There will not be power cuts as a result of the Majuba power station crisis anywhere in the country on Monday, Eskom said. “There will be no load shedding today [Monday]. We managed to restore coal supplies to two of the six units at the [Majuba] power station. This means[…]
British businessman Shrien Dewani’s trial, on a charge of murdering his wife Anni, continues in the Western Cape High Court on Monday. The shuttle taxi driver convicted of her murder, State witness Zola Tongo, was expected to continue being cross-examined. On Thursday Francois van Zyl, for Dewani, showed three video[…]
The Western Cape High Court is on Monday expected to rule on Parliament’s communications committee’s inquiry into SABC chairwoman Ellen Tshabalala’s academic qualifications. Tshabalala obtained the interim interdict on October 23, halting the inquiry into whether she lied about her academic qualifications. The announcement was made during a meeting of[…]
Load shedding occurred on Sunday to ensure South Africa’s power grid did not suffer a black-out, Eskom said. This followed the collapse of a coal silo, silo number 20, at the Majbuba power station early Saturday afternoon, thereby severely impacting the station’s ability to produce power. Steve Lennon, group executive[…]
Burkina Faso’s military vowed to install a unity government after tightening its control over the west African nation, firing tear gas and shots in the air to disperse protesters denouncing an army power grab. Troops moved into Place de la Nation in the capital Ouagadougou and took over the national[…]
A far-right politician who wants Jews to be allowed to pray at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa compound has visited the site, defying Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s calls for restraint after clashes this week between Israeli police and Palestinians. Sunday was the first day the compound was open to non-Muslims since an Israeli-American[…]
A suicide blast close to the Pakistan-India border has killed at least 55 people and left more than 150 wounded, police have told Al Jazeera. The explosion took place at the Wagah border crossing near Lahore. It happened at the end of a daily flag-lowering ceremony as people were moving[…]
Tears, smiles and laughter were shared as VOC and its listeners celebrated the radio station’s 20th year in style on Saturday evening at the Old Mutual campus courtyard in Pinelands. It was a chance to pause and reflect on the station’s humble beginnings and its growth as the foremost community[…]
Three people were being questioned in connection with the murder of Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa, Gauteng police said on Saturday. “Investigators are in the process of interrogating the three suspects who will be placed on an ID [identity] parade later. If any evidence is found to link them to[…]
There was no update on the condition of two SA National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers wounded in Sudan while on UN/African Union peacekeeping duties, the SANDF said on Sunday. “There is no new information at this point,” Captain Jaco Theunissen said. On Thursday, Theunissen said the two soldiers were wounded[…]
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