Luthuli Museum in Stanger, KwaZulu-Natal. 2 minutes A police crime scene expert, Brenden Burgess, has identified several inconsistencies in the evidence contained in the first inquest into the death of the late ANC President, inkosi Albert Luthuli. These inconsistencies include the direction the train was travelling in. He testified in the Pietermaritzburg High Court that…
File image: Delegates attend ANC Vhembe region’s special regional general council. 2 minutes Two separate urgent applications to interdict the Vhembe African National Congree (ANC) regional elective conference in Limpopo were struck off the roll by the Thohoyandou High Court. Some ANC members from various branches, along with members of the party’s Regional Task Team…
Baby formula in a spoon 2 minutes The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) in South Africa has urged government to enforce stricter advertising regulations on the baby formula industry. This after the World Health Organisation and UNICEF launched a campaign, “Babies before Bottom Lines”, sounding the alarm on what they say is false…
[FILE IMAGE] A child lights a candle during load shedding. 2 minutes Eskom says no loadshedding can be expected this winter if unplanned losses remain below 13,000 Megawatts. The utility’s group CEO Dan Marokane gave the state of the system winter outlook at Megawatt Park. He says, at worst, Stage 2 will be implemented if…
Premier Soccer League, General Manager Andile Ncobo. 1 minute General Manager of the Premier Soccer League and former international referee Andile Ncobo and his wife are expected to appear in the Bellville Magistrate’s Court in the Western Cape on Monday. They are facing fraud and money laundering charges for allegedly embezzling millions of rand for…
Document showing corruption. 1 minute Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi says methods to prevent and combat corruption must be incorporated with modern technology. She says this is in light of increasing cybercrimes across the globe. Kubayi was delivering a keynote address in Cape Town, at a four-day 15th Commonwealth Regional Conference of Heads…
Court gavel. 2 minutes Charges against an Eastern Cape mother who allegedly murdered a 65-year-old man who allegedly raped her disabled daughter have been withdrawn. The mother made a brief appearance in the Lady Frere Magistrate’s Court in the Eastern Cape. The incident happened last month in Cacadu. The mother was arrested and later released…
Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge at the Judicial Conduct Tribunal. 1 minute A cellphone expert says that there is no way to predict whether one can recover deleted messages. Francois Moller is testifying before the Judicial Conduct Tribunal probing sexual harassment allegations against Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge. This follows Judges Secretary Andiswa…
A prepaid electricity meter. 1 minute The Portfolio Committee on Electricity and Energy has requested that the Minister of Electricity consider reviewing the electricity pricing policy. It says it wants the policy to address electricity tariff increases in order to protect the poor. Good morning from Eskom headquarters Megawatt Park. The power utility is today…
Koeberg Power Station 1 minute Eskom can run Koeberg Unit 1 for another 20 years. This is according to Electricity and Energy Minister, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa. Ramokgopa has thanked Eskom head of Generation, Bheki Nxumalo for his commitment to ensuring that electricity supply is consistent. Eskom CEO Dan Marokane says that for this year’s winter, there…
