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Axed Cabinet ministers resign as MPs
Several former ministers have resigned as members of parliament a week after President Cyril Ramaphosa announced his new Cabinet. Read more…
Search for lioness on the loose continues
Authorities have brought in technology, as the search for the lioness on the loose in Gauteng area continues. Read more…
WATCH | Celebrate lower stages of load shedding – Eskom chair
Eskom chairperson Mpho Makwana has called on South Africans to celebrate lower levels of load shedding instead of criticising the power utility for the higher stages. Read more…
‘We are going to protest… it’s our constitutional right’ – Malema
Leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Julius Malema insisted on Wednesday that the national shutdown will go ahead despite the party not having a permit to march. Read more…
Eskom granted exemption to exceed emission limits at Kusile
Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Barbara Creecy has relieved Eskom of following the normal process required to amend its Atmospheric Emission License. Read more…
Cyclone toll passes 200 in Malawi, Mozambique as hopes for survivors fade
The death toll from Cyclone Freddy in Malawi and Mozambique passed 200 on Tuesday after the record-breaking storm triggered floods and landslips in its second strike on Africa in less than three weeks. Read more…
‘Don’t be stupid… national shutdown will make problems worse’ — Zille
Democratic Alliance (DA) federal council chair Helen Zille says the planned national shutdown by the Economic Freedom Fighter (EFF) on March 20 will make South Africa’s problems worse. Read more…
Eskom ‘requests more time to respond to ANC’
South Africa’s Power Utility Eskom has reportedly asked for an extension on the 7-day deadline given to them by the ANC after its former CEO Andre De Ruyter accused the party of being involved in corruption at the utility. Read more…
WATCH | Rachel Kolisi’s ‘typical Sunday at home’
Downtime is not something that comes around too often for Rachel Kolisi and even when she does get a couple of minutes alone to relax, chaos still manages to ensue in the rest of the house. Read more…
‘Our industry has lost a giant’ – Gloria Bosman dies aged 50
Renowned South African jazz singer and musician Gloria Bosman has passed away, her family and the South African Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO) announced. Read more…
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