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‘Dual illumination poses threat to analogue switch-off deadline’

Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi addresses the Africa Tech Fest on November 12, 2024. 2 minutes Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi says the funding of what he calls “dual illumination” of TV signals poses a serious threat to meeting the deadline for analogue switch-off. Dual illumination is the operation of analogue…

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‘School nutrition programme cleared regarding foodborne illnesses’

Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane 2 minutes Gauteng Education MEC, Matome Chiloane, says health and environment authorities have cleared the school nutrition programme regarding the foodborne illnesses at the Thabisile Primary School in Diepkloof in Soweto. Members of the provincial education department visited the school following the death of an eight-year-old Grade 2 pupil in…

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Majority of Eskom offices closed for the day

Prepaid metre bx 2 minutes The majority of Eskom offices in Soweto have closed for the day and the long queues have cleared. Today’s queues were not as long as they had been before Eskom announced an extension for zero buyers. These are customers who have not been purchasing electricity for the past six months…

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‘Recoding of prepaid meters causing unnecessary panic’

Residents of Diepkloof in Soweto queue in long lines for assistance with recoding of the prepaid electricity meters on 25 November 2024. 2 minutes The Soweto Electricity Crisis Committee (SECC) has accused Eskom and government of creating unnecessary panic regarding the recoding of prepaid electricity meters. Residents of Soweto started queuing outside Eskom service centres last week…

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