Sunday, July 20, 2025

SAA Pilots Threaten To Go On Strike

Threatening to clip the airline’s wings, the pilots are demanding a 15.7% salary hike with added benefits. The company is only offering 8.46%, saying it cannot afford the proposed offer.

Wednesday Morning Spice

Today’s national shutdown explained. Inside QAnon Queen’s cult. Warnings of ‘another Chernobyl’. Kyrgios sued by fan. Sleeping with Hef was gross.

Wednesday Morning Spice

National shutdown details. WhatsApp minimum age raised. Female Trump. Facebook reveals guidelines. De Lille hits back. Spotify improvements. Russia’s football hooligans. Anfield attempted murder. Kim K nude again. Stormy’s new porno.

Monday Morning Spice

Bus strike continues. Mini-Me, Avicii dead. Hollywood actress sex slave scandal. BA pilot tried flying drunk. Cops try dead man’s finger to unlock phone. Africans on TIME’s Most Influential list.

OMG The Postal Strike Is Over

BREAKING NEWS: SA Post Office strike is over – for now. Your mail will now be delivered…Or over the next 6 years…

Attention Capetonians: Enjoy Free Parking In The CBD Today

That’s right, friends. Vistors to the CBD will enjoy free parking today in the normally paid-for spots, owing to a parking marshall strike. The free parking will be available for as long as the strike continues, so you better run those errands while the going’s good.

ANC Calls For The Boycott Of South African Wines

Over the past week we’ve seen violent protests by farmworkers demanding higher wages and better working conditions. Farmworkers in the De Doorns and other Western Cape areas went on strike in demand of a R150 daily wage. In a bid to show their support, the ANC in the Eastern Cape called for the complete boycott of South African wines yesterday.

Striking Mine Workers Kill Colleagues, Assault Security Guards [VIDEO]

Yesterday, about 400 miners at the Nkaneng informal settlement in Photsaneng near Rustenburg resulted to violence in order to voice their frustrations. In the process, a man was burned to death, and another was shot dead. Several security guards were also assualted by strikers.

Wednesday Morning Spice

Gautrain under strain. Agriculture minister denies Zumaville donation. Skydiver Cancels Try at Supersonic Jump. Challenge to Eskom’s electricity monopoly. Australia PM’s Epic Rant on Sexism. Scottish to vote on independence. Twitter Mulls an In-House Video-Hosting Service.

Tuesday Morning Spice

Port strike ‘will sink economy’. Rand in free fall. SAA confirms more resignations. Egypt’s president pardons protesters. New Euro-Zone Aid Fund Launches. Homeowners Get New Rights To Attack Burglars. Why Did Lady Gaga Visit Julian Assange?

Friday Morning Spice

Zumaville upgrade: Last-minute bid to hide costs. 1time airlines have turned to the government for a bailout. Tom Cruise divorce papers leaked. Mitt Romney wins TV debate.

Transport Strike Update: More Vehicles Torched, Petrol Pumps Start Running Dry

Members of the transport industry are marching in the Johannesburg CBD today to protest their current salaries. Earlier this morning, in related activities, two trucks were set alight in Boksburg outside the Jerusalem Informal Settlement. To make matters worse, reports are starting to come in that petrol pumps around Gauteng and other provinces are starting to run out of fuel fast.