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Daily English South Africa News · Daily News
1,663 Episodes
780 – 800

Eskom welcomes announcement by President Ramaphosa

Eskom welcomes the announcement of further reforms and is in full support of measures announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday to address the long-running electricity crisis. These reforms will go a long way towards easing the power generation constraints the country has been grappling with for some 14 years…
27 Jul 2022 4AM 1 min

Phala Phala probe can’t stop Mkhwebane’s suspension, DA argues in court

Suspended public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane seems to have more forces battling against her. The DA has laid down the reasons Mkhwebane’s probe into Farmgate allegations can’t stop President Cyril Ramaphosa from “doing his job”. The party has also expressed discontent with the public protector for “using taxpayers’ money” to fight…
26 Jul 2022 9AM 3 min

Mthethwa promises Banyana equal pay after Wafcon win

Minister of sports, arts and culture Nathi Mthethwa promised equal pay for all women's sports teams including Banyana Banyana. This follows their first-ever Women's Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) final victory at the weekend in Morocco. Mthethwa, along with SA Football Association (SAFA) president Danny Jordaan, addressed the issue of…
26 Jul 2022 8AM 4 min

Jessie Duarte remembered as ‘revolutionary’ 

Mourners including political and religious leaders gathered on Thursday for the memorial service of late ANC deputy secretary-general Yasmin Jessie Duarte, who died on Sunday at the age of 68 after a long battle with cancer. Duarte, who had a long political career in the ANC, was remembered as a…
21 Jul 2022 2PM 6 min

Co-operating with Russian business equates to funding the war, says association

The Ukrainian Association of SA, which picketed outside a closed door Russian-SA investment meeting in Sandton yesterday, has urged South African businesses to cease all co-operation with their Russian counterparts in the private sector and in government. The association’s secretary, Anastasia Korpeso, said co-operating with Russian business equated to directly…
21 Jul 2022 8AM 5 min

Ramaphosa gives a flicker of hope that he knows about load-shedding

Black industrialists cannot thrive without a stable energy supply and that is why the government needs to act decisively to end load-shedding. This is what President Cyril Ramaphosa told more than 1,000 delegates attending the inaugural Black Industrialists and Exporters Conference in Sandton on Wednesday.
20 Jul 2022 9AM 1 min

Gauteng nurses march for better working conditions and payment of salaries  

Gauteng healthcare workers affiliated to nursing union Denosa marched on Wednesday to hand over a memorandum of demands on working conditions in health facilities. They are expected to march to the office of the premier, the Treasury and the department of health. Among their grievances are nonpayment of salaries, staffing shortages…
20 Jul 2022 8AM 3 min

‘Witness is unreliable and dishonest’: Mpofu to argue in impeachment inquiry

The damning testimony from a witness summoned before the impeachment hearing of suspended public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane must be discarded, says advocate Dali Mpofu. Mpofu is leading Mkhwebane’s legal team as she fights to prove she is fit to hold the office. Former senior investigator at the public protector’s office…
19 Jul 2022 11AM 3 min

Methanol found in blood of Enyobeni Tavern victims  

According to the Eastern Cape health department, an unknown amount of methanol was found in the blood of all 21 children who died at the tavern in East London on June 26. This was announced during an update by the police and the health department on Tuesday. The cause of…
19 Jul 2022 9AM 5 min

Mpofu questions damning claims against Mkhwebane

Parliament’s impeachment inquiry into suspended protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s fitness to hold office entered its second week on Monday. The committee heard from former senior investigator at the PP’s office Tebogo Kekana, who reported directly to Mkhwebane. He reported "misconducts" he observed, including that Mkhwebane instructed they do not make adverse…
18 Jul 2022 12PM 5 min

At least seven arrested after Alexandra shootings, says Cele  

At least seven people have been arrested after shootings in Alexandra township in the past two days. One murder weapon, empty bullet magazines and cartridges were also found, according to Bheki Cele. The police minister added that the death toll had risen to six, with four people said to be…
15 Jul 2022 10AM 3 min
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