Kimberley Water Quality on 19 Feb
KIMBERLEY – Watch this video showing the quality of the municipal water supply in Beaconsfield, Kimberley, on 19 February 2021.
kulula.com back at Lanseria from 1 April 2021
LANSERIA – South Africa’s low-cost airline kulula.com, today announced that it will restart its operations at Lanseria International Airport from 1 April 2021, servicing its Durban and Cape Town routes. Similar to the re-introduction of its other routes, kulula.com will commence with a limited schedule, adding additional frequencies over the next couple of months. Customers […]
Status on Sports Minister’s Hacked Facebook Account
Deputy Minister for Sport, Arts and Culture has been inundated with calls referring to her Facebook account being active. The Facebook account of the Deputy Minister for Sport, Arts and Culture, Ms Nocawe Mafu was hacked some time ago and has been since then deactivated. The Department would like to put it on record that her […]
Minister Nxesi responds to outcry over National Minimum Wage
SOUTH AFRICA – In response to the outcry on the newly adjusted National Minimum Wage rates, Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi would like to reiterate that the adjustment comes after a consideration of many factors including submissions from all sectors. The minimum wage is a tool to ensure that vulnerable workers do not fall […]
Parliament updated on suspended UIF officials implicated in R170 million COVID-19 fraud and corruption
The Portfolio Committee on Employment and Labour today received an update on the case of suspended officials of the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF), accused of defrauding the department’s Temporary Employee/Employer Relief Scheme (TERS). The officials were suspended following a report by the Auditor-General which discovered that about R170 million from the TERS fund meant for […]
Suspect arrested in possession of a San Rock Art
PRETORIA – A 48-year-old suspect will appear in the Port Sheptone Magistrate’s Court on Monday morning, 22 February 2021 after he was found in possession of stolen San Rock Art. This follows his arrest by the Hawks Serious Organised Crime Investigation team in Port Shepstone together with the K9 Unit for illegally trading in an archaeological […]