Domestic

At least 2000 farm workers were issued with retrenchment notices on Wednesday as the agricultural sector shed jobs ahead of the implementation of a new minimum wage, and as mechanisation on farms gathered pace. Analysts are warning that many more

The family of well-known South African singer Arno Carstens has confirmed the death of his brother's long-time partner during a mugging attempt in Cape Town on Tuesday evening. 47-year-old Dawnsy Mieny of Jeffrey's Bay was on her way to the Red

A Red Hot Chili Peppers fan was killed in Cape Town’s CBD on Tuesday night after apparently being attacked while on her way to the concert. The 47-year-old woman and her 26-year-old daughter were walking to the show at about 6pm when they

Trade union federation Cosatu says its dismayed that 68 000 jobs disappeared from the South African economy in the fourth quarter of last year. Cosatu was reacting to the latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey which revealed that the country's

Statistician General Pali Lehohla says there's little evidence that government policy is reducing unemployment. This as 4.5 million South Africans remain jobless. He told a media briefing today that "if policy intention was to reduce

Public Order policing members carried out a crime prevention operation in New Brighton, Kwazekhele and PE's Northern Areas last night. Police captain Ernest Sigobe says 126 dagga trees worth 20-thousand rand were seized in Booysens Park. A small

The ANC and the government will make sure education is declared an essential service. That's the word from ANC following a weekend lekgotla of the party's national executive committee. State employees in essential services are not allowed to

Labour Minister, Mildred Oliphant, has announced a R105 a day minimum wage for farm workers, up from the R69 a day that the workers currently receive. Making the announcement in Pretoria today, Minister Oliphant said the new rate will come into

A suspected murderer has been mistakenly released by a Durban Magistrate's Court clerk after he was denied bail. According to a report on Monday, 29-year-old, Lebo Sibisi, was denied bail but the official court document known as J-7, stated he