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Nersa grants Eskom massive 12.74% tariff increase
Energy regulator Nersa has granted Eskom a whopping 12.74% tariff increase for the 2025/2026 financial year.
The regulator confirmed this in a media statement released...
High court case sees Eskom and PwC settle for R43m
Eskom and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) have reached a R43-million settlement in a high court case initiated by the power utility in 2021 related to a...
Eastern Cape woman, accomplice nabbed for ‘staging’ abduction
A woman who allegedly planned her own kidnapping with her accomplice in an effort to obtain a ransom has been taken into custody by...
Eastern Cape health refutes claims of scaling down doctors’ shift
The Eastern Cape Department of Health has dismissed as fake news information circulating on social media stating that medical doctors will not go to...
Trump’s PEPFAR freeze set to affect more than 15,000 jobs in...
Minister of Health Aaron Motsoaledi has announced that more that 15, 000 people might be affected by the freezing of the US President’s Emergency...
Holiday scam accused released on R10k bail
The case of holiday scam-accused Francois Swart, 40, was heard before the Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Wednesday.
This after turning himself in...
Thabang Tabane, son of iconic drummer Philip Tabane, has died
Thabang Philip Tabane, 46, son of the late drummer, Dr Philip “Nchipi” Tabane and a master of spiritual drumming in his own right, has...
Police probe NGOs, communities’ involvement in illegal mining
Minister of Police Senzo Mchunu has announced that the police are investigating the involvement of community members and NGOs in illegal mining activities during...
Limpopo residents close down clinic, demand new facility
The situation remains volatile at Valdezia near Elim in the Vhembe district, Limpopo, after enraged residents shut down the local clinic.
It has been months...
Musa Khawula to spend more weeks in jail as he abandons...
Controversial celebrity gossip blogger Musa Khawula has withdrawn his bail application.
This comes after Musa was charged with hate speech, crimen injuria, and violating Section...
Celebrities react to Lynn Forbes’ birthday tribute to late son AKA
Slain rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes’ mother, Lynn Forbes, has penned a heartfelt birthday message to her son on the second anniversary of his death.
The...
‘NHI will benefit pregnant women without medical aid’
The ANC and the government of unity are unmoved on the contentious National Health Insurance (NHI) that was signed into law by President Cyril...
Mpumalanga community shuts town over damaged road
Community members have shut down a Mpumalanga town, bringing government services and businesses to a halt.
Residents of Nkomazi municipality blocked roads with burning tyres,...
Ex-Sunday World journalist Anelisa Sibanda passes on
The premature death of young, talented journalist Anelisa Sibanda has dealt another blow to the journalism community.
Sibanda, who was affectionately known as MaNdaba, died...
Putco arson suspects nabbed carrying injured guard’s phone
The arrest of two suspects in connection with the arson attack that destroyed 51 Putco buses in Mpumalanga has been praised by premier Mandla...
Putco drivers living in fear following torching of 51 buses
Putco bus drivers are living in fear and scared for their lives after the public transport company's buses were torched at four depots in...
BBC slams AfriForum, NRF law firm’s stance on Legal Sector Code
Business lobby group, the Black Business Council (BBC) has has expressed dismay at the law firm, Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) and AfriForum’s move to...
IFP leader threatens to take to streets over Ithala’s liquidation
Amid the ongoing legal battle to save financial services provider Ithala SOC Limited, the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) has come out with gun blazing,...
Drama continues as Maake kaNcube, wife appear in court
The protection order case against former Generations thespian Sello Maake kaNcube, fondly known as Archie Moroka, has been postponed yet again.
This comes after the...
SANDF denies surrendering to DRC’s M23 rebels
The SANDF has denied rumours that its soldiers turned themselves in to the M23 rebels.
SANDF national spokesperson Siphiwe Dlamini said: "The South African National...
Police cast net wide in search of people who burnt Putco...
Mpumalanga was rocked by chaos as suspected arsonists set fire to several Putco depots, burning about 50 buses and injuring two security officers.
The attacks,...
Municipality talks tough after rise in land invasions in Polokwane
Illegal land invaders have been warned by the Polokwane municipality in Limpopo that they will be subjected to the full force of the law.
The...
Distraught Limpopo family mourns young soldier killed in DRC
The death of a peace-loving soldier has left the close-knit community of Marareleng in the Sekororo area of Limpopo shell-shocked.
Louis Moagi (28) was one...
Maweni granted R5K bail for assaulting ex-lover’s cousin
Traditional healer Makgotso Mofokeng, popularly known as Gogo Maweni, has been granted R5 000 bail by the Protea magistrate's court.
Maweni (38) made her second...
Why NSFAS is always found wanting
When the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) was founded in 1999 to assist students from underprivileged backgrounds access higher education, South Africa put...
Hackers target, disrupt SA Weather Service’s critical operations
The South African Weather Service's website was unavailable due to a hack of its information and communication technology (ICT) system.
The weather service said in...
Do whatever it takes to save our steel industry, please
Do whatever it takes to save our steel industry, please
It’s been just under a week now that a chapter of world politics’ equivalent of...
Our moral fibre is Mkhatshwa’s passion
Catholic priest and chairperson of the Moral Regeneration Movement (MRM) Fr Smangaliso Mkhatshwa is passionate, and through his entity is determined to help steer...
