Pylons carry electricity from a sub-station of state power utility Eskom outside Cape Town in this picture taken March 20, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings The National Council of Provinces has approved the Eskom Debt Relief Amendment Bill. This is in concurrence with the National Assembly which has passed the proposed changes recently. The amendment is part…
The Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe Hospital in Kimberley is pictured on 24 September 2018. The Health Ombud has released a damning report on the state of the Northern Cape Mental Hospital and the Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe Hospital following the death of two psychiatric patients; and the immobile state of another patient who remains bedridden. Health Minister…
FILE | Ditebogo Phalane Jnr. One of the three men accused of the murder of five-year-old Ditebogo Phalane has been denied bail by the Pretoria North Magistrates’ Court. Elia Maeka and two others are accused of fatally shooting Phalane junior whilst they hijacked his father’s bakkie at their home in Soshanguve, north of Pretoria in…
Springbok coach, Rassie Erasmus. The Springboks are bracing for a step up in physicality and competitiveness when they defend their Rugby Championship title in a few weeks time. Coach Rassie Erasmus says the Springboks’ meticulous planning is precisely to bridge the gap between tests against Italy and Georgia and being absolutely ready for their opponents…
Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Dean Macpherson speaking in Parliament. Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Dean Macpherson says the report by PwC in the controversial R800 million Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) Oxygen plant tender, awarded by the Independent Development Trust (IDT), represents a monumental failure in governance and adherence to the IDTs policies…
A 64-year-old man from Mamelodi, Pretoria has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the repeated rape of his daughter. He raped the now 19-year-old teenager when she was just nine years old. National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Spokesperson Lumka Mahanjana says they welcome the sentence by the Pretoria Magistrates’ Court. “When the victim turned 16, she…
NSFAS Logo. The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) has criticized the government for failing to address funding delays in the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). The bursary scheme funds tertiary tuition and accommodation. CGE presented a report indicating that sexual harassment is increasing in higher learning institutions. Advocate Nthabiseng Sepanya Mogale says landlords are…
Former President Jacob Zuma and the uMkhonto we Sizwe Party face off with President Cyril Ramaphosa and others in the Constitutional Court today over the President’s three decisions related to Police Minister Senzo Mchunu’s leave of absence. LIVE STREAM:
Pelindaba nuclear station in Gauteng. The Department of Electricity and Energy Deputy Director General Zizamele Mbambo says they will explore all financing options for the expansion of South Africa’s nuclear energy programme. The programme has been in operation since 1984. The department will convene its third G20 Energy Transitions Working Group meeting in Sun City…
Judgment is expected to be delivered today at the Pretoria North Magistrates’ Court in the bail application of one of the three men accused of killing Ditebogo Phalane. Pelia Maeko, Ali Sithole, and Nido Gumbo allegedly shot the child during a hijacking at his home in Soshanguve, in May last year. It is believed that…
