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UN warns of social unrest after ‘striking’ drop in global wages

INTERNATIONAL Global wages fell in 2022 for the first time since the global financial crisis due to soaring living costs, threatening to worsen inequality and drive social unrest, the United Nations labour agency has warned. Monthly wages dropped 0.9 percent in real terms in the first half of 2022 – the first negative wage growth since 2008, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said in its latest global wage report released […]

1 December 2022

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10 more alleged instigators linked to July unrest released on R3000 bail in Durban

Another 10 alleged instigators linked to last year’s July civil unrest have appeared in the Durban Magistrate’s court after being arrested in Gauteng on Tuesday. Nine of the accused were released on R3000 bail while one was released on warning. A group of six men and four women made a brief appearance in the Durban Magistrate’s Court, charged with conspiracy to commit public violence, incitement to commit public violence, and […]

25 August 2022

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Alleged July unrest instigators to appear in court

LOCAL Police say 10 alleged instigators of last year’s looting and violence who were arrested in Gauteng on Tuesday will appear in the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday. Another person was arrested on Wednesday in the Western Cape. That person will appear in court with the others on Friday. The looting and violence caused tens of billions of rands in damage in July last year. More than 300 people lost […]

24 August 2022

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Hawks confident they have a strong case against 22 suspects in relation to the July 2021 unrest

A member of the military inspects damage at a looted mall. Head of the Hawks in KwaZulu-Natal Leseja Senona, says although the investigation that led to the arrest of 22 suspects in relation to the July unrest, they are confident that they have a strong case. “I must say this was a complex and sophisticated one. And that there were a lot of people that we were looking at as […]

13 August 2022

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Hawks arrest 20 alleged instigators of public violence during July Unrest

LOCAL In a large-scale operation spanning six provinces, the Hawks have arrested 20 alleged instigators of public violence during the unrest in July last year. The Hawks says in a statement that the suspects were arrested in parts of KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, North West, Free State, Western Cape, and the Northern Cape. The multi-disciplinary team who worked on the investigation included the digital forensic investigation team. Members of the National Intervention Unit, […]

12 August 2022

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SAHRC hearing into July unrest hears how social cohesion should start at school level

Academics, entrepreneurs, religious and civil society formations say social cohesion and nation-building should form part of the school curriculum. They say without it there is a serious threat to the country’s economic stability. The Social Cohesion Group was the last organisation to give oral evidence at the Human Rights Commission’s national investigative hearings into the July 2021 unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng. More than 350 people were killed and infrastructure […]

22 June 2022

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Vaccine centres reopen in Durban, some city services resume operations

Community vaccine sites opened in Durban on Monday after unrest shut most healthcare facilities last week. The eThekwini municipality said the city’s primary healthcare facilities, including mobile services, would be operational. “Community vaccination sites will also be opened. Residents who are eligible to receive the Covid-19 vaccine are encouraged to register. “The public is urged to be patient as there may be queues at the service centres given the backlog […]

19 July 2021

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We will not allow anarchy and mayhem to prevail: Ramaphosa

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the violence that unfolded in South Africa in the past week had been instigated. He says the government will not allow anarchy and mayhem to prevail. Ramaphosa says recent looting and vandalism incidents had nothing to do with ethnic mobilisation. Unrest sparked last weekend when protestors took to the streets demanding the release of former President Jacob Zuma, after his incarceration. The demonstrations then morphed into […]

16 July 2021

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N3 between Cedara and Harrismith remains closed

Motorists urged to practice extreme caution as the N3 remains closed from Cedara in KwaZulu-Natal to Harrismith in the Free State. N3 Toll Concession Operations Manager, Thania Dhoogra, says clean-up operations will resume once the roadway is safe for use. Dhoogra says members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) are being deployed on the route. “The N3 remains closed from Cedara in KZN to Harrismith in the Free State. The […]

15 July 2021

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