Hundreds of workers on strike at Premier sweet factory
More than 600 workers down tools at Mr Sweet, demanding a minimum wage of R19,500 a month
News | 20 August 2024
Farmers need support after devastating Riverlands flood
A lack of security of tenure and of agricultural support from government has compounded the disaster
By Brian Adams and David Neves
Opinion | 20 August 2024
Riverlands families struggle to pick up the pieces after flash floods
Clean-up operations are underway
Text by Marecia Damons. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 20 August 2024
Pensioners dropped from Community Works Programme
Department of Co-operative Governance wants to end “double-dipping”
News | 20 August 2024
SASSA office in Strand will only re-open after September
Applicants for grants urged to use the online system
Brief | 20 August 2024
Households left without electricity as Eskom implements load reduction
Power utility says this is necessary to protect transformers overloaded by illegal connections
News | 20 August 2024
Mpumalanga village has had no police station since two cops were killed there in 2002
The safety of our members is also important, says SAPS spokesperson
News | 20 August 2024
Vets are leaving South Africa in droves
They battle tough working environments in rural areas
By Liezl Human
News | 20 August 2024
Shops destroyed by fire in downtown Joburg
Ward councillor believes the building had been hijacked
Brief | 19 August 2024