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With Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe and Western Cape Premier Alan Winde looking on, representatives of two of South Africa’s largest industrial companies on Tuesday signed a deal to look into the feasibility of carbon capture and so-called ‘green steel’.

This follows a new deal between chemical giant Sasol and steel company ArcelorMittal.

South African-based global energy and chemicals company Sasol and steel company ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMCO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding

"The Cape Flats is synonymous with crime, and social ills and those shouldnt be the only defining issues about the Cape Flats. There are phenomenal artists, phenomenal writers and people who have aspirations of changing their circumstances".

The party charged Mnqasela with misconduct and now are in the process of filling for a vote of no confidence to remove him from his position in the legislature.

"The Cape Flats is synonymous with crime, and social ills and those shouldnt be the only defining issues about the Cape Flats. There are phenomenal artists, phenomenal writers and people who have aspirations of changing their circumstances".

Hoping to avert industrial action, Transnet wanted to impose an "avoidance of strike" levy on companies, Business Unity SA and Business Leadership SA say.

Transnet said it revised its offer to striking unions to a three-year deal, including a 4.5% increase across the board in the first year.

Striking unions, the United Transport & Allied Trade Union and South African Transport and Allied Workers Union said the parastatal had offered a new wage increase of between 4% and 5% but was rejected by workers.

Democratic Alliance caucus leader, Alan Winde, has confirmed he plans to table a no-confidence vote in Speaker Masizole Mnqasela.