4 minutes Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has announced plans to implement multi-billion Rand transmission infrastructure projects through the private sector. This will involve the procurement of approximately 1 164 km of 400 kV lines in the Northern Cape, North West and Gauteng. The process will be led by the National Transmission Company…
Dry tap Residents of Tonga Village in Nkomazi, Mpumalanga, have raised concerns about infrastructure vandalism, that often leaves them without water. This comes after electricity cables were recently damaged at a local water pump station. They claim that this is the fifth time this has occurred, since last year. The concerned residents believe that water…
Former DP David Mabuza speaks at Former Minister Zola Skweyiya’s memorial service in 2018. The family of the late Deputy President, David Mabuza has confirmed that his funeral service will be held next week Saturday. The announcement was made at Mabuza’s home in Barberton Mpumalanga on Saturday. The African National Congress (ANC) in Mpumalanga also revealed that…
Empty classroom 1 minute Democratic Alliance (DA) Federal Council Chairperson Helen Zille says Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube must first draw up norms, standards and regulations to govern the implementation of the BELA Act. Zille was reacting to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s directive that two sections of the BELA Act which have been in contention must be implemented in their entirety. Section 4 and 5 of the BELA…
[File photo] Bullets seen at a crime scene. The R 61 road in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape has been closed to traffic as it is an active crime scene following an alleged police shootout, which is believed to have led to the death of several people. The incident happened at Rose and police are…
A gavel used in the court of law. 1 minute The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg has dismissed with costs the uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Political Party and its leader, former President Jacob Zuma’s bid to invalidate the SABC’s use of the term “Government of National Unity” (GNU). This comes after the MK Party and Zuma…
Zimbabwe’s overall governance score has improved over the last decade, but has deteriorated over the most recent five years. ZIMBABWE’S performance in governance issues has declined to alarming levels while government has been flagged for failing to provide jobs for its general citizenry, latest reports published recently have revealed. According to the Mo Ibrahim Foundation,…
One of Ithala Bank branches. The catastrophic consequences of the freezing of KwaZulu-Natal development finance company, Ithala, is of its own making. That’s been the argument of the Reserve Bank’s Prudential Authority, and the repayment administrator for Ithala, before a full bench in the Durban High Court. They are applying for leave to appeal a…
Yadah FC owner Walter Magaya has invested millions of dollars in the development of local football and other sporting disciplines in the country, a document released by the clergyman shows. PROPHETIC Healing and Deliverance Ministries founder and Yadah FC owner Walter Magaya has invested millions of dollars in the development of local football and other…
A person voting 3 minutes The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) says it will wait to see the report including the recommendations of the Electoral Reform Consultation Panel, scheduled for May next year before making further comment. The panel was established to begin the process of investigating the possibility of changing the current electoral system…
