Eskom’s Megawatt Park head office Electricity and Energy Minister Doctor Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says municipalities owe Eskom more than R90 billion. He says the figure stood at R94 billion between January and March this year. Related video | Municipal debts have escalated overtime: Ramokgopa revealed this in a written reply to a Parliamentary question from Kevin…
[FILE IMAGE]: A person stands behind bars. The Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court has sentenced former Human Resources Manager at the New Hope School to six years imprisonment for fraud. Christopher Fischer defrauded the school for learners with special needs of R6-million. He had faced 11 counts of fraud committed between July 2018 and April…
Young students getting breakfast at a school The National School Nutrition Programme Service Providers’ Association has expressed concern on the rising prices of zero-rated food items. It says the situation has complicated its ability to supply food to schools. The association says despite being exempt from taxation the rising prices are making it difficult to…
FILE | Former African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) Secretary-General Sindiso Magaqa. The Pietermaritzburg High Court in KwaZulu-Natal is today set to sentence one of the people implicated in the murder of former African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) Secretary-General Sindiso Magaqa. Sibusiso Ncengwa pleaded guilty to Magaqa’s murder as well as to charges of…
FILE | Baby wrapped in a blanket A 37-year-old woman has been arrested for the alleged kidnapping of a nine-day-old baby in Bellville, Cape Town. Police spokesperson FC van Wyk says the baby’s mother reported the incident after the child went missing at a local shopping complex at the weekend. He says officers later found…
Drops of water running from a tap. The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) in Phoenix, north of Durban, is calling for the immediate resignation of eThekwini Municipality City Manager Musa Mbhele and the head of Water Services Ednick Msweli. IFP councillor Dr. Jonathan Annipen is accusing Mbhele, Mswele and other top city officials of neglecting to…
Social grant beneficiaries The Institute for Economic Justice (IEJ) is calling on government to increase social grants. The IEJ has cautioned that the current grant amounts are far below the national poverty line, leaving millions unable to afford their most basic needs, including food. According to Statistics South Africa, the minimum required to afford basic daily nutrition currently stands…
Transnet locomotive on tracks Two former Transnet executives are appearing in the Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court, in Ekurhuleni after handing themselves over to police this morning. Their appearance is linked to an alleged fraudulent R93 million locomotive tender. In 2012, Transnet went on a tender for the acquisition of the more than 1 000 locomotives….
About 8000 Gauteng Education Assistants will not receive their stipends on time. This is due to an ongoing data verification process. The Gauteng Education Department says participating schools have confirmed placements for Education Assistants and submitted their validated data. The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) wishes to notify the public, particularly Education and General Assistants,…
Performers at last year’s festival Businesses in Mpumalanga are gearing up for the Innibos National Art Festival to be held in Mbombela this week. The annual festival is known for attracting thousands of visitors to the province’s Lowveld region. Kruger Lowveld Chamber of Business and Tourism CEO, Linda Grimbeek, “Innibos brings about R90 million into…
