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Eskom seals bumper wage deal with one problem
Two of South Africa’s major labour unions have accepted state power utility Eskom’s 7% wage increase offer, while a third has rejected it and declared a deadlock, demanding a higher raise.
Three facilities stopping South Africa from falling off a cliff
South Africa’s refining capacity has halved since 2020, leaving just three operational facilities that are now crucial for maintaining fuel supply security.
Second CAF final in a row beckons for Downs
Masandawana are holding a valuable 1-0 advantage from the first leg and just need to avoid a defeat to advance to the final.
ITSHOKENG KEKANA | Exodus from townships to suburbs unintentionally weakens local economies
The origin of townships in SA is deeply rooted in the segregationist policies that existed long before apartheid was established and formalised in 1948.
Hunt wary of ‘tricky’ Sekhukhune after Tinkler ouster
Stellies coach says it is difficult to face a team that has recently changed coaches
SIBONGAKONKE SHOBA | Malema, leadership demands responsibility as much as charisma
It is probably too early to write EFF leader’s political obituary
SOWETAN | Real action needed in corruption fight
The Covid-19 pandemic between 2020 and 2021 will be remembered as one of the most painful periods in recent history.
New vocalist Mbali Makhoba hits the Freshlyground running
Mbali Makhoba, 20, is new lead vocalist for Freshlyground, taking over where Zolani Mahola— left off. After a seven-year hiatus, the group is working on new music. Makhoba and drummer Peter Cohen speak to Sowetan.
AmaZulu vow to give Pirates ‘hard time’ as they hunt top-3 spot
Winger Sithole says team motivated to go all out for victory
Freshlyground introduces their new lead vocalist Mbali Makhoba
Mbali Makhoba, 20, is new lead vocalist for Freshlyground, taking over where Zolani Mahola— left off. After a seven-year hiatus, the group is working on new music. Makhoba and drummer Peter Cohen speak to Sowetan.
Eight people killed in helicopter crash in Indonesia’s West Kalimantan, authorities say
JAKARTA, April 17 (Reuters) – All eight people on board a helicopter were killed when it crashed in Indonesia’s West Kalimantan province, authorities said on Friday as search teams tried to retrieve the bodies and wreckage.
Hegseth compares ‘Trump-hating’ reporters to enemies of Jesus
WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) – US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth cited biblical scripture on Thursday to attack the media, comparing reporters to Jewish adversaries of Jesus Christ plotting “how to destroy him.”
Musician D4vd arrested on suspicion of murder of 14-year-old girl
April 16 (Reuters) – Los Angeles police said on Thursday they have arrested David Burke, a 21‑year‑old musician known professionally as D4vd, on suspicion of murdering 14‑year‑old Celeste Rivas, whose remains were found last year in the front trunk of a car registered to him.
Acting US ICE head Todd Lyons to leave agency at end of May
WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) – The acting head of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, which has been at the heart of President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, will leave the federal government at the end of May, the Trump administration said on Thursday.
News24 | FRIDAY BRIEFING | Is Cape Town too expensive for South Africans?
Cape Town’s emergence as Africa’s most expensive property market, driven by international demand and digital nomad influx, is reshaping the city’s landscape while raising critical questions about housing affordability and inclusivity for all residents.
Becoming umwana – a son: Part 2
The family who sheltered me was, by any measure, participating in genocide: they were killing Tutsi every day. They were also, in their own logic, maintaining a family, going to work, returning home, sitting down to eat. These things coexisted
Exclusive: Club Med deal exposes IDC governance failures
Allegations of governance failures have emerged over the IDC’s involvement in a R2.1bn Club Med Tinley leisure development
Litchi HOV on dance, inheritance and refusing to quit
A deeply personal portrait of Litchi HOV, the award-winning choreographer turning movement into a language of memory, resilience and generational change
What does it mean to forgive? A play asks, 30 years after the TRC
Drawing from archives and lived experience, the international production probes the emotional and political complexities of reconciliation in a fractured world