Good morning. Here are the important stories you need to know today: Satawu poised to join Transnet strike on Monday The labour court threw down Transnet’s appeal to stop a strike by Satawu members, allowing more than 21,000 employees to join industrial action that has already knocked the “state-owned rail and ports operator to its …
Good morning. Here are the top stories you need to know today: Zuma would have been released today had he served his full 15-month prison sentence Eskom says coal suppliers are trying to swindle the power utility. Airline tickets are soaring with short-notice travel fetching a premium price Politically weak and inconsequential Jacob Zuma free …
Good morning. Here’s what you need to know today: Tourism minister stresses South Africa is a safe place following German national’s killing Eskom says load shedding will continue into the weekend but will drop to stage 3 Unions and Transnet unable to agree on wage increase with strike action looming German’s murder only the third …
Good morning. Here are the top stories you need to know today: Musk Proposes to Buy Twitter for Original Price of $54.20 a Share In a stunning reversal (of a reversal) the world’s richest individual, Elon Musk, said he was prepared to buy Twitter for the original price of $54.20 a share in the purchase …
Good morning. Here are the top stories you need to know today: Petrol price will be cut on Wednesday, but diesel gets pricier Amid interest rate hikes and a soaring cost of living, there will be some relief to our wallets on Wednesday when the petrol price is set to be reduced again but if …
Good morning. Here are the important stories you need to know today: Sabotage at Eskom — spies and special police team hunting culprits Eskom has established its own team of spooks to investigate suspected incidents of sabotage at the power utility while the country remains gripped by load shedding. Included in Eskom’s team are its …
Good morning. Here are the important stories you need to know today: Phala Phala dollars came from animal sales, not money laundering, Ramaphosa tells MPs In parliament on Thursday, President Cyril Ramaphosa once again faced a barrage of questions on the Phala Phala farm robbery but the president changed his attitude from demanding that due …
Good morning. Here are the important stories you need to know today: Gordhan puts De Ruyter’s fate in hands of new board Eskom CEO André de Ruyter’s fate will rest with the new board once it has been put in place. Minister for public enterprises Pravin Gordhan told parliament that the new board would conduct …
Good morning. Here are the important stories you need to know today: Eskom board members told there is a shake-up ahead After nearly three weeks of load shedding, minister of public enterprises Pravin Gordhan said on Tuesday that there would soon be a reconstitution of the Eskom board. The board has been without its full …
Good morning. Here are the top stories you need to know today. Gordhan skirts around brunt of ANC cadre deployment on Eskom’s limping board Since April 2018, the Eskom board has consisted of only eight members when it normally has 15 and for the past two years, there have been numerous requests by the leadership …
