Brian Molefe, the former CEO of Eskom, has been directed to pay back just under R10 million, plus interest, to the power utility’s pension fund. This follows a drawn-out legal process that dates back to 2018, when the same court set aside all Molefe’s pension payouts. But the former Eskom boss did not pay back […]
In an exclusive interview with Tshidi Madia, ANC NEC member Nomvula Mokonyane lays into the public enterprises minister for his treatment of the country’s power emergency. Controversial African National Congress national executive committee (ANC NEC) member Nomvula Mokonyane has accused Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan of turning the Eskom boss into an untouchable individual, while the minister remains unaccountable for the […]
Coffins at the mass funeral of the Enyobeni tavern victims at Scenery Park, outside East London, 6 July, 2022. A crescendo of heart-wrenching wails spread across the marquee as the Apostle Bathanwa Kwatsha rendered a moving opening prayer during the mass funeral service of 19 of the 21 young people who tragically perished at a […]
Prices are rising on a weekly basis in Zimbabwean supermarkets as the country’s dollar loses value against the US dollar in what many are seeing as a terrible throwback to the economic crisis of 2008. GWERU, ZIMBABWE – The cost of living is biting too in Zimbabwe where fuel costs at least $1.77 cents a […]
Women face a litany of real-world barriers to accessing termination of pregnancy services through the public health system, leaving illegal providers as the only options. JOHANNESBURG – The United Nations Population Fund in its State of World Population 2022 report, launched in Durban last month, described the prevalence of unsafe abortions as a “public health emergency”, estimating […]
Downing Street said Queen Elizabeth II had approved the appointment of Zahawi. LONDON – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson late Tuesday named his Iraqi-born education secretary, Nadhim Zahawi, as finance minister after the shock resignation of Rishi Sunak. Downing Street said Queen Elizabeth II had approved the appointment of Zahawi, who came to Britain as […]
Siya Kolisi’s off-weekend for Saturday’s second Test between the Springboks and Wales in Bloemfontein can hardly be considered a “luxury”. National coach Jacques Nienaber made that point plainly clear after installing Handre Pollard as South Africa’s skipper for a combination that features an almighty 19 changes. “It’s not a luxury rotational switch,” he said. “We’re […]
A stage at the venue of the mass funeral of the Enyobeni victims in Scenery Park, outside East London in the Eastern Cape, July 6, 2022.. Final touch-ups are under way at an open field in Scenery Park, outside East London, where a mass funeral for 19 of the 21 young people who tragically perished […]
A fire broke out in the unused level two parking area at the Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital. The Gauteng Health Department says the fire was brought under control. The disaster management head determined that evacuation of patients was not required. Services at the hospital are continuing per normal. Source: eNCA
The trade union federation was reacting to the shock increase of more than R2.00 a litre for grades of petrol and diesel. CAPE TOWN – The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has called on the government to continue with its fuel levy tax relief to ease the burden on cash-strapped consumers. This comes […]