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Minister Making Inroads into Platinum Strike
The Minister of Mineral Resources will meet with mining bosses on Thursday in Pretoria in an attempt to find a settlement that will bring to an end the longest and most paralyzing strike in the recent history o... Read more »
Platinum Strike Close to Resolution After Talks With AMCU, Executives
The end of the five month platinum strike which has been chipping away at the South African platinum industry is finally in sight, according to the newly appointed South African Mining Minister, Ngoako Ramatlho... Read more »
Lwandle Evictions: City of Cape Town and Sanral Shift the Blame on Each Other
Dozens of people were left homeless after being evicted from Sanral-owned land in Lwandle informal settlement in the Western Cape. This resulted in violent protests, which have led to arrests of several individ... Read more »
National School of Arts Teacher Allegedly Calls Blacks ‘Demons’
Allegations that a teacher told pupils that black people are “demons” at the National School of Arts in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, are being investigated by the Gauteng Education Department. The Na... Read more »
Platinum Strike May Come to an End: Ramatlhodi
The recently inaugurated Minister of Mineral Resources, Ngoako Ramatlhodi, has indicated that the strike involving the platinum producers and its more than 70 000 workers represented by the Association of Mine... Read more »
Super 15 – Round 16 Wrap-Up
Round 16 of the Super Rugby competition was definitely one which yielded some surprises results-wise and left a few teams with a lot on their minds going into the June International test rugby break The only ma... Read more »
Nonito Donaire Beats Simpiwe Vetyeka
In a highly controversial fight, South Africa’s Simpiwe Vetyeka lost a majority point’s decision to Pilipino star Nonito Donaire. The quickness of both boxers led to 3 accidental head-butts both in round 1,... Read more »
