#VatAlles marchers show disdain for ‘baas boy Solly’: Pretoria – Protesters marching in Pretoria on Friday carried a mock “coffin” for executive mayor Solly Msimanga. The protest, to highlight the gripes of unemployed former Vat Alles workers – who had been employed by the previous City administration as part of a job creation initiative – had been threatening all week to bring the city centre to a standstill. The Vat Alles programme was replaced by an initiative called Gata le Nna, an Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) which was introduced last year by Msimanga. Led by senior ANC leaders in yellow T-shirts, stick-wielding marchers demanded that Vat Alles workers be…
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Top WC cops linked to Modack extortion case: The Police Portfolio Committee has called on the National Police Commissioner to move faster to deal with SAPS members who are allegedly involved in criminal acts. ……
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Eskom confirms departure of 5 top officials: The government appointed a new 13-member board and acting CEO last weekend and ordered Eskom to remove anyone who is facing serious allegations. ……
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Tshwane bus service back to normal after ‘Vat Alles’ protest: Frustrated workers, affiliated with various trade unions, took to the streets to march against Mayor Solly Msimanga for not extending their employment contracts. ……
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Economists: ANC under pressure to reform: An economist at InvesTech, Annabel Bishop, says after the Davos trip the country and the world have expectations. ……
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Mining seen as winner as Ramaphosa woos investors: South Africa has failed in recent years to attract significant direct investment due to slow economic growth, policy uncertainty and higher labour costs. ……
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Estina dairy farm case ‘the tip of the iceberg’: Free State Premier Ace Magashule and Mosebenzi Zwane, who is the province’s former agriculture MEC, have both been linked to a scheme to unlawfully enrich the Guptas. ……
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Powerball results: Friday 26 January 2018: EWN brings you the winning Powerball results. Check to see if you were a winner. ……
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Drought-stricken WC to continue experiencing higher temperatures: Water levels at dams that supply Cape Town fell further this week, the latest sign of a deepening crisis that could soon see people forced to queue for water rations. ……
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Nelson Mandela Bay residents urged to drop water use to 50 litres a day: Residents of Nelson Mandela Bay have been urged to use just 50 litres of water a day as the water crisis facing the city deepens, with the dam levels reaching an all-time low. ……
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