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Efforts by Johannesburg's City Power to cut off electricity to hijacked buildings in the inner City have been met with resistance and threats of violence by local residents. City Power officials, accompanied by law enforcement officers had to abandon their operation in Jeppestown yesterday due to heightened tensions. The power utility had targeted four buildings which it says collectively owe the...

Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni says measures to address budget shortfalls resulting from government's current fiscal constraints must not impact negatively on service delivery. Ntshavheni also reflected on the ongoing high levels of load shedding. This after Eskom warned South Africans to use electricity sparing due increasing demand for electricity during the peak hours prompted...

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Hawks in the Eastern Cape province are on the heels of criminals behind incidents of kidnappings for ransom and extortion. That according to Eastern Cape provincial spokesperson for the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks),  warrant officer Ndiphiwe Mhlakuvana. Kidnappings for ransom and extortion, have drastically grown in the Eastern Cape. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to the Eastern Cap...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says Moscow had his full backing in its "sacred fight" with the West. The North Korean leader said this during his meeting with Russian President, Vladimir Putin in Russia's Far East. The summit between the leaders of the two countries, which have become increasingly isolated internationally, is being watched closely by Washington and allies, who suspect they could...

Many beneficiaries have still not been able to receive their grant money. This follows a technical glitch last Tuesday that affected SASSA and Postbank card holders. The system was brought back up but by Monday this week, some transactions were still not resolved.  Black Sash says it has been inundated with calls for assistance. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Vincent Skhosana of Black Sash 

Despite losing nine family members in one day and being forced out of their house by alleged IFP supporters in 1991, the Ngulube family in Dobsonville, Soweto urged South Africans to bury the past and reconcile. The Ngulube family and many others around the Siphiwe Village hostel had to flee their homes when war broke out between them and hostel residents, who were aligned with the Inkatha Freedom...

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GovTech 2023, a two-day summit kicked off on Tuesday. The annual event is a premier platform for public and private sector discussion and collaboration to engage and identify new and creative ways to mainstream ICT solutions for development. GovTech is designed to have the country's thought leaders come together under one umbrella event. The conference is driven by the theme: Platform Economy for...

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) says former  Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter, did not have authority to investigate the corruption at the power utility. Head of SIU,  Advocate Andy Mothibi says the unit has questioned why Eskom appointed a private investigative company and not law enforcement. The Special Investigating Unit and Hawks have been briefing the Standing Committee on Public Accounts rega...

A woman has allegedly killed her three kids and the fourth one survived at Jabavu village in Port St Johns in the Eastern Cape. It is alleged that she poisoned all of them using a deadly chemical known as a tank pill. She fled the scene and and ran into the forest. The community is shocked about the incident. This follows another case of a  mother from Butterworth in the Eastern Cape who killed he...

Clinical Director at The Teddy Bear Clinic, Dr Shaheda Omar says there has been an increase in cases of mothers killing their children in recent years. This comes as a community in the Eastern Cape mourns after a woman allegedly killed her three kids before taking her own life in Jabavu village in Port St Johns. It is alleged that she poisoned all of them using a deadly chemical known as a tank pi...

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Chairperson of Democratic Alliance Federal Council, Helen Zille says load shedding has caused economic collapse and massive unemployment in South Africa. Zille's remarks come in light of this the DA taking the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) to court following the regulator's authorisation of a 31,4% electricity tariff increase for Eskom. The matter is being heard at the North Ga...

 About 50 people have been killed when air strikes hit a market in the south of Khartoum in Sudan. The medical charity  Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) says staff have been trying to save the lives of people who suffered horrific injuries. Residents accuse the army of using drones to target the markets. Sudan plunged into a civil war in April after army chief Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the comm...

Dr Nandipha Magudumana will remain in custody after her bail application was denied by the Bloemfontein magistrate court. Magistrate Estelle de Lange says Magudumana played a huge role in the escape of her lover, Thabo Bester and can easily tamper with the evidence. Magudumana is facing charges of assisting an inmate to escape from lawful custody, violation of a dead body and defeating the ends of...

Leader of Government Business and Deputy President Paul Mashatile says through collective effort and shared values, the National Economic Development and Labour Council (NEDLAC) can determine the trajectory and direction of the country.  He was speaking at the Nedlac'sl 28th Annual National Summit currently underway at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand, Johannesburg. The Nedlac Summit pro...