3 million people became unemployed between February and April
The data found 17 million people were employed in February, but only 14 million people were employed in April.
Legal action will be taken against any person who disrupts schooling
Cabinet will decide on way forward for schools.
No power cuts, but residents will have no hot water as...
The power utility says it has made progress but it is still not sufficient to enable it to suspend loadshedding.
This is how the IEC is preparing for 2021 municipal elections
The Independent Electoral Commision has outlined the process it will follow in preparation for the municipal elections to be held next year after the Municipal Demarcation Board has finished the delimitation of wards.
This is what government’s proposed basic income grant will entail
The Social Development announced that government is discussing plans to introduce a universal basic income grant for all qualifying South African citizens, but who qualifies and when will it be implemented?
Angie cancels meeting with teacher unions
“We have no idea why it has been postponed, none of the unions know who is being spoken to whether it's the Council of Education Ministers or education officials within the department."
Eskom recovers units but says load shedding will continue
Power utility to implement Stage 1 load shedding on Wednesday
Unions, parents call for academic year to be suspended
As Covid-19 infections surge, many parents and teacher unions are supporting the call for the academic year to be suspended.
City warders, inmates threaten ‘strike’ action
It is believed that several inmates threatened to embark on a hunger strike from lunch-time, while warders engaged with Correctional Services management in the morning in an effort to avoid strike action.
2021 elections to go ahead despite Covid-19, says IEC
Briefing the home affairs portfolio committee, IEC chairperson Glen Mashinini said they remained hopeful the pandemic would be behind them or be under control so that the elections could continue in conditions conducive to a free and fair outcome.
