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Gauteng co-operative governance MEC Lebogang Maile.

High court overturns decision to place Tshwane metro council under administration

Court declares that the Gauteng premier’s decision to place the metro under administration was unlawful and sets it aside — after the Covid-19 lockdown ends

Numsa wants more than ‘apartheid poverty wages’

Union spokesperson Castro Ngobese says the metalworkers’ strike is not political, adding that reports of a 10% wage offer by Seifsa are false.

Vavi, Mboweni engage in Twitter spat

Former reserve bank governor Tito Mboweni and suspended Cosatu head Zwelinzima Vavi engaged in a Twitter tiff over rumours of a Numsa/EFF coalition.

The largest annual growth in December was recorded in new vehicle sales, up 30.7%,
StatsSA said. Photo: Supplied

Motor-vehicle plants disrupted as workers strike

Thirty-thousand workers across South Africa have brought several plants to a standstill in pursuit of a 14% annual wage increase.

World union body condemns court’s Eskom ruling

A court ruling in favour of Eskom in a wage dispute shows it is aligned with the interests of big capital, the World Federation of Trade Unions says.

You ain’t seen nothin’ yet

Strike shooting leaves two injured

Police have said two people were injured after a supervisor at a Krugersdorp engineering company allegedly shot at striking protestors.

The infantilisation of politics

Julius Malema’s rhetoric is mere flatulence unleashed across the land.

Xenophobic attacks an ‘assault on democracy’

Xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals in Alexandra, north of Johannesburg, are against the freedom and democracy that was fought for in South Africa, political organisations on…

Outrage over attack on miniskirt-wearing woman

Outrage mounted on Tuesday over an attack on a young woman at the Noord Street taxi rank in Johannesburg for wearing a miniskirt. Nwabisa Ngcukana (25) was humiliated when taxi…

Minister condemns protests by Durban students

Minister of Education Naledi Pandor on Wednesday condemned the recent student protests that have led to the closure of the Durban University of Technology. ”It is entirely…

Young communists launch ‘Right to Learn’ campaign

The Young Communist League will on Tuesday launch a ”Right to Learn” campaign in memory of Joe Slovo. Spokesperson Castro Ngobese said the purpose of the campaign was to to…

SABC defends Mbeki interview

The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) on Friday rejected allegations that it was favouring President Thabo Mbeki over his rival, African National Congress deputy…

Rasuge remembered at start of 16 Days of Activism

Constable Francis Rasuge was murdered due to her refusal to be a slave in a relationship, North West Premier Edna Molewa said on Sunday. Speaking at the launch of the 16 Days of…

Student protest fizzles out at Doornfontein campus

The University of Johannesburg’s (UJ) Doornfontein and Auckland Park Bunting Road campuses remained shut on Wednesday after student protest action at the university this week. UJ…

Arrests, injuries in university protests

Four people were injured and 38 students arrested during protests by University of Johannesburg students on Tuesday. Police spokesperson Constable Sefako Xaba said police were…

‘Chaos’ at Wits during student protests

Protesting students stormed into lecture theatres at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg on Wednesday, disrupting classes and chasing away lecturers. ”We have…

Cosatu hits out at list of SABC board nominees

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has condemned the absence of ”working-class representatives” on the final list of names for the new South African Broadcasting…