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Over 200 Johannesburg firefighters sacked

Johannesburg will now have to do with over 200 fewer firefighters this festive season.

That’s after the City fired them.

It says this is because workers belonging to union Demawusa went on an illegal strike earlier this year.

Some of the dismissed firefighters are crying foul.

They say they’re all being tarred with the same brush, even though they weren’t part of the strike.

The City said it had no option but to fire the emergency services personnel.

Demawusa said it will lodge an appeal against the sanctions on Monday.

In other news – Twitter agrees DJ Maphorisa’s verse on Lorch is fire

Hailed for killing the music game right now, DJ Maphorisa believes his verse on the hit song, Lorch, is the “best” SA has ever heard. Maphorisa, who’s having a great year so far, shared his thoughts on social media and told anyone who disagreed to go argue with their ancestors.

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“I think my verse on Lorch it’s da best verse in all time. Go argue with your Madlozi.” It is not surprising that Maphorisa is yet again blowing his own trumpet, as he is known to have confidence and flex game to last his whole life. continue reading

Source: eNCA