Author: Larson Thebe
Sibanye-Stillwater has announced that talks for the retrenchment of more than 4000 employees and contractors at its South African gold operations. The company says reductions will be at all its operations and regionalhead office where employee numbers were surplus to current and future activities. “Sibanye-Stillwater advises stakeholders that it will enter into consultations in terms of Section 189A of the Labour Relations Act, 66 of 1995 (S189) with organised labour and other representatives of affected non-unionised employees, regarding the proposed restructuring at its SA gold operations and its Southern Africa region services functions.”Further to previous restructuring concluded during 2023 and…
The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has lodged an urgent and direct appeal to the Constitutional Court to challenge the Electoral Court judgment that set aside its decision to bar former President Jacob Zuma from contesting this year’s elections. This after the IEC disqualified Zuma from the candidate list of the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK) for a parliamentary seat. MK reinstated Zuma as their presidential candidate following Tuesday’s judgement. The IEC said it wants clarity on the Electoral Court judgment. “The Commission believes there is substantial public interest in providing certainty on the proper interpretation of section 47(1)(e) and…
For the first time in sporting history, athletes who win a gold medal at this year’s Olympic Games in Paris, will be awarded $50,000, about R940 866. This was announced by the World Athletics, becoming the first international federation to award money at an Olympic Games, for athletes who achieve the pinnacle of sporting success. The federation say a total prize pot of US$2.4 million has been ring fenced from the International Olympic Committee’s revenue share allocation, which is received by World Athletics every four years. The money will be used to reward athletes who win a gold medal in each…
The Electoral Court has set aside the decision by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to disqualify former President Jacob Zuma to contest this year’s elections. The IEC barred Zuma from the polls, as it argued that he is ineligible to run for a parliamentary seat due to his criminal record, after he was sentenced to a 15-month prison sentence imposed by the Constitutional Court in 2021. This after he defied the court’s order to appear before the Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture. “The application for leave to appeal is granted. The appeal succeeds. The decision of the Electoral…
Tensions are rising in the so-called ‘multi-party charter’ a pre-election pact aimed at unseating the ANC and preventing a possible EFF takeover. On Monday EFF announced that it was to challenge the Democratic Alliance in a bid to force the official opposition to bind itself that it will not work with the ANC under any circumstances. This comes after the DA through its Leader John Steenhuisen and Federal Chairperson Helen Zille hinted at working with the liberation movement claiming this would be done to avoid it collaborating with the red berets an arrangement that the official opposition describes as “doomsday”.…
The Minister of Electricity Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has attributed the almost two weeks of no loadshedding in the country to planned maintenance at Eskom. This as today marks the 12th consecutive day without load shedding. “The ramping up of planned maintenance is very important. If you look at the period December 2023, going into January of 2024, we took out 18% of the total generation capacity, about 9000 megawatts at a go, for planned maintenance. “We are beginning to see these machines coming back into service. They are coming back on load and adding to the capacity of the grid,…
South Africa has welcomed the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) adoption of a resolution calling for Israel to be held accountable for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in the Gaza Strip and demanding a halt to all arms sales to the country. This is the first time that any top UN body has taken such a resolution since the conflict between Hamas and Israel escalated six-months ago. The Geneva-based HRC is an intergovernmental body within the United Nations system made up of 47 States responsible for the promotion and protection of all human rights around the globe.…
The Springboks Sevens team could only manage a sixth-place finish at the Hong Kong Sevens on Sunday, while the Springboks Women’s Sevens counterparts failed to register a win at the tournament. This after Fiji defeated the Blitzboks 33-14 in their last match at the tournament to finish at sixth-place, which is a big improvement on their 11th-place finish at the previous tournament in Los Angeles.The Blitzboks were knocked out of the tournament on Saturday when they lost 15-0 in the quarterfinals against Australia. There were expectations when the team performed well in their pool phases, by defeating Ireland 22-17, Samoa…
Former National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula is innocent and will clear herself given a chance. This is according to her special adviser and spokesperson, Mike Ramagoma, after the former speaker was granted bail of R50 000 by the Pretoria Magistrates Court. She is facing 12 charges of corruption and one of money laundering following investigations into allegations during her tenure as the Minister of Defence. According to the charges, in the period between 2016 and 2019, she allegedly solicited an amount of approximately R4,5 million, of which R2,1 million was received in cash. But Ramagoma has vehemently denied the charges, alleging…
National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has resigned as both the Speaker of National Assembly and a Member of Parliament, with immediate effect. This is according to a letter she submitted to the Acting Speaker of National Assembly, Lechesa Tsenoli. “I have made this conscious decision in order to dedicate my time and focus to deal with the recently announced investigation against me by our country’s law enforcement agencies. My resignation is in no way an indication or admission of guilt regarding the allegations being levelled against me. I have made this decision in order to uphold the integrity and sanctity…