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Loyiso Nkohla murder case postponed
Mziyanda Mdlunga and Mzubanzi Chulayo, along with a third suspect Zukisa Tshabile stand accused of Nkohla's assassination in April this year.
The City of Cape Town will start enforcing local by-laws to prevent people from touching or feeding seals.
South Africa has pilot tested the four-day work week, and seen how it affects employees and employers.
Eskom reduces load shedding to Stage 2 for six hours on Friday.
UNAIDS says 90% of people living with HIV know their status, 91% of these people are on life-saving treatment and 94% are virally suppressed.
Despite the Minister of Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa recently saying that load shedding would ease up during December, energy expert Chris Yelland said it isn't possible to predict how the future will pan out.
DENOSA says the country remains the world leader in HIV cases, with just over seven million people infected on treatment.
Having recently taken over the management of load shedding from Eskom, City Power said because the utility covers a smaller area than Eskom, it is possible to exempt critical buildings from power cuts.
The theme for 2023 is Let Communities Lead, and it’s intended to shine a light on the important role of communities and their leadership in the fight against HIV and Aids.
Muzikawukhulelwa Sibiya, one of the five men accused in the murder trial, is being tried for possession of ammunition and dealing in drugs in connection to the 2019 case he was arrested for in May 2020.
Minister of Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa noted a need for more reliable energy generation beyond Eskom and the generators availed by China.
The standing of the political giant, widely known by his clan name of "Madiba", is so great that many people watching the sorry state of South Africa's economy and politics ask "what would 'Madiba' think if he were still here."
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Spokesperson Daphne Mokwena said what will follow for most of Friday is another round of a reduced load shedding stage.
Survivors who are being housed in shacks provided for by the City of Joburg in Denver are struggling with little or no income and have resorted to opening stalls as a way to earn an income.
According to the municipality, over 6,000 vegetation fires were recorded between October of 2022 and January of 2023.
Traffic was heavily backed up on the route near the N1 South off-ramp in Bryanston on Thursday afternoon after police closed off part of the street to attend to the crime scene.
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said South Africans can expect the intensity of load shedding to reduce going into the weekend.