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The Secretary General of the Motor Industry Bargaining Council (MIBCO), Paulos Masemola, says that if companies, trade unions and others in the motor industry cooperate, the damage caused by layoffs can be reduced.In South Africa the situation is tense as companies are laying off.Recently, the Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa announced that it will lay off workers, the tire manufacturing company Goodyear has been closed in Gqeberha, Motus has recently laid off approximately 86 workers and other companies.Masemola said the truth is that the industry is under a lot of pressure.”If companies continue to be under economic pressure, laying…
Jairus Rabbit/GCIS “Judges can be wrong. American judges are often wrong. That doesn’t mean I have no respect for the legal system.” This is what Brent Bozell, the USA’s ambassador to South Africa, says about his recent comment that the “Kill the Boer” chant, despite several statements to the contrary, is indeed hate speech. “I don’t care what your court says. This is hate speech,” Bozell said in his first public speech as ambassador last month. He was summoned shortly afterwards to explain his “undiplomatic comments” to the South African government. “Some of you guys are responsible for that…” Bozell…
PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa has said that he is still considering the matter of the Commissioner of Police who is facing the case, General Fannie Masemola.Ramaphosa said he will make an announcement when he is done looking. He said this when he was speaking to the media who were attending the transfer of funds to revive homes that were destroyed during apartheid, in Ndwedwe, yesterday.Masemola is at risk of being suspended because he is facing a case involving a tender of R360 million, which was given to the company of a businessman facing a series of cases, Mr. Vusumuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala.…
THE issue of the dispute for the throne of Mathulini, Mgababa is escalating, as it turns out that there are two names that have been proposed, which has led to a face-to-face confrontation.This happened after weeks ago, the local king, Mr. Phathisizwe Luthuli, bowed down. It is a country it has found out from its source that there are people who have raised the name of the person in charge of Mathulini’s money and who is the brother of the prostrate king, Mr. Busani Luthuli.On the other hand, it appears that there is another house that has raised the name…
The distinction between what this truce is and what it is not is crucial. This is not a solution to the underlying disputes. Questions surrounding Iran’s nuclear program, the US military presence in the region, sanctions and the role of Iran’s allies all remain unresolved.
NewsFeedThe Democratic Republic of Congo is expecting to receive ‘third-country’ deportees after a deal with the US. Some people are unhappy with the deal, arguing that conflict and insecurity make life difficult enough without the added consequences of more arrivals.Published On 8 Apr 20268 Apr 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2SharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo
Google Gemini Update: Google has updated its AI chatbot Gemini. Now, if the chatbot finds any indication in the user’s conversation that he is suffering from mental stress, then it will give him the option of number, website or call to immediately connect him with human help.Google on Tuesday announced a new update related to mental health safety for its Gemini chatbot. The company has decided to provide this facility several months after a lawsuit filed in a federal court in California. In fact, in this lawsuit, Gemini has been accused that Google’s AI chatbot helped a 36-year-old man from…
THE LEADER of the Home of the Disciples of Jesus in KwaMaphumulo, Rev. Vusimuzi Sibiya, said that he does not fully agree with the statement made by the Minister of Health in KwaZulu-Natal, Ms. Nomagugu Simelane, who accused people of not stopping their anti-HIV drugs.Ms Simelane speaking at the Easter service in the church, the United Congregational Church of Southern Africa (UCCSA), stated that she does not agree with making Disciples of Jesus.”I have heard, Master, that there are people who have chosen to live alone, saying that they are separated from the things of the world. These people are…
Knolokskraal near Grabouw, a fast-growing, self-proclaimed Khoisan settlement. (Photo: Ashraf Hendricks/Maroela Media)By Liezl Human, GroundUpThe Department of Public Works and Infrastructure plans to approach the High Court in an attempt to stop Knoflokskraal near Grabouw, a fast-growing, self-proclaimed Khoisan settlement. This move comes after the government admitted that it has so far failed to maintain law and order in the area.Dean Macpherson, Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, confirmed this week that the department is finalizing its submission to the High Court in Cape Town.The aim is to extend an existing containment order from 2021. According to Macpherson, the government…
MAYOR Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma is kicking rumors that the suspension of the chief executive officer of this municipality, Mr. Nkosiyezwe Vezi, is due to the fact that he commented on the social media on the issue concerning the association of one of the officials of this municipality, with the disappearance of R1.5 million.Speaking toOf this country Ms. Nqobile Vakalisa, who is in charge of Communications in the council, said that this is not true, but the truth is that the council agreed that Vezi should take a leave.”Someone will fill his place as he will be on vacation. But…