Elderly in Soweto frustrated as Eskom prepaid meter deadline looms

An Eskom prepaid electricity meter box and card. 2 minutes Disgruntled residents of Orlando in Soweto have accused Eskom officials of not properly communicating with them on the looming deadline for the upgrade of prepaid electricity meter boxes. The deadline is Sunday and residents with meter boxes that have not been upgraded could find themselves in the dark. Elderly residents say they…

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SACP, Contralesa to mobilise for referendum to resolve land issue

SACP General-Secretary Solly Mapaila speaking at an event. 1 minute The South African Communist Party (SACP) and Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (Contralesa) will jointly mobilise for a referendum to resolve the land question. The announcement follows bilateral talks held today by the SACP and Contralesa in Braamfontein, Johannesburg today. SACP General-Secretary Solly…

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Family of Limpopo murdered woman lament court delays

Stop GBV The family of a 28-year-old Limpopo woman who was killed in a gender-based violence incident, has lamented the delays in bringing the perpetrator to justice. Lunghile Chauke was killed allegedly by her boyfriend Nyiko Nkuna in Malamulele in May. The family says the matter has constantly been postponed at the local magistrate’s court….

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Madlanga Commission postpones hearing after new witness request

File image: Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga (R)chairs the Madlanga Commission on Inquiry in Pretoria. Chairperson of the Madlanga Commission, Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga, has granted a postponement following an application by the legal representative of a new witness. The matter has been postponed to next Tuesday. The lawyer for the witness, Hartley Ngoato, argued that his client…

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