Air Traffic Controllers Suspend Strike in West and Central Africa DAKAR — A 48-hour strike by air traffic controllers in West and Central Africa has been suspended, their union said Saturday. The strike, which started Friday, has disrupted flights across the region and left hundreds of passengers stranded at airports
With World Environmental Health Day commemorated annually on 26 September, the focus is on the assessment and control of those environmental factors that can potentially affect health. It’s also an opportunity for City Health to pause and take stock of the mammoth task its Environmental Health Practitioners do each year,
HAVANA, Cuban foreign minister Bruno Rodriguez and South Africa’s minister of international relations and cooperation, Naledi Pandor ratified the interest in deepening economic, trade and cooperation ties. As reported by the Cuban foreign minister on Twitter, during the meeting, both parties noted with satisfaction the excellent state of political relations.
JOHANNESBURG, South African prosecutors said they had dropped a case against Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana who had been accused of sexual assault. Godongwana, who is in charge of Africa’s most industrialised economy, had been accused of having inappropriately touched a masseuse at a luxury wildlife lodge last month. He had
WASHINGTON, The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has ranked Ghana number one in Africa with the largest outstanding debt owed to the Bretton Woods institution. The Fund in its latest Quarterly Finances report ending July 2022 showed that Ghana’s outstanding debt obligations are estimated at 1.31 billion in Special Drawing Rights
NELSPRUIT – Loss of morals is a cause for concern in our society. This is witnessed by the arrest of a 17-year-old suspect after he was arrested for allegedly raping his 54-year-old aunt on countless occasions in Molapomogale in Kameelpoort near Vaalbank. The story was related to the police by
WESTERN CAPE – The continued efforts by police members to rid their communities of unlicensed firearms and ammunition resulted in the confiscation of three firearms in isolated incidents. Police members of Operation Restore were busy with patrols in Heinz Park on Thursday 22 September 2022 when they received information of
CLOCOLAN – The Clocolan police have arrested six suspects from Welkom and Virginia in possession of two firearms and an airgun following a foiled armed robbery in the area. On Friday, 23 September 2022 the police received information with regard to four unknown males from Welkom who arrived at Extension
GAUTENG – On Monday at around 19:30, members patrolling the N12 towards Johannesburg at the Daveyton off-ramp pulled over a white Toyota Quantum towing a trailer loaded with scrap metal. A search led to the recovery of suspected stolen copper wires with an estimated value of R30 000-00 hidden amongst
GAUTENG – The efforts of the police to eradicate drugs from communities yielded positive results as police from Germiston arrested three suspects for manufacturing drugs. On 22 September 2022, the members from Germiston Task Team followed up on a tipoff which led them to De Beer road, Germiston. Upon arrival
The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) has launched a seminal discussion paper on Unclaimed Assets that have accumulated to almost R90 billion across the financial sector. The authority this week said the majority of these assets are in retirement funds. In a statement, the FSCA said the discussion paper builds
The MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) in the Eastern Cape, Zolile Williams, has noted “the worrisome” political changes in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro (NMBM) Council, saying these continue to destabilise the institution. In a statement on Thursday, the MEC said it was in his interest to
