Minister of Employment and Labour Thulas Nxesi during a media briefing. The Unemployment Insurance Fund halted coronavirus payouts to workers earlier this week as its systems were probed. Minister of Employment and Labour Thulas Nxesi on Wednesday said the Auditor General's audit of Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) payments was to strengthen financial controls. Employment and Labour Director General,…
Absa Premiership trophy (Gallo Images) As football resumes in leagues around the world, it is still unknown when the PSL season in South Africa will resume.Despite rumours that a return date of 18 July has been set, this claim has been denied by acting CEO Tebogo MotlantheKaizer Chiefs, who currently lead the PSL standings, are…
International 2020-05-23 15:14 La Liga trophy (Getty Images) "The resumption of major professional sporting competitions and in particular La Liga will be allowed from the week of 8 June," Sanchez told a press conference.More than two months after the Covid-19 pandemic halted the season in Spain, players have begun training in small groups as they…
Bafana Bafana 2020-04-30 21:22 Danny Jordaan and Irvin Khoza (Gallo Images) The commencement of Level 4 lockdown on 1 May, Friday has raised the issue of when football will restart in South Africa.President Cyril Ramaphosa announced last week five levels of lockdown regulations in hopes of helping to curb the deadly coronavirus pandemic sweeping the…
When will sports come back?Brian Kilmeade and Harris Faulkner discuss UFC boss Dana White holding a fight on a private island and when sport might start back upThe PGA Tour announced Thursday it plans to resume the season in June with the Charles Schwab Challenge and the first four events will be closed to fans.The announcement…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…