Pretoria News is a local newspaper circulating in the Tshwane Metropolitan area. Pretoria News covers a range of local news, as well as national and international news, comment and analysis by experts, sport, entertainment and lifestyle.
COVID-19 DANGERS AT WORK Need for clear health and safety protocols ZELDA VENTER zelda.venter@inl.co.za LAW EXPERT Andre Visser has warned of the difficulty faced by both employers and employees to properly address the prevalence of Covid-19 within the workplace. Visser was commenting on the case of a butcher at processed meat manufacturer Eskort, who went to work after testing positive for Covid-19 and even hugged a colleague who suffered from comorbidities. The worker was eventually dismissed and the decision confirmed by the Labour Court “I believe that the conclusion reached by the court in this instance was correct and justified, but each matter must be considered on its own merits, before a conclusion is reached,” said Visser, a partner at law firm DLA Piper. Visser said under the…
Long queues as Covid-19 grant ends SAKHILE NDLAZI sakhile ndlazi@inl.co.za OUPA MOKOENA African News Agency (ANA) THE FINAL day of the R350 special Covid-19 social relief grant saw hundreds of people descending on the SA Post Office branch in Pretoria CBD yesterday to apply. The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) had this week issued a reminder that the grant, for unemployed people, was coming to an end at close of business yesterday. “This means no new applications will be accepted after this date. However, all applications which have been approved and who have not yet received the money will still be paid,” Sassa said in a statement. The grant formed part of the R500 billion economic and social relief measures announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa in April last year,…
CHILD LAW ‘Arrested minors should have support’ ZELDA VENTER zelda.venter@inl.co.za WHILE the 14-year-old Mbilwi Secondary School learner arrested for assaulting Lufuno Mavhunga is set to face the consequences of her alleged actions, the Child Justice Act tries as far as possible to divert minors away from the criminal justice system. This is according to Zita Hansungule of the Centre for Child Law, an expert on the child justice system. The teenager was on Thursday granted R1500 bail at the Thohoyandou Children’s Court and released into the care of her mother. She was arrested after a video of her assaulting the 15-year-old, who later took her life, went viral. Hansungule explained that a child charged with committing an offence was dealt with in terms of the Child Justice Act of 2008.…
MOBSTER’S HEALTH DETERIORATING UNDER INHUMANE CONDITIONS, SAYS LAWYER Krejcir fearful of dying in prison SAMEER NAIK sameer.naik@inl.co.za NOKUTHULA MBATHA African News Agency (ANA) CHRIS COLLINGRIDGE African News Agency (ANA) MOTLABANA MONNAKGOTLA African News Agency (ANA) CZECH mobster Radovan Krejcir fears he will die in prison, as his mental and physical health continues to deteriorate behind bars, his lawyer, Nastasja Otrebski says, following a visit to her client at Leeuwkop maximum security prison this week. While Otrebski couldn’t go into detail regarding his health, she said it had worsened over the past few months. She says Krejcir is being denied medical treatment at the maximum security prison. “He is not getting medical treatment because it is either denied or ignored when he requests for him to see a doctor…
ON TRACK DJ Jet is making his mark RAPULA MOATSHE rapula.moatshe@inl.co.za BUDDING song writer and music producer DJ Jet, aka Tebogo Jethro Mlambo, from Tukakgomo village in Limpopo, believes he is on track to make his mark in the music world. His inspiration began in the heyday of kwaito when it was the favourite among revellers in many clubs. In his endeavour to start a musical career, he formed a hip hop group, Fire Squad, while at high school in 2004. Together with his friends Dumisani Mokwena and Ronald Nzimande, they composed a hit track called Rong World, which was never recorded. “Then I also stopped writing music because I was working at a mine until 2016,” Mlambo said. He decided to revive his musical career after he met DJ…
ADVERTORIAL World bets on Vodacom Blue Bulls THE Blue Bulls Company is excited to introduce yet another world class signing to the squad. The Boys in Blue welcomed World Sports Betting to Loftus Versfeld as an associate sponsor and the official betting partner of the Vodacom Bulls. Whether on a mobile device or desktop, World Sports Betting has established itself as a trusted choice for online sports betting in South Africa. Fans can expect to see the prominent World Sports Betting’s logo on the back of the Vodacom Bulls’ shorts. “We’re ecstatic with the inclusion of World Sports Betting into our stable as an associate sponsor. The current climate has posed its fair share of challenges to the sponsorship market, and for this we are extra grateful for the partnership.…
