Morning Brief

Good morning, here’s what you need to know today:   Businesses want Ramaphosa to be clear and set hard deadlines for his expected energy plan to solve the electricity crisis. Police commissioner Fannie Masemola has restructured the chain of command among police top brass. Airlines have been accused of charging exorbitant ticket prices following Comair’s …

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Good morning, here’s what you need to know today:   A damning January 2019 recording between suspended public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane and the inspector-general of intelligence has resurfaced. Ramaphosa says he does not have to appear at Mkhwebane’s impeachment hearings to answer questions around funding for the CR17 campaign. Numsa wants a whopping 20% increase …

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Good morning, here’s what you need to know today:   As we continue to struggle with load shedding, some have been profiting off Eskom’s misfortune to the tune of millions, Cosatu says it will challenge dismissals related to mandatory covid-19 vaccinations, and Twitter sues Elon Musk for backing out of the deal to buy the …

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Good morning, here’s what you need to know today:   Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to announce an energy crisis in the coming days, which would entail slashing red tape blocking new energy generation capacity, financial giants are in hot water with unions for mandatory vaccination dismissals, and Boris Johnson’s successor to be the next UK …

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Good morning, here’s what you need to know today.   Taverns have become a hotbed of death and violence in recent weeks with another 21 people killed over the weekend, suspended public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s impeachment hearing kicks off today, and Twitter has hired a top law firm to sue Elon Musk after he canned …

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Good morning, here’s what you need to know today:   A year on from the deadliest riots in the history of democratic South Africa we are still no closer to knowing who was behind the July 2021 unrest, security experts fear a second insurrection is imminent, and Japan’s former prime minister has been shot while …

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Good morning, here’s what you need to know today.   Government’s top advisory body wants a national emergency to be declared amid the energy crisis, suspended public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s legal challenge blocking impeachment proceedings comes to an end, and British prime minister Boris Johnson clings to power as a string of aides resign.   …

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Good morning, here’s what you need to know today:   Trade unions and Eskom reach a deal on wage negotiations thus ending the wildcat strike, but load shedding persists, the ANC NEC has proposed significant changes to the way Eskom is run, and SAA had yet another dangerous incident a year after its last one. …

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Good morning, here’s what you need to know today.   Labour experts have warned Eskom against not initiating disciplinary processes against employees that harass and intimidate those trying to go to work, SA is in for a recession this year if load shedding persists, and with the fuel price increase on Wednesday, we’ve found some …

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Good morning, here’s what you need to know today.   There will be more harsh power cuts this week with no end in sight, a local swimsuit model has lost her battle with Sars to recoup a R44 million tax bill, and the British army says its social media accounts have been hacked.   Brace …

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