Matla Power Station in Mpumalanga. 2 minutes Eskom is conducting high levels of planned maintenance in anticipation for high demand for the coming winter season. According to a statement released on Friday, 11 April, the power utility says 14.85% of its generating capacity is offline for planned maintenance. “The high level of planned maintenance aims…
Paris St Germain’s Bradley Barcola in action. 3 minutes Paris St Germain’s disappointing Champions League campaign continued yesterday as they slumped to a last-gasp 2-1 home defeat by Atletico Madrid that left the Ligue 1 leaders in the elimination zone. Warren Zaire Emery’s opener was quickly cancelled out by the visitors’ Nahuel Molina in the…
[FILE IMAGE]: Members of Nehawu during a protest. 1 minute Nehawu in the Free State says Health MEC Matso Mahlatsi must address hazardous working conditions at the Pelonomi Hospital in Bloemfontein or they will go on strike. Workers also say there is a shortage of staff and beds. Free State Nehawu Secretary, Khauhelo Mnqibisa, says…
Kaizer Chiefs team prepares for the Nedbank Cup match this weekend. 2 minutes Orlando Pirates coach Jose Riveiro has confidence that the players promoted to their first team from the development ranks will be able to handle the pressure of playing in the Soweto Derby on Saturday. The Buccaneers will be eager to win a…
The late apartheid struggle stalwart Winnie Madikizela-Mandela at an ANC celebration. 3 minutes Gauteng Finance and Economic Development MEC Lebogang Maile says the memory and legacy of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela have become increasingly significant. He was speaking at the 7th annual Memorial Lecture on the life of the late struggle icon and freedom fighter in Johannesburg….
Protestors in Clairwood 1 minute Protestors and members of the Clairwood Ratepayers and Residents Association have handed over a memorandum to eThekwini Municipal officials objecting to the city re-zoning the area as a logistics park. The new re-zoning laws will adversely affect three historically religious sites, a church, mosque and temple. Clairwood played a significant…
Driver licenses being printed. The Department of Transport says it is hopeful that by December it would have cleared the current backlog of driving license cards. The department has a backlog of over 500 000 driving licenses that still need to be printed. Department spokesperson Collen Msibi says since they fixed the printing machine in…
1 minute The reopened inquest into the death of ANC leader Chief Albert Luthuli continues in the Pietermaritzburg High Court. LIVE STREAM:
Tshwane Mayor Dr Nasiphi Moya addressing the council. 3 minutes Some residents of the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality say although service delivery has improved in the capital, incorrect billing remains a challenge. On Tuesday, the City’s Executive Mayor Dr Nasiphi Moya presented a report on the multi-party coalition government’s first 100 days in office. Residents…
Police graphic with crime scene tape and bullets. 2 minutes Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has condemned the killing of eight people, six men and two women, in Umlazi, south of Durban, in KwaZulu-Natal. According to the police, the victims were inside a dwelling at the Zama informal settlement when an unknown number of suspects entered…
