High court overturns decision to place Tshwane metro council under administration
Court declares that the Gauteng premier’s decision to place the metro under administration was unlawful and sets it aside — after the Covid-19 lockdown ends
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Numsa wants more than ‘apartheid poverty wages’
Union spokesperson Castro Ngobese says the metalworkers’ strike is not political, adding that reports of a 10% wage offer by Seifsa are false.
Vavi, Mboweni engage in Twitter spat
Former reserve bank governor Tito Mboweni and suspended Cosatu head Zwelinzima Vavi engaged in a Twitter tiff over rumours of a Numsa/EFF coalition.
Motor-vehicle plants disrupted as workers strike
Thirty-thousand workers across South Africa have brought several plants to a standstill in pursuit of a 14% annual wage increase.
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World union body condemns court’s Eskom ruling
A court ruling in favour of Eskom in a wage dispute shows it is aligned with the interests of big capital, the World Federation of Trade Unions says.
Strike shooting leaves two injured
Police have said two people were injured after a supervisor at a Krugersdorp engineering company allegedly shot at striking protestors.
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The infantilisation of politics
Julius Malema’s rhetoric is mere flatulence unleashed across the land.
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Xenophobic attacks an ‘assault on democracy’
Xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals in Alexandra, north of Johannesburg, are against the freedom and democracy that was fought for in South Africa, political organisations on Tuesday. African National Congress spokesperson Tiyani Rikhotso said: ”Such acts can only take society backwards.”
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Outrage over attack on miniskirt-wearing woman
Outrage mounted on Tuesday over an attack on a young woman at the Noord Street taxi rank in Johannesburg for wearing a miniskirt. Nwabisa Ngcukana (25) was humiliated when taxi drivers and hawkers at the rank tore off her clothes and said she was being taught a lesson for wearing a miniskirt.
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Minister condemns protests by Durban students
Minister of Education Naledi Pandor on Wednesday condemned the recent student protests that have led to the closure of the Durban University of Technology. ”It is entirely unacceptable that a democratic right to protest is being perverted in this way,” Pandor said in a statement.
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Young communists launch ‘Right to Learn’ campaign
The Young Communist League will on Tuesday launch a ”Right to Learn” campaign in memory of Joe Slovo. Spokesperson Castro Ngobese said the purpose of the campaign was to to ensure that schools re-opened smoothly. ”He was a selfless and dedicated communist, a fighter par excellence for the working class and the poor,” he said.
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SABC defends Mbeki interview
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) on Friday rejected allegations that it was favouring President Thabo Mbeki over his rival, African National Congress deputy president Jacob Zuma, in the battle for succession in the ruling party. The SABC has come under fire from commentators following its decision to broadcast a two-hour interview with Mbeki.
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Rasuge remembered at start of 16 Days of Activism
Constable Francis Rasuge was murdered due to her refusal to be a slave in a relationship, North West Premier Edna Molewa said on Sunday. Speaking at the launch of the 16 Days of Activism campaign against abuse in Maboloka, Molewa said Rasuge typified the pain of being a woman in South Africa.
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Student protest fizzles out at Doornfontein campus
The University of Johannesburg’s (UJ) Doornfontein and Auckland Park Bunting Road campuses remained shut on Wednesday after student protest action at the university this week. UJ spokesperson Sonja Cronje said there were about 10 to 15 protesters toyi-toying outside the main gates of the Doornfontein campus.
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Arrests, injuries in university protests
Four people were injured and 38 students arrested during protests by University of Johannesburg students on Tuesday. Police spokesperson Constable Sefako Xaba said police were guarding the institution because the management had an interim interdict to prevent the disruption of academic activities.
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‘Chaos’ at Wits during student protests
Protesting students stormed into lecture theatres at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg on Wednesday, disrupting classes and chasing away lecturers. ”We have called police back to campus in a bid to have order restored,” management spokesperson Shirona Patel said.
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Cosatu hits out at list of SABC board nominees
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has condemned the absence of ”working-class representatives” on the final list of names for the new South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) board approved by the National Assembly’s communications committee.
