Education Labour Relations Council (ELRC) arbitrator, has upheld the dismissal of a long-serving Western Cape teacher who was found guilty of assaulting a pupil, reinforcing the country’s longstanding prohibition on corporal punishment in schools. Timeslive news further reported that, in...
A tragedy reportedly happened at a liquor store. The life of a 49-year-old man was taken during an escalated argument. The incident took place at a liquor store in Tshiozwi village, in the Tshilwavhusiku policing area, on Saturday, 1 March....
The Labour Court has dismissed the Department of Education’s attempt to overturn an arbitration award of R484,000 granted to one of its employees. The court ruled that the department failed to follow proper legal procedures and unfairly delayed payment. The...
A deeply shocking incident overnight has left the Cape Flats reeling, as a nine-month-old baby and two women were killed in a triple shooting in Athlone late on Tuesday night. Police say gunmen opened fire at a location in the...
A 26-year-old woman from KwaMagwaza in Melmoth, KwaZulu-Natal, has been arrested and charged with perjury after allegedly faking the kidnapping of a baby who never existed. The Kwa-Zulu Natal police said the woman reported on September 13 that she had...
A tense hostage situation in Mamelodi East, Buffer Zone, ended in tragedy late Tuesday night when a 32-year-old constable and his 18-year-old nephew lost their lives. The constable’s mother, who was also held hostage, was released and is receiving medical care....
