allegedly took place without following due process
Msimanga: Moya a ribbon cutter who takes glory for DA’s work
The Democratic Alliance leader in Gauteng said most of the work the ActionSA mayor for Tshwane has been taking credit for was done by her predecessor, Cilliers Brink
ANC Joburg regional executive members seek union backing to fight Morero
The South African Municipal Workers Union said it would not march but would ask for a meeting with the president when he visited the city
Trade union accuses ActionSA of inciting striking Pikitup workers
The waste management company’s services are not operational in 10 of the 12 depots around Johannesburg because of protest action This content is restricted to registered users…
SAPS, Metro to guard council staff as violent eThekwini strike continues
Vehicles were stoned on Umgeni Road on Monday morning, while reports of workers sabotaging water pipelines were also received
Business unionism: Numsa risks collapse amid battle of ideas
Some, including Zwelinzima Vavi, say unions risk collapse if they are run like businesses — a critique that Irvin Jim argues is part of a ‘mischievous attack’ on his leadership
Nine dead: Police descend on lawless ‘Lapland’ at Goudkoppies landfill
The police operation coincided with the discovery of another four bodies near the site on Johannesburg’s Golden Highway on Wednesday morning
Mayor and manager of Umsobomvu local municipality tag team in giving jobs to pals
An investigation into the Northern Cape municipality has uncovered multiple issues of alleged fraud, including nepotism and unauthorised salary hikes
Amatola Water boss charged with organising protests
Amatola Water has charged its suspended chief executive, Vuyo Zitumane, for allegedly manipulating procurement processes and orchestrating protests against the board by the South…
VBS looting haunts the ANC in Limpopo
The ANC is facing a revolt over the looting of VBS bank, which took money from poor communities, with warnings of electoral consequences in 2021 local elections
Political battle drains coastal taps
Sabotage and infighting threaten the water supply of 750000 South Coast residents
E. Cape MEC orders graft probe after two workers are killed at troubled district municipality
The killing of two council workers at the Amathole district municipality appears to be linked to tender fraud and corruption
One strike and you’re out – registrar tells unions
A municipal workers’ union is the first to be sanctioned for not following the new rule when deciding whether to go on strike
‘Jo’burg uses our fees for slush fund’
The city says it will investigate the missing millions claim by the municipal workers’ union