25 SEPTEMBER 2015 12PM

With exactly thirty days to go before the start of the final matric examinations, KwaZulu-Natal Head of the Department of Education Nkosinathi Sishi has called on parents and teachers to provide adequate support to matriculants. **The Saudi authorities have defended themselves against criticisms that they were to blame for the disaster at the annual Hajj pilgrimage in which more than 700 people were crushed to death and hundreds injured. **Members of the catering and hospitality union, SACCAWU, have embarked on a protest march for better wages at Grand West Casino in Cape Town. **The strike by members of the the transport union, SATAWU at the Algoa Bus Company continues.SUDISHA