Hundreds march in Louis Trichardt to demand water, sanitation and proper roads

One resident says she has to buy buckets of water daily from other community members with boreholes By Bernard Chiguvare Hundreds of protestors marched to Makhado Local Municipality offices in Louis Trichardt on Monday to demand a regular supply of clean water, that sewage be fixed timeously and that roads be fixed. The municipality promised to resolve the water issues in...

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Minimum wage should go up 4.5%, says Commission

Domestic workers should earn the same by 2022, say majority of commissioners By James Stent Nine of the 12 members of the National Minimum Wage Commission have recommended a 4.5% increase to R21.68 an hour next year. This is higher than the current annual inflation rate of 3%. The other three members, representing business, said the increase should be limited to...

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Concourt gives prison watchdog more independence

But the CEO of the Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services can still be disciplined by the Justice Department  By Tania Broughton The Constitutional Court has confirmed, in part, that the law affecting the independence of the Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services falls foul of the Constitution. Parliament now has 24 months to amend provisions of the Correctional Services Act which effectively makes the...

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