NUMSA Strike Violence Continues

In excess of 100 factories on the East Rand of Johannesburg have resorted to shutting their doors in order to protect themselves from the threat of violence related to the Numsa strike happening currently. National Union of Mineworkers South Africa (Numsa), who are the majority union in the metals and engineering sector in South Africa, embarked on an indefinite wage strike on Tuesday. Numsa are demanding a R15000 wage, R1000 housing allowance, and the scrapping of labour bro... Read more »
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By Oliver Ngwenya On Thursday, July 3rd, 2014

Rubber Bullets Fired at NUMSA Strike

The police had to fire rubber bullets to disperse strikers who were blocking the entrance to the power utility, Eskom’s Medupi Power Station on Thursday. Thursday was the third day of the National Union o... Read more »
By Robert On Wednesday, July 2nd, 2014

Oscar Pistorius A Suicide Risk

Although a group of four different psychiatric analysts concluded in their report that Oscar Pistorius does not suffer from any form of general anxiety, the court heard today that the Paralympian is at risk of ... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Tuesday, July 1st, 2014

Oscar Trial Resumes: No Mental Disorder

After more than a month lay off, the trial of Oscar Pistorius resumed at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria. The major piece of information that emerged on Monday was that the double amputee did not have ... Read more »
By Robert On Monday, June 30th, 2014

Oscar Pistorius Not Mentally Unstable

On the night which Paralympian Oscar Pistorius shot dead his model girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, at their home in Pretoria, he did not suffer any mental aberrations or defects, the High Court in Pretoria heard t... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Sunday, June 29th, 2014

Stellenbosch University Rector and Vice Chancellor Prof. Russel Botman Dies at 60

The country of South Africa has been hurt where it hurts the most. One of its most illustrious sons has been taken away from it once again. Professor Russel Botman has passed on at his home in Stellenbosch on F... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Saturday, June 28th, 2014

SIU’s Delay to Release Nkandla Report Suspicious – DA

The country’s main opposition, the Democratic Alliance, has interrogated the fact that many days after it started its work on investigating the spending of more that a quarter of a billion rand on upgradi... Read more »
By Robert On Saturday, June 28th, 2014

Oscar Pistorius Trial to Resume On Monday

Murder accused, Oscar Pistorius’ high-profile legal battle is set to resume in the North Gauteng High Court on Monday morning. According to a statement released by news service Eyewitness News, a psychi... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Thursday, June 26th, 2014

Rescue Efforts in the Collapsed Soweto Building Enter Second Day

By Thursday morning, fifteen people were reported to be still trapped under the rubble of the collapsed disused power building in Soweto. The whole scenario started when some copper and metal thieves went into ... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Wednesday, June 25th, 2014

The Platinum Strike is Over But it’s Not a Bed of Roses

The usually obscure town of Marikana in the Rustenburg area of Mpumalanga Province was a huge hive of activity as early as 5:00 am on Wednesday as workers trekked to work for the first time in many months after... Read more »