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Trade Unions representing workers at Ferrochrome producer, Samancor will engage the company in efforts to reduce the number of employees to be retrenched at the company’s smelters. Samancor issued retrenchment notices, that envisages that 2400 employees might be retrenched at its smelter operations and corporate office. It cites electricity costs as the reason for its decision. This, even though Eskom …

President Cyril Ramaphosa has implored the Transport Department to work to ensure the rollout of the rail and freight infrastructure to unlock the country’s economic growth and job creation drive. Speaking at the National Transport Conference in Midrand north of Johannesburg earlier, the President decried the fact that inefficiencies in logistics have negatively affected the country’s economy. Ramaphosa said work …

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says it will oppose bail for 41-year-old Matipandile Sotheni. Sotheni, a former member of the South African Police Service (SAPS) Special Task Force, is accused of the murder of Marius van der Merwe. DEVELOPING | SAPS spokesperson Brig. Athlenda Mathe says the evidence in the murder of Witness D (Marius van der Merwe) shows he …

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President Cyril Ramaphosa has committed his administration to drastically reducing road fatalities. He was speaking at the Inaugural National Transport Conference in Midrand, north of Johannesburg, earlier on Monday morning. The three-day gathering brings together decision-makers, investors and innovators to engage on how to build a sustainable transport system that works for the economy and job creation. Almost 12 000 …

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni shakes hands with Olara Otunnu at Kaunda parade ground in Gulu city on March 14 2026. Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) Party president Olara Otunnu has described his rare public photo moment with President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni in Gulu City as a surprise, saying the moment was not planned. The …

The matter against a former police officer accused of the murder of Marius van der Merwe has been postponed to next week Wednesday for a bail hearing at the Brakpan Magistrate’s Court, east of Johannesburg.  41-year-old Matipandile Sotheni faces charges of murder, attempted murder, premeditated murder and possession of illegal ammunition.  Van der Merwe, who was known as Witness D …

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The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has rejected proposals to liquidate the South African Post Office (SAPO).   The Labour Federation has accused the post office’s Business Rescue Practitioners (BRPs) of further crippling the institution and failing its employees.   The union is calling for the removal of the BRPs and wants the Department of Communications to put competent administrators in place. …

A suspect has been shot dead after holding two police officers hostage at gunpoint in one of the holding cells at Ntuzuma Police Station, north of Durban. It is alleged that the man was arrested for attempted murder. Police say he became agitated in the police cells when two officers went in to officially charge him. The man allegedly overpowered …

By Our Reporter Teachers, students, and parents of Uganda Martyrs Secondary School Namugongo gathered at the Namugongo Martyrs Basilica to thank God for the excellent performance of the Senior Six candidates who sat for the 2025 Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) examinations. The thanksgiving Mass was led by the school chaplain, Alex Semogerere, who thanked God for guiding the …

The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues at the High Court in Pretoria. LIVE STREAM:  www.sabcnews.com, https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/live-senzo-meyiwa-murder-trial-16-march-2026/

Mulago Hospital Mortuary. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | It is a place where silence should reign, but at the Mulago National Referral Hospital mortuary, the air is more often filled with the sounds of impatient shouting, wailing, and the heavy toll of bureaucracy. While the facility sits quietly opposite the Kampala City Mortuary, the scene on Thursday morning was …

The suspect arrested over the weekend in connection with the killing of former Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department officer Marius Van der Merwe. also referred to as Witness D  at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, is appearing in the Brakpan Magistrate’s Court, east of Johannesburg. LIVE STREAM:  www.sabcnews.com, https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/live-marius-van-der-merwes-murder-suspect-appears-in-court/