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The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) says an accident that claimed the lives of 11 workers and left 75 others injured at Impala platinum mine in Rustenburg on Monday could have been avoided. Amcu president Joseph Mathunjwa said such a mechanical fault should have been addressed/avoided  with regular maintenance. …

Minister of sports, arts and culture Zizi Kodwa has announced new awards for the creative industry. Kodwa was briefing the media on Tuesday.He says the awards ceremony will be held in towards the end of March or early April next year.  Meanwhile, the minister has appointed an independent board for Netball…

Energy analysts say we’re experiencing higher stages of load-shedding than what Eskom announces. They cite municipalities adding more hours to Eskom schedules so that stage 6 may be a stage 8 when municipalities add their hours. Chris Yelland, Lungile Maskele and Liziwe McDaid say the schedules don’t align with what…

ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula on Monday backtracked on his claim that load-shedding would end next month. A few months ago, on several occasions, Mbalula was adamant load-shedding would end by December. In January, during the ANC’s 111th anniversary celebrations, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced five “urgent priorities to put citizens first”…

A scuffle ensued between a prison warder and some of the accused in the Senzo Meyiwa trial during a tea break at the Pretoria high court on Monday. It is alleged the scuffle began after some of the accused failed to follow instructions given by warder Vusi Jele, who instructed them…