Springs resident seeks urgent help over delayed provident fund payout

Springs resident seeks urgent help over delayed provident fund payout

SPRINGS (CONVERSEER) – Mweleli Makhwethu, a former employee of Breswill Service Centre, is appealing for urgent assistance from the Motor Industry Retirement Funds (MIRF) over a delayed provident fund payout. Makhwethu resigned in November 2024 but has yet to receive the funds. Despite following all instructions from MIRF, including visiting their Randburg offices and updating…

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Elon Musk accuses South African government of racism

Elon Musk accuses South African government of racism

NEW YORK (CONVERSEER) – South African‑born tech magnate, Elon Musk, has launched a scathing public criticism of his country of birth, claiming that the government’s post‑apartheid laws amount to institutional racism against non‑Black citizens. “The South African government is super racist against anyone who isn’t Black. Just a fact. It’s literally in the laws,” Musk…

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Mayibuye iAfrika hosts inaugural national convention

Mayibuye iAfrika hosts inaugural national convention

SOWETO (CONVERSEER) – Mayibuye iAfrika is currently hosting its inaugural national convention at the University of Johannesburg’s Soweto campus. The event has brought together delegates from all nine provinces, along with youth, women, student, traditional, and religious representatives. Throughout the gathering, the movement is focusing on adopting its founding policy document, the Restoration Manifesto, which…

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Soweto designer Hlumelo Nyaluza empowers GBV survivors with luxury bags

Soweto designer Hlumelo Nyaluza empowers GBV survivors with luxury bags

SOWETO (CONVERSEER) – Soweto-based designer Hlumelo Nyaluza, an Eastern Cape-born visionary, has unveiled his latest creation: the HN Lux Carrier Bag, a R1,499 Woolworths-inspired luxury bag aimed at empowering GBV survivors and aspiring entrepreneurs. Nyaluza, who previously made waves with a global luxury bag collection featured in New York, London, Miami, Mexico, and Australia, revealed…

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Schreiber pulls Palestinian visa exemption amid 153-passenger entry irregularities

Schreiber pulls Palestinian visa exemption amid 153-passenger entry irregularities

JOHANNESBURG (CONVERSEER) – The government of South Africa has revoked the 90-day visa-exemption previously granted to holders of ordinary Palestinian passports, following what officials say was a deliberate abuse of the system. The decision comes after the arrival last month of 153 Palestinians in Johannesburg on a chartered flight from Kenya. The charter flight landed…

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