Category South Africa

SANDF budget hike not enough

As the northeastern region of South Africa faces the possibility of flooding and infrastructure collapse due to heavy rains from tropical cyclone Freddy, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has drastically cut the budget for the SA Air Force (SAAF) helicopters, which…

Public workers protest 3% pay hike

Civil servants returned to the National Treasury office in Pretoria for the second time to protest against a 3% wage increase imposed without union consensus. Members of the Marching National Education, Health and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu), the SA Police…