Despite the rising cost of living, consumers are expected to rush to stores to try to snag great deals on Black Friday - the year’s biggest shopping day.

Thuja Capital’s CEO alleged that Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi and three other ministers tried to solicit a R500 million bribe from him. But Nxesi has denied this, saying it would ‘undermine the integrity of our democracy’.

Nxesi briefed the media in Pretoria on Thursday following allegations by Thuja Capital CEO Mthunzi Mdwaba that Nxesi and other high-ranking government officials tried to solicit a bribe from him.

The Free State Education Department said it was made aware of this incident through a video, showing a grade 8 pupil with fresh burn marks on his arm.

The state-owned rail, port and pipeline company says it has measures in place to ensure that it meets this deadline.

The hamstrung state-owned enterprise said it's working to clear the backlog, adding that it could take months to conclude.

Due to a breakdowns of two more generating units, the ailing power utility said Stage 2 load shedding would be implemented until 4pm, and Stage 3 would kick in thereafter.

Malawi is currently battling an economic crisis that has led to fuel shortages, inflated food prices and a shortage of foreign exchange.

The Road Freight Association said the port was not built to take the volume of trucks that were in the area.

On Friday, Higher Education Minister Blaze Nzimande retracted his decision after being instructed by the Pretoria High Court to do so.

The applications will be open for the next two months, with the last day of application on 31 January.

Electricity Minister Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said the units were taken for repairs, adding that some were expected to return to service on Monday.

The commission said when voting stations closed on Saturday, one million people had successfully registered at over 23,000 voting stations across the country.

Joburg EMS said the incident happened on Saturday night south of the city during a cleansing ceremony.

Minister of Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said the last two weeks were disappointing, as higher stages of load shedding needed to be implemented following the breakdown of some generating units.

The ANC this week received backlash over the use of the deputy chief justice's image on a party poster about transformation, without her consent.

Protests in some areas in Gauteng on Saturday resulted in some voters being unable to register to vote for the upcoming general elections.

This after the governing party used Maya's image on a campaign poster about transformation. Chief Justice Raymond Zondo's office said the move by the ANC has the potential to put the office into disrepute and undermine the integrity of the judiciary.