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By: Staff Writer KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala says the province has decided to declare a state of disaster. The move follows the recent unrest and looting causing billions of rand in damage to businesses and malls as well as public infrastructure. Delegates from the United Nations have met with Zikalala today to assess the impact […]

By: Sthulile Mdletshe The South African Human Right Commission (SAHRC) has cautioned that no one should be forced to be vaccinated for COVID-19 in the country. The commission’s Buang Jones says they have received numerous calls from employees in various sectors reporting that they are being forced to be vaccinated or face consequences. According to […]

By: Sanelisiwe Dlangamandla Labour and Employment Minister, Thulas Nxesi, says all applications for the Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Fund (TERS) will be made via the CCMA. Nxesi had been briefing media on the state of the South African occupational health and safety initiative by government. He says an independent adjudication committee will evaluate all proposals and […]

By: Sthulile Mdletshe Finance Minister Tito Mboweni says government will first focus on assisting businesses that are legally registered and tax compliant to benefit from the economic support package . On Sunday President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the recovery plan for the economy and relief for businesses that were affected by the riots and looting in […]

By: Zilungile Mkhize Inkampani yezindiza engaphansi kwe South African Airways, iMango Airlines, ithi ibingalindele ukuthi amabhanoyi ayo amiswe okwesikhashana izolo ngenxa yemali engakhokhwanga kwabakwa Air Traffic Navigation Services (ATNS) I-Mango ihluleka ukukhokha lemali nje, isaqhubeka nokuba nezingxoxo nenkampani ebhekele izikhumulo zezindiza kuleli i-Airports Company South Africa ngenkinga enayo yokungabi namali. Isikweletu se-Mango siku 2,5billion wamarandi […]

By: Zilungile Mkhize Inyunyana yamaphoyisa kanye nojele iPOPCRU, ithi ayeneme neze ngesinqumo sokunyuselwa kwabasebenzi bakahulumeni imiholo ngo 1.5%. I-POPCRU isho kanjena kulandela ukuthi izinyunyana ezinkulukazi zisayinde lesivumelwano ngemva kwezingxoxo zamaholo esezidonse cishe iminyaka emibili. Izinyunyana ezingakavumi ukusayinda okwamanje kubalwa iNEHAWU kanye ne SAPU. Sekukhona ukwesaba ukuthi uma lezinyunyana zigcina ngokungasivumi lesiphakamiso, kungase kube nokhukhulela ngoqo […]

By: Lindelani Mbatha Usekela mengameli wenhlangano yabahlali basemjondolo uMqapheli Bonono uthi amaphoyisa abheka izimpahla ezitatshwe ezitolo kumele angazibheki kuphela ezakhiweni. Lenhlangano isola abakwasidlodlo ngokubhekisa umkhankaso wayo kubantu abahlwempu abahlala emijondolo. EThekwini nje kuphela amaphoyisa ebengena ephuma emijondolo eseSpringfield, iPunters Hills, iBurnwood kanye neKennedy Road. Ekuqaleni kwalenyanga kube wubuphihliphihli abantu begasela ezitolo beshaqa izimpahla, okufaka phakathi […]

By: Zilungile Mkhize Isikhungo esicwaninga ngezifo ezithathelanayo iNICD sithi izibalo eziphansi ezibonakala ezweni zabantu abahaqwe yiCOVID-19, akumele zithathwe njengezinkomba zokuthi iyanqotshwa impi ebhekene nalolubhubhane, kodwa yingoba ehlile amazinga okuhlolela leligciwane. Ezibalweni zakamuva ze COVID-19, iNICD ithi abantu abahloliwe okutholakale ukuthi bane Coronavirus bangu 7733. Lesikhungo sithi imikhankaso yokuphuma kungenwa emphakathini kuyohlolwa izakhamuzi kanye nalabo abasondelene […]

By: Zilungile Mkhize The Public Servants Association (PSA) has accepted the government’s offer of 1.5% wage increase across the board for the country’s 1.2 million civil servants. This also includes a monthly cash payment ranging from R1200 to R1600. The 1.5% wage increase will be back dated to the beginning of this month. Unions were […]

By: Zilungile Mkhize UMasipala weTheku usuqalile ukuvula iminyango yezinye zezindawo zawo ezisetshenziswa umphakathi kulandela isimemezelo sikaMengameli wezwe sokuthi izwe selehlele ku-Level 3 ka thaqa. ITheku laphoqeleka ukuba livale ezinye zezindawo ngokulandela imigomo yeCOVID-19. Iminyango esiqalile ukuvulelwa umphakathi, kubalwa imitapo yolwazi phecelezi ama library, izindawo zokugcina amagugu nezinye. Okhulumela umasipala, uMsawakhe Mayisela, uthi izakhamizi sezingaqala zibuyisele […]

By: Bright Ntuli EFF Leader, Julius Malema, says the activities of the past two weeks are a reflection that South Africa is sitting on a ticking time bomb. Speaking as the party celebrates its 8th birthday today, Malema has criticised Ramaphosa for deploying soldiers to resolve civilian matters during the unrest in KZN and Gauteng. […]

By; Zilungile Mkhize ISilo samabandla uMisuZulu KaZwelithini, sesigxeke izigameko zokucwasa nokubulala, ezibonakale endaweni yasePhoenix eNyakatho yeTheku ngezikhathi kunezibhelu esifundazweni kulamaviki edlule. UNgangezwe lakhe uthi lesi sekuyisikhathi sokuthi abantu bazozonke izinhlanga baphilisane ngokuthula manje, ngaphandle kokucwasana. Usho kanjena ekhuluma namalungu omphakathi KwaNongoma enyakatho yesifundazwe, ngenkathi yena nomkakhe uNdlunkulu uNtokozo Mayisela beyonikela ngezijumbana zokudla emiphakathi eswele, kulandela […]

By: Sthulile Mdletshe UMvikeli woMphakathi uBusisiwe Mkhwebane usefake isicelo eNkantolo yoMthethosisekelo sokuba kuhoxiswe isinqumo sokuchita uphenyo ngomkhankaso wokhetho we-CR17. Kuzokhumbuleka ukuthi lenkantolo igxeke yaphinde yachitha uphenyo luka Mkhwebane, alwenza ngolomkhankaso wokhetho ka-Cyril Ramaphosa wokuba ngumholi we-ANC ngo-2017. Ngokusho kwenkantolo, uMengameli uRamaphosa akukho okumbophezela ukuthi adalule ukuthi imali axhaswa ngayo wayithathaphi nokuthi yasebenza kanjani. Kutholakale ukuthi […]

By: Zilungile Mkhize I-Beer Association of South Africa ithi ukuvulwa kokudayiswa kotshwala sekubuyise ithemba ekutheni amabhizinisi akulemboni asanalo ikusasa yize kusazoba nzima. Izolo uMengameli wezwe uCyril Ramaphosa uxegise imigomo yokuvalwa kwezwe, wamemezela nokukuthi sekuvumelekile ukudayiswa kotshwala kuhlalwe buphuzwe noma ubuthenge uhambe nabo. Lenhlangano ithi yize kusanemigomo ekhona elawula ukusebenza kwabo nokuthengidswa kotshwala, kodwa ukuxegiswa kwemigomo […]

By: Zilungile Mkhize & Lindelani Mbatha Abasolwa abangu-7 bavela eNkantolo yeMantshi yaseVerulam, enyakatho neTheku namuhla, mayelana namacala okubulala okusolwa ukuthi enzeka ePhoenix ngesikhathi kunodlame olusanda kuba khona KwaZulu-Natal. Amaphoyisa athi abanye balaba kusolakala ukuthi bathinteka emacaleni angaphezu kwelilodwa okubulala, Okhulumela amaphoyisa, uBrenda Mdluli, uthi abanye kulaba babhekane namacala ahlobene nokuzama ukubulala, ukulimaza impahla nengqalasizinda emphakathini, […]

By: Sthulile Mdletshe KwaZulu-Natal Education MEC, Kwazi Mshengu, has assured parents that their children attending schools in Phoenix and other Indian communities are safe and secured. The assurance follows reports and warnings on social media by unknown individuals making threats against children as schools re-opened today across the country. Recent unrest in the province led […]

By: Mthokozisi Manqele UMasipala wesifunda Umkhanyakude, osenyakatho yekwaZulu-Natal, usuhluleke ukuholela abasebenzi bawo ukhala ngokungabi nayo imali. Isizathu esidale lokhu kuthiwa amakhansela alomasipala asaklwebhana wodwa namanje, kanti imihlangano yokuthatha izinqumo zokuphasisa isabelo-mali kayihlalanga. Lokhu kuholela ekutheni umgcini-mafa angayifaki imali kulo mkhandlu. Intatheli yezindaba ze-Gagasi FM, uMthokozisi Manqele uyabika,

By: Zilungile Mkhize Uphiko lwentsha lwe ANC, i-Youth League National Task Team (NYTT), luthi luzimisele ukubuyisa isithunzi salomombutho khona uzosebenza ngendlela efanele kuzona zonke izifundazwe. Loluphiko lusho kanjena nje, amagatsha amaningi eYouth League asehlakaziwe kanti kulindeleke esikhathini esingekude kuqalwe kabusha ukuqoka abaholi abasha bentsha ye-ANC. Okhulumela i-NYTT, uSizophila Mkhize, uthi sekukaningi amagatsha ezifundazweni ezahlukene ezwakalisa […]

By: Zilungile  Mkhize UMengameli wezwe, uCyril Ramaphosa usememezele ukuthi uyayixegisa imigomo yokuvalwa kwezwe njengoba eseyibeke ku-Level 3. Kuzokhumbuleka ukuthi izwe bese lihlale ku-level 4 isikhathi esingangamasonto amane. U-Ramaphosa uthi ukwehla kwezibalo ezintsha zeCOVID-19 yikho okuholele ekutheni ikhabhinethi liphume nalesinqumo sokuxegisa imigomo, ngenhloso yokunikeza izimboni zonke ithuba lokubuyisa uzinzo kwezomnotho. Ngaphansi kuka Level 3, izimboni ebezivaliwe […]

By: Lindelani Mbatha UNgqongqoshe wezokuthutha, uFikile Mbalula, uthi okhulumela umbutho womakadebona i-MKMVA uCarl Niehaus, nguye obengunqongqondo ekuhleleni umbhikisho kanye nokuntshontshwa kwemphahla obekwenzeka kuleli ngesonto eledlule. Kulezizigameko kuntshontshwe impahla kwaphinde kwashiswa nezitolo. Uhulumeni uthi umasipala weTheku uzolahlekelwa ngu-20 billion wamarandi ngalezigameko. Babalelwa ku-250 abantu abadlule emhlabeni ngesikhathi kuqgubeka lemibhidlango eyenzeke eKZN naseGauteng. Ekhuluma ne-BBC, uMbalula uthi […]

By: Lindelani Mbatha Umsunguli we-IFP, uMangosuthu Buthelezi, uthi ukhathazekile ngalabo abaphehla udlame ePhoenix enyakatho yeTheku, oluphakathi kwabantu abamnyama kanye namandiya. Abomdabu wase Ndiya basolwa ngokudubula balulale abantu abamnyama ngesikhathi kunodlame kuleli, kugqekezwa kuphinde kushiswe nezitolo. Bangaphezu kuka-20 abantu okusolakala ukuthi badlule emhlabeni kulesisigameko. Enkundleni yezokuxhumana uFacebook kukhona abasole uButhelezi ngokungabi nazwelo, nabasebenzise inkulumo eqoshiwe ukuchaza […]

By: Mfundo Mabaso Amaphoyisa asevundulule inqwaba yempahla eyebiwa ngesikhathi kutatshwa endaweni yase Springfield, eThekwini. Abakwas’dlodlo bangenela lomphakathi babuya nezimpahla okubalelwa kuzona ama fridge, imishini yokuwasha, ama microwave, kanye nokunye. Lolu uhlelo lukahulumeni olubizwa ngo #Veza i-Reciept, lapho kulandwa khona izimpahla ezebiwa ngesikhathi kunemibhikisho ngesonto eledlule.   Khonamanjalo, umphakathi walendawo usuzwakalise ukungenami ngendlela lomkhankaso oqhutshwa ngayo.

By: Lindelani Mbatha UNdunankulu wakwaZulu-Natal, uSihle Zikalala, uthi ukhathazekile futhi ushaqekile ngokubulawa komfanyana obeneminyaka engu-11 ubudala ePhoenix, enyakatho yeTheku. U-Zikalala kanye nobuholi besifundazwe bahambele umndeni kaThulasizwe Nzimande , odutshulwe wabulawa kuleyandawo ngesonto eledlule. Lomfanyana ungomunye wabantu abangu-20 okusolwa ukuthi babulawe ngabomdabu waseNdiya  ngeskhathi sothuthuva lokugqekezwa kwezitolo,  abantu bezitapela impahla. Lesigameko senzeke emva kokuba abamdabu waseNdiya […]

By: Lindelani Mbatha I-IFP KwaZulu-Natal ithi ikhathazekile ukuthi njalo uma umphakathi unganeme ngohulumeni ucekela phansi izikole kanjalo namanye amabhilidi kahulumeni. UNgqongqoshe wezemfundo kulesisifundazwe, uKwazi Mshengu, useveze ukuthi okwamanje zibalelwa ku-59 izikole ezicekeleke phansi ngesikhathi kunombhidlango wokutatshwa kwezimpahla obekwenzeka ngesonto eledlule eKZN Kanye naseGauteng. Lezizibhelu ziqale emvakokuba abalandeli baloyo owayengumengameli wezwe uJacob Zuma bebhikishela ukuboshwa kwakhe, […]

By: Zilungile Mkhize UNgqongqoshe wezobulungiswa, uRonald Lamola, kulindele ethule ngokuphelele uhlelo lokugomela iCOVID-19, abasebenzi kanye neziboshwa emajele. U-Lamola uthi loluhlelo uluqhuba nozakwabo osabambile emnyangweni wezempilo, uMmamoloko Kubayi. Okhulumela umnyango wezobulungiswa, uChrispin Phiri, uthi uhlelo lokugoma iziboshwa luzoqala khona namuhla ezikhungweni ezingu-90 ezihlelelwe ukusingatha lomsebenzi.

By: Zilungile Mkhize I- Sumitomo Rubber South Africa, nokuyinkampani eyakha amathayi ezimoto akwa Dunlop, ithi ilahlekelwe imali elinganiselwa ku 90 million wamarandi ngempahla eyebiwe ku-warehouse yayo ese Westville, eThekwini. Izigameko zodlame, ukugqekezwa nokuzitapelwe ezitolo, isemafemini kanjalo nakuma warehouse lapho izinkampani zigcina khona impahla nemikhiqizo yazo, kubuyisele emuva amabhizinisi amaningi futhi kuqede nemisebenzi yezinkulungwane zabantu. Oyisikhulu […]

By: Lindelani Mbatha UNgqongqoshe osabambile ehhovisi likamengameli, uKhumbudzo Ntshavheni, uthi sesenyukele ku-250 isibalo sabantu abashone ngesikhathi kutatshwa ukudla kanye nezimpahla ezitolo. Ngesonto eledlule izinxanxathela eziningi zicekeleke phansi ngesikhathi izakhamuzi zizitapela ukudla nempahla, zaphinde zashisa izakhiwo nangomlilo. Uhulumeni usola iqeqebane labathile ngokuhlela konke lokhu okubonakale kakhulu ezifundazweni ezimbili iKZN kanye neGauteng. Akugcinanga lapho njengoba lokhu kuholele […]

By: Bright Ntuli In the after-math of looting and utter destruction in the province, the community of Durban North has come out in numbers  to assist with the clean-up of Queen Nandi Drive. Many firms and businesses including Mass-Mart in this road were looted and some reduced to ashes. Speaking to Gagasi FM News, here […]

By: Bright Ntuli UNdunankulu wakwaZulu-Natal, uSihle Zikalala, usexolisile ngesenzo sakhe sokubhonya emhlane omunye wabalisa abazithele phezu kwakhe ngemva kokuzitapela ezitolo. U-Zikalala ubehamba nethimba lobuholi besifundazwe ngenkathi beyohlola umonakalo ezindaweni ezicekelwe phansi ngabantu abebegqekeza ezitolo bezitapela impahla. Nakuba kungakaqedwa ukuhlonza umonakalo, kodwa umeya weTheku uMxolisi Kaunda useveze ukuthi ulinganiselwa ngaphezu kuka 16 billion wamarandi umonakalo owenzeke […]