As the festive season consumer frenzy fast approaches, SASSA recipients will be receiving grants slightly earlier than usual this year. The social security agency has announced that payments for the month of December will be paid tomorrow, 28 November 2018. The general manager of grants administration at SASSA, Henry De[…]
A woman in Cape Town managed to stave off a hijacking attempt on Monday with some daring maneuvers, as she smashed her way to safety at a set of traffic lights. Just before the motorist could take her planned left turn, a vehicle screeched in front of her, blocking any[…]
Two people have been arrested after they were found in possession of a date rape drug as well as dagga plants and products, with an estimated value of R60,000. The duo, aged 25 and 33, were arrested after police conducted a search operation at a house in Lansdowne in Cape[…]
The US space agency Nasa has landed a new robot on Mars after a dramatic seven-minute plunge to the surface of the Red Planet. The InSight probe aims to study the world’s deep interior, and make it the only planet – apart from Earth – that has been examined in[…]
In justifying his backing for Saudi leaders despite the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, US President Donald Trump has repeatedly stressed the kingdom’s arms deals – worth billions of dollars – with the United States. But the figures in a $110-billion agreement touted by the White House have been inflated[…]
Countries must impose sanctions on China over the mass detention of ethnic Uighurs in its western Xinjiang region, hundreds of scholars said, warning that a failure to act would signal acceptance of “psychological torture of innocent civilians”. At a briefing in Washington, DC, on Monday, representatives of a group of[…]
Numsa says the Minimum Wage Bill will push the black working class further into deeper poverty. Global wages grew by 1.8% in 2017. It is the lowest rate in nine years, after having grown by 2.4% in 2016. This is contained in the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) two-yearly Global Wage[…]
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) will be back in Parliament on Tuesday The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) will be back in Parliament on Tuesday. It will appear before the Communications Portfolio Committee alongside the Special Investigating Unit (SIU). The scheduled meeting was initially expected to take place with[…]
Matric pupils heading to annual “matric rage parties” have been urged to “celebrate responsibly”. This comes as the majority of National Senior Certificate pupils wrap up their final examinations this week. Western Cape education MEC Debbie Schäfer appealed to pupils not to ruin what would be a “well-earned celebration” by[…]
The Minister of Women in the Presidency Bathabile Dlamini attended the launch of 16 Days of Activism campaign on Sunday at Melmoth in Kwazulu-Natal, which is a national campaign against gender-based violence. This is where the Minister made a public announcement of the partnership made with civil society groups, chapter[…]
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