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By: Bright Ntuli Ikhomishana ebhekele imiholo yabasebenzi bakahulumeni abasezikhundleni isiphakamise ukuthi uMengameli uCyril Ramaphosa, angayenyusi imiholo yalabasebenzi. Lekhomishana ibhekele ukwenza iziphakamiso njalo ngonyaka mayelana namaholo yabasebenzi bakahulumeni abasezikhundleni eziphezulu, kanye nemihlomulo etholwa ilabasebenzi, ukuze benze emisebenzi yabo ngendlela. Sekungunyaka wesibili lekhomishana yenza lesiphakamiso, kanti labasebenzi kubalwa kubo amajaji, izimantshi, abaholi bendabuko kanye namakhansela omasipala. Ngonyaka […]

By: Sanelisiwe Dlangamandla UNobhala jikelele we ANC, uAce Magashule, usale waphetha ukuphumela obala aveze ukuthi uzokwehla yini kulesisikhundla, kulandela umyalelo wesigungu esiphezulu. Lesisigungu salenhlangano siyalele uMagashule kanye nawo wonke amalungu abhekene namacala enkohlakalo ukuthi ehle ezikhundleni, zingakapheli izinsuku ezingu 30 noma axoshwe. UMagashule ubhekene namacala enkohlakalo ephathelene nethenda ka-asbestos eFree State, ngenkathi esanguNdunankulu wakulesiyasifundazwe. Ekhuluma […]

By: Lindelani Mbatha Umvikeli womphakatho osabambile, uKholeka Gcaleka, uthi ihhovisi lakhe libalulekile ekulekeleleni uhulumeni ukuba asebenze ngobuqotho. uGcaleka ubethulela abezindaba imibiko yehhovisi lakhe yonyakamali u2020/2021, eKapa. Umbiko wakhe uveze nokuthi kwakungekho emthethweni ukuthengwa kwezithuthuthu ezaphendulwa izithuthu zabantu abagulayo, esifundazweni iEastern Cape. uGcaleka uthi kulonyakamali oqala namhlanje mazimisele ukuqinisekisa ukuthi inkohlakalo iyaphela nya kuhulumeni.

By: Zilungile Mkhize Members of education union National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (NEHAWU) in KwaZulu-Natal will down tools today at the Mangosuthu University of Technology in Umlazi, south of Durban. The protest comes after salary negotiations with the employer deadlocked. Union members are demanding an eight percent salary increase across the board, while […]

By: Lindelani Mbatha Umnyango wezemfundo KwaZulu-Natal sowelule ngenyanga eyodwa ikontileka yothisha besikhashana, ama-Education and General School Assistants ezikoleni. Inkontileka yalabothisha abaqashwe ngonyaka owedlule bekulindele ukuba iphele ngoba kuphela uMarch kanti izikhala zalabothisha zivuleke ngenxa yeCOVID 19. Sebezosiza ezikoleni kuze kuphele uApril. Oyisikhulumi somnyango wezemfundo kulesisifundazwe, uMuzi Mahlambi, uthi lezizikontileka zivuselelwe emvakomhlangano obubanjwe namhlanje. Uthi umnyango […]

By: Lindelani Mbatha Auditor-General, Tsakani Maluleke, says irregular expenditure among national and provincial government departments decreased to R54 billion from R66 billion last year. Maluleke has been briefing media in Pretoria, on Wednesday afternoon, on the 2019-20 consolidated audit outcomes of national and provincial departments. According to AG’s report, KwaZulu Natal audit outcomes improved with […]

By: Bongani Gina UNdunankulu wakwaZulu-Natal, uSihle Zikalala, uthi kubalulekile ukuthi amatekisi nazo zonke izithuthi zomphakathi abe sesimeni esiphephile njengoba bebaningi abantu abazobe begoduka ngalempelasonto. UZikalala usho lokhu njengoba yena noNgqongqoshe wezokuthutha kulesifundazwe, uPeggy Nkonyeni, kade bebambe isivimbamgwaqo eTollgate yaseMarianhill, ukuhlola ukuphepha kwezimoto. Uthi njengoba amatekisi kuyiwona athutha kakhulu abagibeli abaningi, yiwona okufanele kuqinisekiswe kakhulu ukuthi […]

By: Zilungile Mkhize The Durban Regional Court has dismissed an application by eThekwini Municipality’s city manager to allow him to return back to work, pending a corruption case he is currently facing. Sipho Nzuza, Former City Mayor Zandile Gumede and others are accused of fraud in a R320-million Durban Solid Waste (DSW) tender. Part of […]

By: Bongani Gina I-IFP kulesfundazwe ithi ifuna ungqongqoshe wezokuphepha uPeggy Nkonyeni kanye nowamaphoyisa uBheki Cele bangenelele ngokushesha ezigamekweni zokudutshulwa kubulawe abantu ePietermaritzburg. Leliqembu lithi lezigameko zibhoke kakhulu elokishini iMbali, maphakathi nesifundazwe. UBlessed Gwala oyilungu le-IFP esishayamthetho, uthi ngokuthola kwabo lokhu kudubulana osekwenzeka cishe nsuku zonke ngisho emini kabha imbala, kusolwa ukuthi kuhlobene nezimpi zalabo abadayisa […]

By: Mfundo Mabaso President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Phindile Baleni as Director-General (DG) of The Presidency and Secretary of Cabinet. This follows the retirement of former DG, Dr Cassius Lubisi, last year September, after serving for a decade. Baleni, who joined the leadership echelon of the public service in 1994, is being transferred to The […]

By: Mfundo Mabaso The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, is warning of an uncertain global recovery as the world struggles with the economic crisis spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic. In January the fund projected global growth at 5,5% this year, now it expects a further acceleration. “This is partly because of […]

By: Bright Ntuli Political parties have had mixed reactions to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement that off-site consumption of alcohol will not be allowed from Good Friday to Easter Monday, while on-site sales remain permitted. Updating the nation last night, Ramaphosa also announced that religious gatherings will also be permitted, under some conditions. The ANC Spokesperson, […]

By: Lindelani Mbatha EFF leader Julius Malema says Former President, Jacob Zuma, must appear before the Zondo commission of inquiry, even though they feel it is biased. Malema had been briefing media on the outcome of the party’s Central Command Team Meeting,that was held over the weekend. Zuma has refused to appear before the Commission, […]

By: Lindelani Mbatha Usekela Ngqongqoshe wezokusatshalaliswa kwamanzi, uDavid Mahlobo, uthi bazoqinisekisa ukuthi omasipala bayabalekelela ukuba bathole amanzi. uMahlobo ubephendula imibuzo phambi kwekomidi lezokuhlaliswa kwabantu, nezamanzi kanye nokuthuthwa kwendle, ePhalamende. Miningi imiphakathi ikakhulukazi KwaZulu-Natal engakahlinzekwa ngamanzi ngendlela, kwezinye izindawo ezifana naseNkandla, enyakatho yesifundazwe aphuma kanye ngesento. Muva nje umphakathi ngaphansi kwesifunda Ugu, uvuke umbhejezana ukhala ngokungabinawo […]

By: Zilungile Mkhize Umshayeli wetekisi elimuke nabantu ngesikhathi ezama ukuliwelisa ibhuloho elincane eWeenen maphakathi nesifundazwe ngempelasonto, usethweswe amacala okubulala ngokungenhloso nokushayela ephuze amponjwana. Lomlisa usevele kafushane enkantolo kaMantshi eColenso ngolwesibili ntambama. Abantu abangu 11 nokubalwa naye umshayeli, bakwazile ukuphuma kulelitekisi ebese limuka nomfula, bayothola ukuphepha. Okhulumela amaphoyisa uThembeka Mbhele uthi amaphoyisa atshuzayo asetakule isidumbu sesibili […]

By: Lindelani Mbatha EFF leader Julius Malena says President Cyril Ramaphosa must ban the sale of alcohol during Easter holidays. Malema has been briefing media on the outcome of the party’s Central Command Team Meeting held over the weekend. President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to address the nation at 7 today, on developments in the […]

By: Bongani Gina UNdunankulu wakwaZulu-Natal, uSihle Zikalala, uthi kubize ngaphezulu kuka R220 million ukwakhiwa kwesikole esizobhekelela abafundi abanokukhubazeka, iPholela Special School eBulwer maphakathi nesifundazwe. UZikalala usevule waphinda wethula ngokusemthethweni lesisikole ngokusemthethweni, kanti uthi sizonika ithuba elihle lokufunda ebantwaneni abanokukhubazeka nabangaphatheki kahle ezikoleni ezijwayelekile. Uthi bazoqhubeka nokwakha lezizikole eziwuloluhlobo nakwamanye amaDistricts ukugqugquzela imfundo kuwo wonke umuntu, […]

By: Bright Ntuli Inhlangano ebhekele abaphila nokhwantalala kanye nexhala ithi imishanguzo ibalulekile ekulawuleni izifo eziphathelene nengqondo ikakhulukazi lezo ezinzima njenge Bipolar. iSouth African Depression and Anxiety Group isho kanjena njengoba namhlanje kuwusuku lokuqwashisa nge Bipolar emhlabeni jikelele. Balinganiselwa kwabangaphezu kuka 4 million abantu abaphila nalesifo kuleli, kanti ongoti bathi nakuba ezemvelo zinawo umthelela ekutheni abantu […]

By: Bright Ntuli & Mfundo Mabaso The Department of International Relations and Cooperation has confirmed that one South African has died, Adrian Nel (40), in the recent attacks by Islamist militants in the town of Palma, Mozambique. Militants hit the town, adjacent to gas projects worth $60 billion, following Total, a France based oil and […]

By: Bright Ntuli The ANC’s National Executive Committee (NEC) has decided that members accused of corruption or other serious offences, including Secretary-General Ace Magashule, must step aside within 30 days or face suspension. This decision was taken at the party’s four-day NEC meeting. ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa says the Secretary-General’s office will work with the […]

Legendary DJ, Black Coffee, has thrown his weight behind a campaign to help struggling tertiary student in the creative arts industry. The The Fashion. Art. Music. (F.A.M.) Academy has formed a partnership with the public benefit organisation, Feenix, to launch a two-week crowdfunding campaign. Launched in 2017 in response to the #FeesMustFall movement, Feenix is […]

By: Zilungile Mkhize President Cyril Ramaphosa has confirmed that South Africa will be receiving 30-million Johnson & Jonson vaccines in due course. He has been addressing media during a visit to an Aspen Factory in the Eastern Cape, where J&J is producing its COVID-19 vaccine. Ramaphosa has not given a time frame for when the […]

By: Nompendulo Ngubane Abemboni yamatekisi, okungabashayeli kanye nabanikazi bezimoto, sebemise nse yonke into endaweni yase Maqongqo, ngaphandle kwedolobha iPietermaritzburg. Labashayeli nabanikazi bamatekisi bakhala ngesimo semigwaqo yakulendawo, abathi sesenze omkhulu umonakalo ezimotweni ezithutha umphakathi. Kulendawo kume yonke into okubalwa namabhasi athutha umphakathi, kanti abafundi nabasebenzi abakwazi ukunyakaza njengoba isimo sisemanzonzo nje. UNompendulo Ngubane uyabika, LALELA: Umbiko […]

By: Sanelisiwe Dlangamandla UNgqongqoshe wamaphoyisa, uBheki Cele, uthi umthetho wokudubula abantu ngezinhlamvu zenjoloba uma bebhikisha usuyabhekisiswa, kulandela ukushona kuka Mthokozisi Ntumba. UNtumba wadutshulwa ngamaphoyisa ngezinhlamvu zenjoloba, eziphumela emtholampilo eBraamfontein eGoli, mhla kubhikisha abafundi baseWits. Ekuqaleni kwalenyanga umholi we EFF, uJulius Malema, wathi bafuna inkantolo yoMthethosisekelo ikhiphe isinqumo esizokwenza ukusetshenziswa kwalezizinhlamvu kungabi semthethweni. UCele uthi uma […]

By: Lindelani Mbatha Inhlangano yosomabhizinisi, iLiquor Traders Formation, ithi uma uhulumeni engakuvala futhi ukudayiswa kotshwala njengoba kuza amaholidi ephasika kuyobe kuphelile ngamaTarveni. Ngesonto eledlule ungqongqoshe wezempilo, uZweli Mkhize, uveze ukuthi uhulumeni usadingida imibono yekomidi eliluleka ongongqoshe ngeCOVID 19, nelithe uhulumeni kumele aqinise imigomo ukuzama ukugwema ihlandla lesithathu leCoronvirus. Ngephasika eledlule, ngenkathi uMengameli uCyril Ramaphosa ememezela […]

By: Lindelani Mbatha Umfelandawonye wezinyunyana zabasebenzi, i-COSATU, uthi akekho umsebenzi kahulumeni uzosebenza kodwa imali yakhe ayiholayo engagculisekile ngayo. Lomfelandawonye uphawula emvakokuba ungqongqoshe wabasebenzi bakahulumeni, uSenzo Mchunu, ekhuluma emhlanganweni iMaster Class, lapho athi abasebenzi akumele bahole kakhulu ukuze bezokwenza umsebenzi wabo ngendlela. uMchunu uphawula kanjena vele kusanezinxushunxushu phakathi kwezinyunyana zabasebenzi nohulumeni, ngenxa yesivumelwano sokunyusela abasebenzi imiholo […]

By: Sthulile Mdletshe Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has admitted that government missed the target of vaccinating 1.5 million healthcare workers. Mkhize has attributed the slow pace of the vaccination programme to the procurement of one million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. Now after this vaccine was procured, a small study showed that it was […]

The Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court has released the four police officials accused of the murder of Mthokozisi Ntumba on bail of R8000 each. They are accused of murder, three of attempted murder and defeating the ends of justice following the killing of Ntumba during a fees protest in Johannesburg, earlier this month. IPID’s affidavit revealed that […]

By: Bongani Gina Umholi we-DA osephumayo KwaZulu-Natal, uZwakele Mncwango, uthi konke sekume ngomumo maqondana nokubanjwa kwengqungquthela yaleliqembu yokukhetha ubuholi obusha. Lengqungquthela kulindeke ukuba ibanjelwe eDurban ICC, enkabeni yeTheku ngoMgqibelo, kanti imiphumela yabazonqoba ukuhola leliqembu izomenyezelwa ngalo usuku ntambama. Kwabagaqele isikhundla sokuhola leliqembu kulesfundazwe kubalwa u-Emmanuel Mhlongo, uNicole Graham kanye no Francois Rodgers. Nangu uMncwango enaba […]