ANC, unions slam SABC plan to axe 303 workers | Torching of cellphone towers 'linked to 5G and Covid conspiracies'

Download the SowetanLIVE app [image: SowetanLIVE]( [image: SowetanLIVE]( [image: SowetanLIVE] Morning Newsletter — January 8 2021 --------------------------------------------------------------- [News]( | [South Africa]( [ANC, unions slam SABC plan to axe 303 workers]( [image: ANC, unions slam SABC plan to axe 303 workers]( The ANC, parliament's portfolio committee and workers' unions have lambasted the SABC for forging ahead with its plan to shed more than 300 jobs. [Read more >>]( Top stories [News]( | [South Africa]( [Torching of cellphone towers 'linked to 5G and Covid conspiracies']( [image: ANC, unions slam SABC plan to axe 303 workers]( Three telecommunications network infrastructure towers were burnt and destroyed within a matter of hours in KwaZulu-Natal this week - seemingly sparked by the spread of false information related to Covid-19. [Read more >>]( [News]( | [South Africa]( [SA records more than 20,000 new Covid-19 cases for second straight day]( [image: ANC, unions slam SABC plan to axe 303 workers]( SA on Thursday recorded more than 20,000 new Covid-19 cases in a 24-hour period for the second day in a row. [Read more >>]( [News]( | [South Africa]( [We’d rather walk, say Limpopo commuters as alarming rise in Covid-19 cases hit Polokwane taxi ranks]( [image: ANC, unions slam SABC plan to axe 303 workers]( The Polokwane taxi rank in Limpopo has seen an alarming rise in Covid-19 related deaths and positive cases, with four taxi owners succumbing to the virus and eight drivers testing positive in the past week alone. [Read more >>]( [News]( | [World]( [U.S. transport, education secretaries quit after Capitol violence]( Elaine Chao and Betsy DeVos resigned on Thursday, joining a list of officials quitting President Donald Trump's administration in protest at the storming of the U.S. Capitol by his supporters. [Read more >>]( [Opinion]( | [Columnists]( [Tell the conspiracy theorist to go to hell, this thing is for real]( Sadness over Mokotso's death mixed with anger over Covid comments [Read more >>]( [Opinion]( | [Columnists]( [Bad choices haunting America]( The chaotic scenes out of the US this week bore striking resemblance to those of many Hollywood blockbusters about terrorist attacks on America’s great corridors of power. [Read more >>]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Sport]( | [Soccer]( [What a difference a week makes for Amakhosi]( [Sport]( | [Soccer]( [Sundowns gunning for victory against Baroka]( [Sport]( | [Soccer]( [Feel it: the original Soweto derby is here]( [Unsubscribe]( • • [View PDF]( • [Pause Subscription]( • [View Online]( This email was sent to {EMAIL} on 08-01-2021 is intended for opt-in communication only. If you feel this email is unsolicited please [report it]( to us Email Powered By