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News24 | Power struggle? City Power, DA caucus leader clash over ‘unpaid’ bills amid claims she is being targeted
A prominent leader of the DA caucus in Johannesburg has found herself at the centre of a controversial billing disagreement with City Power, which she believes is politically motivated.
Man sentenced to 15-years imprisonment for robbing paramedics
The other three assailants are still at large.
EFF members decry state of Tshilidzini Hospital during a march
They are complaining about the state of the hospital.
Civil society groups hold vigil to mark Chernobyl disaster in C Town
Civil society groups hold vigil outside parliament to mark Chernobyl anniversary
News24 | Axed security guards vow to continue sleep-in outside health dept offices until they get jobs back
Angry security guards who have been protesting outside the offices of the Gauteng Department of Health following the termination of their month-to-month contracts, say they will continue the fight to get their jobs back.
Judge Mokgoatlheng disappointed by the absence of defence counsel
Defence counsel Thulani Mngomezulu said he is unwell.
News24 | Prove you’re trying to earn money to get a grant, says DA as it announces party’s economic policy
The DA plans to put in place job seekers’ grants and do away with the R350 monthly social relief of distress grant if it is put in power – but it says the move will only be viable as long as there is economic growth and sufficient tax revenue to fund it.
News24 | Right to lawyer must ‘not be lightly dispensed with’, court finds as rehab committal order set aside
A Cape Town woman’s successful court bid to have her husband involuntarily sent to a drug rehabilitation facility has been set aside in the Western Cape High Court because he did not have a lawyer to speak on his behalf.
Mjwara’s departure bittersweet, says Minister Nzimande
Mjwara’s departure bittersweet, says Minister Nzimande
Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Professor Blade Nzimande, has described Dr Phil Mjwara’s farewell as bittersweet for both the department and the country’s science community. The Department of Science and Technology (DSI) hosted a farewell for Mjwara, the longest-serving DG in the country,...
Stage 2 load shedding anticipated for winter 2024
Stage 2 load shedding anticipated for winter 2024
Eskom anticipates that load shedding will likely be “maintained within Stage 2” this winter period.
This is according to the power utility’s Group Chief Executive Dan Marokane, who was speaking during the State of the System and Winter Outlook media briefing held at Megawatt Park on Friday.
He said the forecast was made on the...
News24 | Hartswater farm murders: Second accused denies washing blood from car
One of the four defendants on trial for the gruesome murders of Dan Brand, his wife, Breggie, and their daughter Elzabie on 26 July 2020 on a smallholding outside Hartswater, claims he only washed dust from Elzabie’s stolen Mazda CX5, and not blood.
Court to hear AmaZulu royal family members’ interdict application
Court to hear AmaZulu royal family members’ application for an interdict against King Misuzulu.
Lesotho Highlands Tunnel closure will not affect water availability
Lesotho Highlands Tunnel closure will not affect water availability
Water and Sanitation Director-General, Dr Sean Phillips, has assured Gauteng residents that the planned closure of the Lesotho Highlands Water Tunnel for six months will not affect water supply to Rand Water and the availability of raw water.
Phillips was briefing the media in Pretoria on Friday on the planned...
E Cape environmentalists combat invasive water plants
Climate change has led to water scarcity in parts of South Africa due in part to alien invasive wate
SABC launches project reflecting on 30 years of democracy
The goal of the SABC’s 30 years of democracy project is to examine South Africa’s journey.
DRC Concerned about How Apple Makes its Products
Lawyers representing the DR Congo have written to Apple CEO Tim Cook demanding answers on the sourcing of minerals used to manufacture the company’s products. The lawyers shared concerns that Apple’s supply chain may be tainted by blood minerals — those obtained through unethical mining practices — from the DRC. Amsterdam & Partners said it… Read More »DRC Concerned about How Apple...
Nestlé Called Out on “Harmful Double Standard” in African Markets
Public Eye, a Swiss investigative organisation, sent samples of Nestlé baby-food products sold in Asia, Africa and Latin America to a Belgian laboratory for testing. The laboratory found in many cases that baby formula with no added sugar sold in Switzerland, Germany, France and the UK contained unhealthy levels of sugar when sold in countries… Read More »Nestlé Called Out on “Harmful...
Flooding in Tanzania has Killed More than 150 People
It has left at least 236 injured, the country’s Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said on Thursday. More than 10,000 houses have been damaged and upwards of 200,000 people have been affected, Majaliwa told the Tanzanian parliament in the capital Dodoma. The prime minister added that “the heavy El Nino rains, accompanied by strong winds and… Read More »Flooding in Tanzania has Killed More...
Kenya has Joined a Growing List of Nations Seeking to Regulate TikTok
According to reports, the Kenyan government has advised lawmakers against banning TikTok and instead recommended stricter rules to regulate the platform. “Rather than imposing a ban on TikTok, the ministry proposes adopting a co-regulation model,” the information and communication ministry said in an advisory to the panel, which was shared with Reuters on Thursday. The… Read More »Kenya...
New Project Aims to Address Ghana’s Housing Challenges
The Ghana Statistical Service has reported that approximately six million of Ghana’s 33 million population are in urgent need of housing. Economic challenges and limited access to financing have hindered many Ghanaians from buying or building homes. An initiative to help provide much-needed homes in Ghana is turning shipping containers into eco-friendly homes. Affordability is… Read More...