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A leading business representative has issued a stark warning that South Africa’s declining steel sector employment is a symptom of a broader manufacturing crisis, which he attributes directly to a collective bargaining system he describes as “hostile” to small businesses. In a televised interview, Gerhard Papenfus, CEO of the National Employers Association of South Africa […]

Hundreds of workers from the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) marched to the Department of Public Works headquarters in Pretoria yesterday, alleging unlawful contract terminations and the non-payment of wages dating back to 2022. The protest was led by the Maanda Ashu Workers Union of South Africa (MAWUSA), which delivered a strongly-worded memorandum of demands.

Parents at no-fee schools, institutions established to serve South Africa’s poorest learners, are facing increasing pressure to pay so-called “voluntary donations” as high as R1,500, according to a recent report. This practice, which contravenes laws protecting children from exclusion for non-payment, has seen some learners barred from class, denied reports, and their families pushed into

A multi-million rand infrastructure project has been launched at the Helen Joseph Women’s Hostel, raising hopes for an end to years of severe neglect and hazardous living conditions, though residents remain wary of past broken promises. The City of Johannesburg has initiated a R9-million sewer system replacement project aimed at fixing the hostel’s crumbling external

A multi-disciplinary team from the South African Police Service (SAPS) in Noupoort has successfully intercepted a substantial quantity of drugs, preventing them from reaching the community. The operation took place in the early hours of Monday, 03 November 2025. According to police reports, the operation was launched after authorities received credible intelligence about a man

A 42-year-old male suspect is scheduled to appear before the Groblersdal Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, 05 November 2025, on a charge of rape. This follows a traumatic incident in which a 77-year-old woman was allegedly raped at her home in Tsantsabela village, situated in the Elandskraal policing area under the Sekhukhune District. Preliminary police reports

The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) will this week be urging all G20 leaders and delegations to insist when they visit the country this month for the final events of the G20 summit on being held to the same standards of racial classification that South Africans are legally bound to meet. As state-required racial classification

A security expert has issued a stark warning that Gauteng is now a “gangland,” with communities left to fend for themselves amid escalating violence, following a mass shooting in Reiger Park, Ekurhuleni, that left six people dead and three seriously wounded. The shooting, which occurred yesterday, has instilled deep fear in the community and prompted

A 26-year-old hospitality student, Xolile Dlamini, has died following a shooting incident allegedly involving police officers near the KSD TVET College’s Mapuzi Campus in the Eastern Cape. The event has triggered student protests and allegations of foul play. Dlamini succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday at the Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital. The shooting occurred earlier

A community in Naledi, Soweto, is united in grief following the death of a young woman who was allegedly stabbed to death by her partner last Wednesday. The incident has sent shockwaves through the community, as both the victim and the alleged perpetrator were well-known residents who grew up in the area. According to the