The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has strongly criticised a recommendation to increase the salaries of public office bearers by 4.1%, arguing that the proposal is out of touch with the country’s economic reality.

As search and rescue operations continue in Amanzimtoti for three people feared missing, KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli has begun oversight visits to flood-affected areas on the South Coast to assess the damage and coordinate government response efforts

Rand West City Local Municipality has condemned a deadly mass shooting in Bekkersdal that left nine people dead and at least ten others injured.