EXPLAINER: Why Gautrain workers are on strike: The United National Transport Union announced on Sunday that it would go ahead with a strike over bonuses and a 10% wage increase demand on Monday. In a statement released on Sunday, UNTU members working for the Bombela Operating Company (BOC) said he was locked in a dispute with the…
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Policeman implicated in Timol murder expected to appear in court: Last year, the High Court in Pretoria ruled that Timol did not commit suicide as alleged by policemen and concluded by original apartheid era investigations. ……
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Timol’s family ‘cautiously optimistic’ ahead of police officer’s court appearance: The nephew of anti-apartheid activist, Ahmed Timol, says the family is cautiously optimistic ahead of the appearance of former security branch police sergeant Joao Jan Rodrigues in court on Monday. The NPA confirmed 80-year-old Joao Rodrigues would be appearing in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on charges of murder and defeating the ends of justice.READ MORE: NPA opening docket to charge Timol murder accused…
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KFC manager suspended after claims she called employees monkeys: Cape Town – A KFC manager in Somerset West has been suspended over racial misconduct allegations after some employees claimed she had called them a “bunch of monkeys”. KFC public affairs director for Africa-KFC, Thabisa Mkhwanazi, said the company “strongly and unequivocally” condemned acts of non-inclusion and…
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#GautrainStrike: Commuters urged to use alternative transport: Johannesburg – Gautrain users have been urged to use alternative transport as only the Centurion, Sandton and Park stations will be open as its employees embark on a wage strike on Monday. Members of the United National Transport Union (Untu) working for the Bombela Operating Company (BOC), the operator of Gautrain, were due to start their protected strike on Monday morning. They were due to gather outside the…
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Prasa promises action after more trains torched: Police say they have yet to arrest the suspects seen leaving the train that was allegedly set alight at Cape Town station at the weekend. “It is alleged that two suspects were seen disembarking and running away from the station and shortly thereafter smoke was seen coming from the train,” said police spokesperson Noloyiso Rwexana. They were…
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Untu: Gautrain management stubborn in wage talks: Talks between Untu and the Bombela company reached a deadlock on Sunday after the parties failed to reach an agreement. ……
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CT rail infrastructure being sabotaged, say authorities: In the space of just a week, there have been three separate incidents in the city which have seen passenger train coaches laid to waste. ……
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Timol’s family ‘cautiously optimistic’ ahead of former police sergeant’s court appearance: The nephew of anti-apartheid activist, Ahmed Timol, says the family is cautiously optimistic ahead of the appearance of former security branch police sergeant Joao Jan Rodrigues in court. ……
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KFC manager suspended over racism: A KFC manager in Somerset West has been suspended over racial misconduct allegations after some employees claimed she had called them a “bunch of monkeys”. KFC public affairs director for Africa-KFC, Thabisa Mkhwanazi, said the company “strongly and unequivocally” condemned acts of non-inclusion and discrimination…
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