TimesLIVE reports that shocking footage of a 29-year-old protester being shot six times on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast, allegedly by a private security guard, was shared on Twitter on Friday. The video shows the shooting, which occurred last month. Source: Latest News
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Ndabeni-Abrahams given deadline by MPs to finalise SABC turnaround strategy
EWN reports that Parliament’s portfolio committee on communications wants Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams to move with speed to resolve the liquidity crisis at the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). Source: Latest News
Nehawu claims state employees are being intimidated over early retirement offer
EWN reports that while some public sector unions are discouraging their members from taking up government’s tax exempted early retirement offer, others have warned of intimidation by managers. Source: Latest News
Engineering brain drain is alarming, says civil engineering body Saice
Business Report writes that the SA Institute of Civil Engineering (Saice), one of the biggest voluntary professional organisations in the country with 12,000 members, indicated on Monday that it had lost 1.73% of its members to emigration in the past three years. Source: Latest News
Cash-strapped NPA will have to shed over 550 jobs to stay within budget, says Batohi
BusinessLive reports that the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) does not have enough money to pay all of its salaries this financial year and will have to slash staff by more than 550 if it is to remain within budget over the medium term. Source: Latest News
Five-year suspended sentence for Cape Town driver's licence examiner who took bribes
TimesLIVE reports that a driver’s licence examiner who took bribes for learner’s and driver’s licences in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, has been sentenced to a five-year jail term. Source: Latest News
Denel pays staff salaries – but leaves out pensions contributions
TimesLIVE reports that employees at state-owned arms manufacturer Denel learned on Tuesday that the company had paid their salaries, but not their pension contributions. Source: Latest News
Kenny Kunene's e-hailing business empowers drivers with cars
Sunday Independent reports that while its established competitors in the e-hailing taxi business expect drivers to have their own cars or be employed by a vehicle owner, new player YooKoo Ride is empowering drivers who do not own cars. Source: Latest News
Diepsloot taxi drivers, passengers regularly robbed at gunpoint
Independent News reports that in recent weeks, taxi drivers and passengers on the route between Marabastad and Diepsloot have been robbed at gunpoint by criminals posing as passengers. Source: Latest News
No beards or tattoos for City of Cape Town law enforcement officers
Saturday Star reports that law enforcement officers in Cape Town can’t sport a beard, a funky moustache or a visible tattoo. Source: Latest News




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