Johannesburg – The man accused of a triple murder and rape in Sobantu in KwaZulu-Natal has abandoned his bail application. Angry protesters have been gathering outside the Pietermaritzburg magistrate’s court expressing their opposition to the 29-year-old being granted bail. Zanele Ndlela, her daughter Smangele and grandchild Zenande were found dead in their home on Monday. […]
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Internet access has been cut in Sudan ahead of nationwide protests on Thursday to press civilian rule. Internet monitoring organization Netblocks reports that internet access was disrupted across the country at 08:00. ⚠️ Confirmed: Real-time network data show internet access has been disrupted across #Sudan after 8 am local time, leaving users offline amid anti-junta […]
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TV personality Moshe Ndiki lost his beloved puppy, Sugar Ndiki, and was left heartbroken by this. He shared his heartbreak with the rest of his followers and messages of condolences came flooding in. Instead of doing what other people usually do when their pets die, Moshe took it to another level and organized a funeral […]
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Following Eskom’s announcement that due to unlawful industrial action, Stage 6 loadshedding would be implemented, a number of public figures including Ayanda Borotho have shared their thoughts on the current state of our beloved nation. The actress said “until we realise that communities must be organising themselves to be fully independent of governments, we will […]
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Johannesburg – Political infighting and poor governance within Mangaung Metro have come at a cost for the city. The latest report by the Auditor-General indicates that the National Treasury withheld R429 million which was meant for service delivery projects in the metro. The AG has also flagged Mangaung as one of ten Free State municipalities […]
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Johannesburg – Eskom says workers that embarked on wildcat strike are back at work. The protest followed a deadlock in wage talks. Unions are expected to meet with the power utility’s bosses again on Friday. The utility is expected to table a revised wage offer then. The strikes caused rolling blackouts to be pushed to […]
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Angola’s immediate former president, Jose Eduardo dos Santos, is in an induced coma in a hospital in Barcelona, reported a Portuguese news agency. “José Eduardo dos Santos is hospitalised in a clinic in Barcelona and is in a coma following a [relapse], after recovering from Covid-19,” said Portugal’s state-owned Lusa News Agency, which extensively covers […]
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Johannesburg – The embattled Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) can still be restored. That is according to former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela. Madonsela has welcomed the Zondo Commission’s fifth and final report on Prasa, saying the truth has come to light. The report revealed that the rail agency’s rot runs deeper than it […]
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Johannesburg – City Power says it is buckling under the strain of rolling blackouts. In a series of tweets, the Johannesburg power supplier says Stage 4 is damaging the region’s grid. It said the system is not designed to be repeatedly switched on and off.
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Johannesburg – Energy analyst Sampson Mampheli warns that South Africa is heading towards a total blackout. Earlier, Eskom warned of the possibility of Stage 6 power cuts. In a briefing earlier, Eskom explained it had suffered significant losses overnight. It adds the current strike by employees also poses a serious challenge. “The strike itself came […]
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