Chairperson of the WIMSA, Lindi Nakedi says women face various challenges in the industry such as discrimination by male counterparts, their safety inside the mine shafts, social issues and being made to feel as if they can’t do certain jobs because they are women.

KwaZulu-Natal premier Willies Mchunu has encouraged people to mark the anniversary of Nelson Mandela's capture by visiting the Madiba Capture site near Howick in the province's midlands.

Two Nigerian nationals have been arrested for alleged human trafficking and four women have been rescued at a house in Randburg, north of Johannesburg.

Political analyst, Professor Steven Friedman, says a vote by a secret ballot is undemocratic.

Ratings agency, Standard and Poor (S&P) has warned that South Africa's current negative outlook poses a risk to its sovereign rating which could be lowered in the next twelve months.

92 people are known to have been killed at the notorious Glebelands hostel at Umlazi south of Durban in the last three years. Police are probing last night's killing of a 30-year-old woman at the hostel. KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson, Thulani Zwane says the woman was in the laundry room when she was killed by unknown suspects.

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) says it still has not received an apology from President Jacob Zuma's son, Edward. The Commission has since approached Zuma to retract his statements.This comes after Zuma lashed out at former Finance Minister, Pravin Gordhan and former Minister of Tourism, Derek Hanekom in a public letter calling them "stooge of white monopoly capital" and a "white Afrikaner askari" respectively. CEO of the Commission, Tsheliso Thipanyane says they cannot afford to let anyone disrespect the HRC.

The Lions will face off against the Crusaders in the Super Rugby Final at the Ellis Park Stadium on Saturday.

The South African Police Service (SAPS) says they're still willing to negotiate with the striking emergency police 10111 operators. This after the operators resumed their strike yesterday after wage talks deadlocked. The SA Police Union (SAPU) said they had sought intervention from government without success. The countrywide strike was temporarily suspended in mid-July. SAPS spokesperson, Brigadier Vish Naidoo says the demands are just too high for management.

President Jacob Zuma’s son, Edward Zuma, is likely to face disciplinary action by the African National Congress in KwaZulu-Natal.