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Bheki Cele’s heated rant gets tongues wagging

Police minister Bheki Cele’s rant against his critics this week has drawn sharp reaction across Mzansi, with some claiming he was justified in his response and others calling for him to be given the boot. Cele lost his cool during a community meeting in Gugulethu in the Western Cape on…

6 Jul 2022 3AM 5 min

Eskom employee wage talks resolved — 7% increase, load-shedding still on

Wage talks between Eskom management and workers’ unions have been resolved but power cuts are expected to continue.

5 Jul 2022 11AM 2 min

Eastern Cape Liquor Board cites staffing issues after Enyobeni Tavern tragedy  

The Eastern Cape Liquor Board has cited staffing issues after the tragic and mysterious deaths of 21 youths at Enyobeni Tavern in the Eastern Cape about a week ago. According to its spokesperson, Mgwebi Msiya, a lack of staff has affected how the board monitors compliance by liquor outlets such…

5 Jul 2022 11AM 5 min

Eskom restores Parys power but warns of impending blackouts

Power to the Ngwathe local municipality in the Free State has been restored but Eskom has warned there is still a risk of overloading. On Friday overloading by the municipality tripped and damaged the Eskom network, leaving Parys and Vredefort without electricity and knock-on water outages while the municipality worked…

5 Jul 2022 3AM 1 min

Protest planned to pressure police and NPA to charge Ramaphosa: Niehaus

Fired ANC member Carl Niehaus on Monday said there were plans for national mass action to protest against President Cyril Ramaphosa after the 2020 robbery at his Phala Phala farm in Limpopo.

4 Jul 2022 8AM 3 min

‘Liquor is nothing, liquor is not important,’ says elder of Enyobeni tavern tragedy  

Hundreds of Scenery Park community members organised a candlelight vigil and march to the Enyobeni tavern on Wednesday. They demanded closure of the venue and the removal of its owner from the area after the mysterious deaths of 21 children there on Sunday. Among them was an elder who called…

30 Jun 2022 8AM 3 min

Eskom unions are awaiting improved wage offer: NUM

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) says it is awaiting the formal tabling of an improved wage offer from Eskom. The electricity utility is said to be willing to increase its wage offer to 7% when it meets trade unions for renewed negotiations on Friday in a bid to entice…

30 Jun 2022 4AM 1 min

'Report on cause of deaths not out': SAPS slams speculation over Enyobeni deaths

The SAPS in the Eastern Cape has refuted rumours about the cause of the death of 21 teenagers in the Enyobeni tavern in East London.

30 Jun 2022 4AM 1 min

 'We can't have a government that reacts': says ANCYL member on Enyobeni tavern tragedy

Community members, families and friends gathered on Tuesday for a community meeting and candlelit vigil in Scenery Park in East London after the tragic death of 21 teenagers at the Enyobeni tavern on Sunday. ANCYL members called on the government to take action by ensuring the youth are given conducive…

29 Jun 2022 11AM 2 min

SAHRC to investigate ‘discrepancies’ relating to Enyobeni tavern operations

The SA Human Rights Commission has opened an investigation into the deaths of 21 teenagers at an Eastern Cape tavern on Sunday. The investigation relates to discrepancies uncovered by the commission after speaking to community members and officials, including from the provincial police and the Liquor Board about the reporting…

29 Jun 2022 7AM 3 min

Gordhan briefs SA on Eskom load-shedding

Minister of public enterprises Pravin Gordhan is briefing the media on Tuesday night following the implementation of stage 6 load-shedding by embattled power utility Eskom.

28 Jun 2022 11AM 3 min

Stage 6 load-shedding from 4pm: High risk of stages changing

Eskom will implement stage 6 load-shedding from 4pm until 10pm on Tuesday. The power utility announced that this was due to the unlawful industrial action under way at their plants.

28 Jun 2022 8AM 1 min

Eskom sees risk of stage 6 power cuts by Tuesday evening

Eskom sees a “very real risk” of having to implement stage 6 power cuts by 5pm on Tuesday, after 10 generation units went offline overnight. Eskom ramped up power cuts to stage 4, requiring up to 4,000 megawatts to be shed from the national grid late last week, after labour…

28 Jun 2022 4AM 5 min

‘We are led by fools. No-one will liberate SA better than the EFF’: Malema

EFF leader Julius Malema has reacted to the final state capture inquiry report released last week, saying it is “gossip” and that chief justice Raymond Zondo "wasted" R2bn as chair of the inquiry. Malema said the EFF is the rightful replacement of the ANC and will make education compulsory.

27 Jun 2022 8AM 3 min

Intersectional youth activists speak about growing youth activism at grassroots level

The youth in SA face many challenges, some of which are unprecedented. Though youth activism is not a new phenomena, considering the country’s history, we have recently seen growing involvement of the youth in fighting for change within society through different forms of activism. Two change-makers are intersectional activists Irfan…

27 Jun 2022 6AM 9 min

Health minister says SA has reached a “historic day" and "major turning point" in fight against Covid-19  

Health minister Dr Joe Phaahla on Thursday said SA had reached a "historic day" and "major turning point" since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. This comes after the decision to scrap the regulations governing the use of face masks, limits on gatherings and testing and vaccination rules for those…

23 Jun 2022 9AM 5 min

First case of monkeypox identified in SA

A 30-year-old man from Gauteng has been identified with the first confirmed case of monkeypox in SA. The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) on Thursday confirmed the case of monkeypox was identified through laboratory testing on Wednesday.

23 Jun 2022 6AM 1 min

FULL ADDRESS | Fifth and final state capture report handover

The fifth and final instalment of the state capture report was released by inquiry chairperson and chief justice Raymond Zondo today.

22 Jun 2022 12PM 26 min

What if you could choose your president?

University of Cape Town constitutional law professor Pierre De Vos details the processes necessary if citizens could elect the president. SA citizens do not have the direct voting power to hold the president accountable.

22 Jun 2022 6AM 4 min

Stage 2 load-shedding for rest of the week from 5pm to midnight

Eskom has announced that Stage 2 load-shedding will be implemented between 10:00 and midnight on Wednesday due to breakdowns of four generation units this morning that contributed to the capacity constraints. The power utility said from Thursday until Sunday, Stage 2 load-shedding will be implemented from 05:00 until midnight. It…

22 Jun 2022 3AM 1 min