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‘70% of electricity restored after storm in Mkhondo Municipality’

FILE : A smart electricity meter. 1 minute The Mkhondo Local Municipality in Mpumalanga says it has successfully restored electricity supply to 70% of the area after a recent storm, that caused significant damage to the electrical infrastructure. The storm resulted in explosions at the Gerling, Engelbrecht and Lunenburg substations. However, the municipality’s spokesperson, Howard…

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SAIT raises concerns around impact of excise duties on beer

Glasses of beer 1 minute The South African Institute of Taxation (SAIT) has raised concerns over the country’s excise duties on beer, suggesting that the current tax levels may negatively impact consumers, particularly those with lower incomes and potentially reduce government revenue. SAIT CEO Keith Engel noted that the excise duties on beer have exceeded…

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‘Central Firearm Registry remains a concern’

[FILE IMAGE]: Seized firearms and ammunition. 2 minutes The Central Firearm Registry remains a concern, even though improvements have been made. That is according to South African Police Service’s Lieutenant General Maropeng Mamotheti. The police’s top brass appeared before Parliament’s Police Portfolio Committee to explain how technology is being used to fight crime and to…

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IMF, World Bank pledge at UN climate summit to work with Trump

World leaders attending the United Nations climate change conference, known as COP29, pose for a family photo in Baku, Azerbaijan November 12, 2024. 3 minutes The heads of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund on Tuesday said they would work with the incoming US administration of Republican Donald Trump to continue to provide financing to…

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Gender Commission tackles withdrawal of GBV cases

Stop GBV awareness 2 minutes The Commission for Gender Equality says it is making progress in tackling the high rate of withdrawal of gender-based violence cases in Mpumalanga. It says its findings indicate that foreign nationals, mostly undocumented ones, either report or perpetrate the violence. Recently, Commissioner Princess Eurika Mogane, who is deployed to Mpumalanga,…

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