Good morning, here’s what you need to know today. As Eskom continues a record-breaking run of power cuts to a fourth consecutive day, we’ve rounded up some of the latest news on the ailing power utilities’ continued struggles. SA 2,000 megawatts away from stage 8 load shedding – EWN Depending on the …
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Good morning, here’s what you need to know today: Government considers emergency measures to solve the electricity crisis, SA’s consumer confidence is at a historic low, and carbon monoxide is considered the likely killer of the Enyobeni Tavern tragedy. ‘Scrap the damn red tape’: Gordhan, Presidency exploring Eskom emergency plans after Stage 6 …
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Good morning, here’s what you need to know today: Eskom workers have been asked to return to work by public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan after the power utility and unions agreed to resume wage negotiations, the owner of the Enyobeni tavern has been charged with serving alcohol to minors, and Jeffery Epstein associate Ghislaine …
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Good morning, here’s what you need to know today. Survivors of the Enyobeni tavern tragedy have come forward with new chilling details, Outa wants government to extend the fuel tax relief ahead of another big fuel price hike, and Russia defaults on its bond payments for the first time in 100 years. Tavern …
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Good morning, here’s what you need to know today: Police have deployed a swath of resources to investigate the tragedy at an East London nightspot where 21 people were found dead on Sunday morning, Eskom says load shedding is here to stay until at least Wednesday, and we could see a huge spike in …
Good morning, here’s what you need to know today: South Africa records its first case of monkeypox, some embrace being in a mask-free world while others say they will remain cautious, the work Raymond Zondo did is to be commended but that does not mean the state capture reports are above criticism. SA …
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Good morning. Here’s what you need to know today: Last night chief justice Raymond Zondo delivered the delayed final part of the state capture report to President Cyril Ramaphosa while the government quietly did away with all remaining Covid-19 restrictions via a simple government gazette. Jacob Zuma damned SA to state capture, but …
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Good morning, here’s what you need to know today: Soon we won’t have to wear masks anymore as the health minister recommends lifting the remaining restrictions, Lindiwe Sisulu doubles down on her attacks against the constitution and the judiciary, and Amazon’s planned arrival on SA soil next year offers online shoppers an attractive proposition. …
Zondo will apply for a pardon from the courts after missing the deadline for the release of the final report into State Capture, Eskom has implemented another round of load shedding, and a Russian newspaper editor critical of Vladimir Putin has raised over $100 million for Ukrainian children. Zondo on delayed state capture report: Stage …
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President Cyril Ramaphosa is likely to shuffle his cabinet in October to root out those ministers implicated in State Capture, French President Emmanuel Macron loses his parliamentary majority in the French legislative elections, and cryptocurrencies’ slide may not be over warned analysts. Implicated ministers in crosshairs as Ramaphosa tipped for October reshuffle – Business Day …
