Mpumalanga govt revising support for municipalities with Eskom debt

An Eskom pre-paid meter. The Cooperative Governance and Human Settlements Department in Mpumalanga says it is revising its support for municipalities struggling with their Eskom debt. Five municipalities in the province, Emalahleni, Govan Mbeki, Lekwa, Mbombela, and Thaba Chweu, are among the 14 municipalities that owe a total of R62.3 billion. Factors identified by the…

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Khumalo concerned about alleged state resources abuse in failed Khawula arrest

[FILE] Entertainment blogger, Musa Khawula Commissioner Sandile Khumalo has expressed concern about the alleged abuse of state resources in the failed arrest of entertainment blogger Musa Khawula. The Madlanga Commission has heard how six police officers were sent to an event in Kroonstad in the Free State to arrest Khawula. This was over information that Khawula had published about…

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Experts urge more awareness on perinatal mental health

A pregnant person. Health experts from various institutions say more needs to be done to raise awareness on perinatal Mental Healthcare. They say most pregnant women need to be screened during their regular check-ups. Experts expressed this during a stakeholder meeting at North West University in Mahikeng recently. The partnership targets key weaknesses in perinatal…

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Unions engage Samancor to reduce retrenchments amid 2400 job threat

Worker seen near a smelter Trade Unions representing workers at Ferrochrome producer, Samancor will engage the company in efforts to reduce the number of employees to be retrenched at the company’s smelters. Samancor issued retrenchment notices, that envisages that 2400 employees might be retrenched at its smelter operations and corporate office. It cites electricity costs…

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