Afternoon Edition: 30 September 2015
Here's a wrap of your afternoon news, headlines you need to know.
NUM STRIKE - About 30,000 coal workers from mineworkers union NUM will go on strike, after talks between the Chamber of Mines and unions in the coal sector ended in a deadlock.
The NUM wants a R3 000 increase across the board which would bring the lowest paid workers up to R8 000 a month.
The NUM's chief negotiator in the coal sector, Peter Bailey, says they will now talk with their members and the strike can go ahead as soon as Saturday, if the workers give their intent to strike...
ANTI CORRUPTION MARCH - Zwelinzima Vavi says normal South Africans have to stand up against corruption in our society.
He was participating in one of three Unite Against Corruption marches.
He joined hundreds of citizens in their march to the Union Buildings in Pretoria, where political parties, unions and civil organisations handed over their memorandum to the Minister in the Presidency, Jeff Radebe...
ETOLLS VICTORY FOR WCAPE - Roads agency Sanral is dissapointed following the court's judgement to set aside decisions concerning the procedure to toll the N1 and N2 highways in the Western Cape.
The judgment was handed down in the Western Cape High Court this morning. The court ruled that Sanral will have to start from scratch with a proper public participation process if they want to toll sections of the freeways.
Sanral's Tiago Massinge says they will study the judgment...
UMALUSI READY FOR EXAMS - The council for quality assurance, Umalusi, says there will be severe consequences for matrics involved in irregularities during the final exams, which start at the end of October.
Umalusi has booted up on their monitoring administration of the examinations that will be written by approximately 800,000 matriculants.
CEO Dr Mafu Ramoketsi says drastic measures have been put in place, following last year's group copying scandal...
SPRINGBOK CAPTAIN - Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer is set to announce his captain for Saturday's important Pool B clash against Scotland in Newcastle at 6.00pm.
Trevor Cramer has more on Jean de Villiers, who had to withdraw from the squad...
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WEATHER - Thursday, 01 October
Gauteng: Partly cloudy and hot but very in the north with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Pretoria 16 / 34
Johannesburg 13 / 29
Mpumalanga: Partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered over the escarpment.
Mbombela 18 / 25
Skukuza 22 / 31
Limpopo: Very hot in the lowveld and in the western Bushveld, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Polokwane 18 / 30
Musina 20 / 37
North West: Fine and cool to warm but partly cloudy in the east.
Rustenburg 14 / 31
Mahikeng 12 / 27
