South Africa

NUMSA protests in support of suspended Putco workers

Putco concerned by how long CCMA process is taking

Rescue on the beach: Easy-to-use devices placed on popular beaches could save lives

Automated External Defibrillators and simple airway devices can be used by bystanders to help victims of cardiac arrest and drowning

Doctor in Lottery circumcision scandal fails to challenge probe

Judges grapple with use of “ma se p…”

Court considers nuances of grammar in decision to acquit man

Soweto households without electricity for seven months

Premier blames Eskom for delays

PRASA relocation of railway line occupiers was illegal, claims City of Cape Town

Parliament hears that City issued a contravention notice to rail agency, despite being part of relocation discussions

Hundreds of eThekwini municipal workers march for higher wages

But stoppage fell short of SAMWU’s plan for a city-wide shutdown, says municipality

Echoes of District Six evictions in case before the Constitutional Court

Judges question City of Cape Town about eviction of Bromwell Street tenants

Joburg theatre puts democracy in the spotlight

Actors are getting school children to think about what leadership entails

Small-scale fishers could be allowed to catch new species

Department of Fisheries says it welcomes suggestions

“I want to put my head on the block” –Minister Senzo Mchunu promises angry eThekwini residents tap water by April

Some parts of eThekwini have been without water for seven years

Botshabelo protesters clash with police as they make “desperate plea” to authorities

Mayor Gregory Nthatisi to meet with community “soon”

Unemployed doctors march to Union Buildings

They are calling for the president to intervene and make sure medical professionals are employed

City of Tshwane mum on “investigation” into illegal suburb

Leeuwfontein developer and residents say the City has never contacted them

Four people shot on public works property in Wynberg

Two days prior to the shooting, Parliament recommended the property become a drug rehabilitation centre

Bheki Cele accuses Randfontein protesters of being a construction mafia. But they say they just want jobs and their fair share

Eleven people to apply for bail after being arrested on 13 February