As the country commemorates Youth Day - Eyewitness News is shining the spotlight on the drug popularly known in many South African townships as nyaope.

Some people say their children are slaves to nyaope, and the addicts themselves agree that the situation is dire.

Wage negotiations between unions and the South African Local Government Association started in March.

The provincial government's Thabo Masebe said that he could not say at this stage when the hospital would reopen.

Workers are demanding a R4,000 salary increase across the board, saying that this will ensure that the wage gap in the sector is narrowed and that workers receive decent increments.

Gauteng accounted for the majority of the daily infections in the country and hospitals were feeling the pressure. With the indefinite closure of the Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital both public and private facilities were running out of ICU beds.

There’s been a surge in COVID -19 cases in South Africa, with over 8,000 infections recorded over the last 24-hour cycle, while 127 people have succumbed to the virus.

The ANC has been experiencing repeated challenges of late salary payments for several months now. Workers are expected to picket at Luthuli House and all provincial and regional offices.

The Education Labour Relations Council took a decision to reinstate the Parktown Boys High School principal, Malcolm Williams, after he was was dismissed last year following the death of 13-year-old Enock Mpianzi who drowned in the Crocodile River during a school orientation trip.

But earlier the Gauteng social development department said it had tracked down Gosiame Tamara Sithole, the woman who allegedly gave birth to the babies.

On Tuesday, the Pretoria News ran the story about a 37-year-old woman who apparently earned her place in the Guinness Book of Records after carrying and delivering 10 children.

A decade after being moved from a disaster area, Mayfield residents near Benoni were still waiting for their RDP houses. Meanwhile, millions have been spent on toilets.

In its latest expose, the Daily Maverick's investigative unit, Scorpio, reported the controversial company bought a Land Cruiser bakkie for Mkhize's son DedaniMabhunu.

Some residents of Johannesburg have been left frustrated after having to grapple with not having power and water supply.

In its latest expose, the Daily Maverick's investigative unit, Scorpio, is reporting that the controversial company bought a Land Cruiser bakkie for Mkhize's son, DedaniMabhunu.

The Basic Education Department's Elijah Mhlanga said that with just two months left until primary school pupils returned to daily attendance, work was under way to ensure that teachers were vaccinated.

From 26 July, pupils from grade R to 7 including those from schools for children with special needs will be returning to classes under the traditional timetable.

The power failure, which occurred over the weekend, resulted in reservoirs running low affecting several municipalities in Gauteng.