The metro’s three-phase IPP plan would provide protection for Capetonians from the first four stages of load shedding in the next three years. Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis said that the City of Cape Town hoped to completely shield Capetonians from power cuts over time. On Thursday, he outlined the metro’s three-phase independent power producer (IPP) plan […]
Former MEC for Agriculture in the Free State, Mosebenzi Zwane, appeared alongside his co-accused, where they face fraud, corruption and money laundering charges linked to the botched R280 million project. The Bloemfontein High Court has postponed the Estina dairy farm corruption case to April for further case management. The defence have been given specific timelines […]
Minority parties, including the African Transformation Movement (ATM), the African Independent Congress (AIC) and Al Jama-ah have each tabled no-confidence motions in Phalatse, which will be heard at Thursday’s council meeting. There have been suggestions that minority parties in the Johannesburg council would need to acquire support from the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in order […]
The 40-year-old man made his first appearance in the Khayelitsha Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday after handing himself over to police. The case against a nurse implicated in the murder of a police officer in Cape Town’s Khayelitsha has been postponed to the end of January for bail information. The 40-year-old man made his first […]
The utility kicked off the campaign last week, when it disconnected power to businesses in Alexandra. Johannesburg City Power said it disconnected electricity to The Reef and The Johannesburg hotels as it continues its revenue collection drive. The utility kicked off the campaign last week when it disconnected power to businesses in Alexandra. City Power […]
Economists are predicting another rate hike, after six increases to the repo rate in 2022. Economist Dale McKinley said that the country’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) needed to adopt a better fiscal policy that would accommodate the public. His remarks come as the committee enters day two of its three-day meeting before Friday’s announcement of […]