Category: South Africa

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.

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 […]

Johannesburg – The Eastern Cape Health Department says two teenage boys who died at Enyobeni tavern are yet to be identified. Two others currently in hospital are said to be out of danger. The circumstances leading to the deaths of the 21 teens are still unknown. Their bodies were found lying on the floor, slumped […]

Johannesburg – Former President Thabo Mbeki has sent his condolences to the families of the 21 young people who died at the Enyobeni tavern in East London. The tavern has now been shut down by authorities. Mbeki was speaking during a visit by the Drakensberg Boys choir to his home as part of his 80th […]

Johannesburg – The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial has left South Africans on the edge of their seats as week after week we listened to scenarios being painted of what happened on that fateful night. Meyiwa was shot dead in 2014 while in the family home of his girlfriend, Kelly Khumalo. The five men in the […]

Johannesburg – Eskom is appealing to its striking workers to put South Africa first. The unprotected action at power plants has forced the utility to plunge the country into Stage 4 blackouts. The latest outages are going to last until Sunday. Eskom says the move will help conserve emergency generation reserves. The strike action follows […]

Johannesburg – People are breathing a sigh of relief now that mask mandates have been scrapped. But can your employer still force you to wear a mask in the workplace? The government has done away with the remaining Covid-19 regulations. The rules on wearing masks indoors and limiting public events and gatherings have all been […]