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Eskom to implement stage 4 load-shedding

Eskom has announced it will implement stage 4 load-shedding from 9am on Wednesday until Friday. “It is with a great deal of disappointment that Eskom has to inform the public that further failures overnight of generation units has necessitated the implementation of stage 4 load-shedding starting at 9am,” said Eskom…

9 Mar 2022 12AM 2 min

Ukraine-Russia: 'SA’s fence-sitting reflects a lack of principles'

In his weekly newsletter on Monday, President Cyril Ramaphosa said the Russia-Ukraine conflict should be resolved through mediation. This after the country abstained from voting on a  UN resolution reprimanding Russia last week and appearing conflicted on what stance to take. Head of politics and international relations at Rhodes University,…

8 Mar 2022 7AM 5 min

City of Cape Town expands vaccination sites to boost uptake

Public clinics and pop-up sites offer Covid-19 vaccination and booster shots. The city initially had 12 sites during the launch of the vaccination rollout in May last year.

8 Mar 2022 5AM 1 min

Labour minister Thulas Nxesi sets aside R551m for a job creation project

Don't have time to read? Listen to a summary on employment and labour minister Thulas Nxesi setting aside R551m for a job creation project aimed at assisting 19,921 beneficiaries.

8 Mar 2022 4AM 1 min

Load-shedding is back: Eskom announces stage 2 cuts from 5pm

Stage 2 rotational power cuts will be in place from 5pm on Monday afternoon, says embattled power utility Eskom. Initially, Eskom said the power cuts would kick in from 9pm on Monday, but this was changed just 20 minutes later. Spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha said the cuts were due to “multiple…

7 Mar 2022 8AM 1 min

KZN Premier Sihle Zikalala said township businesses affected by the July unrest will receive grants

KZN Premier Sihle Zikalala said the provincial government reprioritised R10 million which is aimed at offering assistance to affected businesses. Grants for a single applicant will be capped at R20,000. The grant is aimed at assisting more than 500 businesses across the province.

7 Mar 2022 5AM 1 min

Zuma weighs in on Russia and Ukraine conflict, says 'man of peace' Putin's response justified

Former president Jacob Zuma has weighed in on the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, saying President Vladimir Putin felt provoked and was justified in his response.  The former president's namesake foundation issued a statement, days after SA abstained from voting in favour of a UN resolution to reprimand Russia. He…

7 Mar 2022 3AM 8 min

Gift of the Givers providing humanitarian aid to Ukraine

Don't have time to read? Listen to a summary on Gift of the Givers announcing that it will provide humanitarian aid to Ukraine.

7 Mar 2022 2AM 1 min

Maimane predicts Zimbabwe 'will be free' next year

Don't have time to read? Listen to a summary of Mmusi Maimane predicting “freedom” for Zimbabwe in 2023

7 Mar 2022 12AM 1 min

Phumzile Van Damme reacts to Films and Publications Amendment (FPA) Act's new laws

Don't have time to read? Listen to a summary on former DA MP Phumzile Van Damme reacting to the newly introduced internet censorship bill.

4 Mar 2022 4AM 1 min

Putin plays 'sugar daddy' to influence world powers – analyst

Legal scholar, political analyst and author Prof Richard Calland joined Eusebius McKaiser to debate SA's abstention from a UN resolution condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

4 Mar 2022 3AM 5 min

Heavy K reassures fan he's 'okay and alive'

Don't have time to read? Listen to a summary of Heavy K rubbishing death rumours

4 Mar 2022 2AM 1 min

“The wheels of justice were turning” — justice minister on 2021 July unrest  

Justice and correctional services minister Ronald Lamola appeared before the SA Human Rights Commission hearing into the 2021 July unrest on Thursday. Lamola gave a detailed account of the unrest, including the efforts made by his ministry to deal with the unrest from the time it erupted to now, as…

3 Mar 2022 9AM 6 min

Russia-Ukraine conflict: 'SA is not taking sides'

The UN General Assembly on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted to reprimand Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, and demanded Moscow stop fighting and withdraw its military forces, an action that aims to diplomatically isolate Russia at the world body. But SA was not among the 141 of the assembly's 193 members…

3 Mar 2022 7AM 3 min

Gwede Mantashe says the state capture report should not be used to attack implicated individuals

Mineral resources minister Gwede Mantashe responded to the latest state capture report implicating him, saying he will take it for judicial review. He also maintained that the Bosasa sponsored security upgrades at three of his properties were innocent.

3 Mar 2022 4AM 1 min

DA and UDM have reacted to the third Zondo commission report

Don't have time to read? Listen to a summary on the DA and UDM reacting to the third volume of the state capture report released this week.

3 Mar 2022 3AM 1 min

AmaZulu royals: Misuzulu coronation can proceed as court rules in his favour  

KwaZulu-Natal deputy judge president Isaac Madondo handed down judgment in the Pietermaritzburg high court on Wednesday on the civil matter related to three applications brought before the court regarding King Goodwill Zwelithini's will. 

2 Mar 2022 8AM 6 min

Damning allegations contained in volume 3 of the state capture report

The third volume of the state capture commission implicates prominent individuals like former president Jacob Zuma and Gwede Mantashe in corruption. The chairperson of the commission and acting chief justice Raymond Zondo said authorities would likely uncover corruption if they pursued further investigations into the allegations levelled against Mokonyane and…

2 Mar 2022 6AM 1 min

Zuma rejects state capture inquiry finding that he received kickbacks from Bosasa

Former president Jacob Zuma has rejected the finding of the state capture inquiry that he “accepted gratification” from controversial state contractor Bosasa, which “held and sought to obtain contracts with government”. The finding is contained in part 3 of the state capture inquiry report, officially handed to the presidency on…

2 Mar 2022 4AM 2 min

Sakhisizwe helps ordinary people to build generational wealth

Sakhisizwe Property Stokvel was established in June 2019 and has become one the top-performing stokvels and is growing rapidly, enabling members to invest in high-yield properties in order to receive returns on those investments. Sakhisizwe, which connotes with the building of a nation, primarily consists of two types of investments…

2 Mar 2022 3AM 4 min