5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (285+ words) Sugar workers are to return to work following a four-week strike for higher wages. Employers agreed to raise salaries by 6%, back dated to April. Workers, who downed tools on 17 August, were demanding a 13% wage increase against the employers’ offer of…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (296+ words) Hundreds of Ngcobo taxi operators met several local and national government officials in the council chambers of the Dr AB Xuma Local Municipality on Monday afternoon. Outside, scores of taxis formed a long convoy through the town near the municipal…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (997+ words) Since 1994, the government has built more than three million subsidised homes. But at least two million households are still waiting for formal housing. Upgrading informal settlements by providing serviced stands for the residents to build on is a cheaper and…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (297+ words) The Deaf Federation of South Africa (DeafSA) kicked off national deaf awareness month with its annual silent walk on Saturday. This was the 12th annual walk. The event aims to bridge the gap between deaf and hearing people. Participants who are…...

3+ week, 7+ hour ago   (845+ words) The forfeiture of assets in Lesotho and South Africa bought with illicit proceeds diverted from one of Lesotho’s largest clothing companies is being hailed as a milestone by authorities for cross-border asset recovery. Three months later, however, none of the…...

3+ week, 7+ hour ago   (1150+ words) The Labour Court has found that Andries Helani, an axed senior director of student affairs at the University of Johannesburg accepted more than R3.2-million in payments linked to private student accommodation providers. Illustration: Bronwyn Webb An axed senior director of…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (1179+ words) St Luke’s is a much respected institution that has been looking after people with life-threatening illnesses in Cape Town since 1980. But there’s a debate over how best to provide its services. The disagreement is about the closing of the organisation’s…...