Public Sector Strike Ends as Govt, Unions Reach Settlement
The National Education, Health, and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu) has suspended its public sector strike after reaching a settlement agreement with the government, reports TimesLive. In a statement, Nehawu called on its members and workers at the picket lines to prepare for an orderly return to work, as they said the strike they embarked on earlier this month had registered significant achievements and outcomes.
President Ramaphosa to Host Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan
Presidents Cyril Ramaphosa and Suluhu Hassan will preside over the 2nd Session of the South Africa-Tanzania Bi-National Commission, which comprises committees on politics and diplomacy, defence and security, economic affairs as well as social and cultural affairs, reports SABC News. The two leaders will also address a business forum that will focus on agriculture, agro-processing, oil and gas, mining, and infrastructure development. This will be Hassan’s first visit to South Africa since she took office in 2021.
Companies Are Branding Potholes Which They Fix
Some Johannesburg residents are expressing their anger over a lack of service delivery by tagging potholes with graffiti blaming the ruling African National Congress ( ANC). And two competing insurance companies are putting their own branding on potholes which they fix, reports News24. Discovery Insure and Dialdirect Insurance say they have fixed more than 150 000 potholes since the initiative was launched in May 2021. The two companies’ handiwork is also being shared on social media, with South Africans by and large voicing their support for the initiative even as they criticised the ANC.
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