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Load-shedding is back until Saturday — day and night

Eskom's enforced power cuts will be implemented from Tuesday — and daytime outages are back.  Stage 2 load-shedding kicks in from 4pm until 10pm on Tuesday night. This will be followed by daily cuts between 5am to 10pm until Saturday.
6 Sep 2022 8AM 1 min

Frustrated by crime, marchers call for sacking of police minister Bheki Cele

“Have you ever been raped? Do you know someone in your family who was raped?” These questions were posed by protesters who marched to police minister Bheki Cele’s office in Pretoria on Tuesday to call for his ousting. The march was organised by the DA and supported by Action Society’s Ian…
6 Sep 2022 7AM 7 min

SA could extract its own oil to keep fuel prices low: economist

As motorists expect fuel decreases from Wednesday, Investec chief economist Annabel Bishop says SA could reassess oil and gasoline imports to lower prices. The Automobile Association (AA) called on government to urgently review the fuel price and find a sustainable solution to mitigating rising fuel costs, failing which citizens would…
5 Sep 2022 10AM 3 min

"Applicant's constitutional rights have been violated" — Meyiwa trial  

The high court in Pretoria on Monday heard the application for a special entry regarding the alleged irregularities relating to the state's alleged non-disclosure of the so-called second docket in the murder case of soccer star Senzo Meyiwa. The application was brought by counsel for accused 5 advocate Zandile Mshololo,…
5 Sep 2022 9AM 7 min

Canada hunts suspects in stabbing spree that killed 10, wounded 15

Canadian police are hunting for two suspects in a stabbing spree that killed 10 people and wounded at least 15 others, mostly in a sparsely populated indigenous community, early on Sunday. The stabbings across 13 crime scenes were among the deadliest mass killings in modern Canadian history and are certain…
5 Sep 2022 8AM 1 min

Forever young ANC leaders want slice of the cake

One is as old as one feels, so goes the saying, but according to Pule Mabe, as long as you are not Thabo Mbeki’s age, you are young. The ANC’s national spokesperson has suggested that people under 50 should be considered “youth”. This is revealed in a leaked recording of…
3 Sep 2022 1PM 8 min

Defence minister loses her cool with DA MP heckling her over Russian trip

“I don’t have to answer to you. You are rude, but perhaps ... when you look at me, you [think you see] ... a kitchen lady.” These were the words of an angry defence minister, Thandi Modise, directed at DA MP Dean Macpherson during Wednesday’s sitting of the National Assembly. Macpherson…
31 Aug 2022 2PM 3 min

Limpopo MEC Ramathuba raised an important issue: Ramaphosa

President Cyril Ramaphosa answered questions virtually from MPs on Tuesday, including challenges of illegal immigration, criminality and SANDF deployment. Ramaphosa said Limpopo health MEC Phophi Ramathuba raised an important issue that is being debated and also said government is making progress on combating criminality.  Proceedings were delayed as EFF members…
30 Aug 2022 11AM 5 min

AfriForum to pay costs after losing ‘Shoot the Boer’ case against EFF

The Equality Court has dismissed AfriForum’s "dubul’ iBhunu" ("Shoot the Boer") case with costs.  The organisation had taken the EFF to court over the singing of the song, allegedly by party leader Julius Malema and MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi, arguing it is hate speech and contributed to farm murders. Several witnesses…
25 Aug 2022 6AM 3 min

Limpopo health MEC blasts patient from Zim receiving treatment in SA hospital

Limpopo health MEC Dr Phophi Ramathuba has been captured confronting a foreign national scheduled for surgery at a hospital in the province. She is heard telling the patient her country must take responsibility for her health issues and not SA, adding that Zimbabwe president Emmerson Mnangagwa does not contribute to…
24 Aug 2022 4AM 3 min

‘Pervert’ minister Godongwana must resign immediately, says Malema

EFF leader Julius Malema says the continued stay of finance minister Enoch Godongwana in office spits in the faces of rape victims. The party has called for Godongwana to step down after sexual misconduct allegations were made against him. Malema said there were no divisions in the Zulu royal family…
23 Aug 2022 10AM 4 min

“We do our investigations without fear, favour or prejudice”: Hawks head

Hawks head Lt-Gen Godfrey Lebeya on Tuesday hosted a media briefing at which he gave an update on cases the directorate is working on, among them the July 2021 unrest. He also outlined milestones achieved since his appointment in 2018. Lebeya also spoke about challenges the unit is facing, such…
23 Aug 2022 9AM 6 min

‘Shut up, I’m not your little boy,’  Mpofu tells DA MP

A witness in the parliamentary inquiry into suspended public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's fitness to hold office gave the head of her legal team, advocate Dali Mpofu, a hard time on Monday. Testifying before the section 194 committee on Monday was Busani Baloyi, a former COO in the public protector's office…
23 Aug 2022 6AM 5 min

Saftu demands R1,500 for 12.4-million jobless South Africans

As trade unions plan to shut down the country on Wednesday, Saftu (South African Federation of Trade Unions) general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi says one of the demands is for the R350 grant to be increased to R1,500 for the unemployed. Lowering of prices, stepping aside of the entire government of…
22 Aug 2022 9AM 4 min

CRIME STATS: Decrease in sexual offences, but murder remains high 

Police minister Bheki Cele delivered the crime statistics for the first quarter — April to June 2022 — of the 2022/2023 financial year. In this period sexual offences decreased, while murder remained high. According to Cele, violent crimes against women and children were at alarmingly high and unacceptable levels.
19 Aug 2022 9AM 5 min

Corporal punishment in schools should be reviewed, says Lesufi

Gauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi is likely to set the cat among the pigeons for saying he supports a “strong review” of the law that banned corporal punishment in schools. The use of corporal punishment in schools was outlawed in 1996. He made this view known during a meeting of…
17 Aug 2022 12PM 1 min
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