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IPP amendments not an immediate answer to Eskom's winter demand woes
Energy expert Lungile Mashele said hospitals, industries, and homes were now competing for electricity for life-saving machines, manufacturing, and space heating.
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Cops in Nathaniel Julies murder case back in court for pre-trial proceedings
The 16-year-old boy who had Down Syndrome was shot dead just three metres away from his home last year. The trio of officers face charges of murder, possession of illegal ammunition, and defeating the ends of justice.
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A 'unique' operating model: 51% of SAA to be sold to Takatso Consortium
Fifty-one percent of SAA will be sold to a consortium, while the Department of Public Enterprises will own the other 49%.
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Ramaphosa: Local govt polls going ahead as planned for now
A formal proclamation of the 27 October date for local government elections must still be made by CoGTA Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, and President Ramaphosa said it would be up to the IEC to decide if the elections will go ahead.
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Kgothatso Mdunana’s family plan August trip for ritual to fetch spirit in China
Mdunana's remains were repatriated on Monday after the family raised enough money to finally send her body home for a dignified send-off.
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Gordhan announces Takatso Consortium as new strategic equity partner for SAA
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan announced on Friday that Takatso Consortium would own 51% of the airline while government would have a 49% ownership.
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Numsa affiliated SAA Technical employees to picket over salary payments
Two months ago, Numsa instructed its attorneys to take action as many of their members battled to make ends meet with no salary.
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Rocks, tyres used to block roads in Orlando East during protest over electricity
JMPD spokesperson Wayne Minnaar said that officers were trying to clear the road.
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SA organisations gear up to fight proposed Firearms Control Amendment Bill
The amendment seeks to prohibit people from legally acquiring a firearm for the purposes of self-defence. It's currently out for public comment.
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Malema docks pay of 2 EFF leaders over report, threatens more cuts, suspensions
On Thursday, Malema told journalists provincial leadership structures would be disbanded if they fail to ensure 90% of regions have launched branches.
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Moz insurgency being monitored in case violence spills over into SA - Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa said that South Africa’s security agencies were monitoring the situation in the neighbouring nation and the possible spilling over of violence into South Africa.
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SA extradition treaty with UAE to come into effect on 10 July - Lamola
The Middle Eastern country confirmed the ratification of its extradition treaty this week after the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) approached Interpol to assist in the execution of warrants of arrests for brothers Atul and Rajesh Gupta, along with their wives and and four others.
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WC Health Dept ready says it is ready to deal with COVID-19 third wave
The province now joined the Free State, Gauteng, the North West and the Northern Cape as provinces confirmed to have entered a third wave.
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Zuma claims state officials called him 'Zulu boy', NPA being used to target him
In papers before the court, Zuma claims – amongst other things – that the case has been coloured by ethnic discrimination.
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Police seeks answers after missing, pregnant nurse Martha Mhlari is found dead
Martha Mhlari, who was already a mother to two other children, did not report for work at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital last week Tuesday. Her body was discovered in the home she shared with her husband in Phumlamqashi, three days later.
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Proposed changes to power regulations will pay off in long run - energy experts
The amendment will make it easier for independent power producers to make electricity and sell it into the grid.
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SA records 100 COVID-19 deaths, 9,149 new infections in last 24 hours
It comes as South Africa has entered the third wave with the NICD announcing that 9,149 new cases have been recorded in the past day.
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NICD says SA is now in COVID third wave
This after the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) recorded 9,149 new cases in the last 24-hour cycle.
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More organisations back the fight against the proposed firearms bill
On Thursday, AfriForum held a conference on the matter, with 21 other organisations including three political parties.
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Officials worried about rising COVID-19 infections in Gauteng
Gauteng province also reported a rapid increase of positive cases in the Johannesburg inner city region, Randburg, Bedfordview, Roodepoort, and Mfuleni.
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Friends and family share fond memories of Kgothatso Mdunana at memorial service
The 24-year-old South African student was weeks away from graduating in China when she fell out of a window from the 13th floor of a friend’s flat.
