Eskom says the chances of stage 8 load-shedding is “low” but it has published an updated load-shedding timetable on its website. “The likelihood of reaching stage 8 is low,” Eskom said. “The Disaster Management Act requires Eskom to develop contingency plans for identified major incidents. A severe supply constraint is one of[…]
Three people are in hospital following a fire that broke out at the KWV bottling plant in southern Paarl in the Western Cape on Tuesday morning, the company said. “A KWV employee, a service provider and a municipal firefighter have been admitted to hospital for smoke inhalation and are in[…]
South Africa has developed a revolutionary new toilet that uses less than two litres of water for a full flush – saving around 700 litres of water a person every month. Normal lavatories use between six and 12 litres for each flush and account for 30% to 40% of a[…]
The Gauteng premier’s office has disputed a claim that the finance department has not budgeted for payments for 200 new Life Esidimeni claimants. On Sunday, DA MPL Jack Bloom said in a statement that the 200 new claimants had come forward, but that Gauteng Finance MEC Barbara Creecy’s department had[…]
Parliament will officially launch the first National Men’s Parliament on Monday. The National Men’s Parliament is a partnership between the Social Development Department, the South African National AIDS Council and other sectors of society. The event started on Sunday with a pre-National Men’s Parliamentary Session. The official launch of the first National[…]
A “notorious gang leader” and six suspected gang members are expected to appear in court on Monday after being arrested in a takedown operation, Western Cape police said on Sunday. A team of police members from different units arrested the group, aged 25 to 36, in Kuils River in the[…]
A man found guilty of raping his girlfriend at a New Year’s Eve rave five years ago is expected back in the Western Cape High Court on Monday for the start of sentencing proceedings. Sharisha Chauhan died on New Year’s Day in 2013 after being admitted to Paarl Mediclinic for[…]
Authorities are battling a blaze on the slopes of Table Mountain with numerous emergency services on scene. Cape Town Fire spokesperson Theo Layne told News24 that the fire began just after 17:00 on Saturday with at least six firefighting vehicles at the scene just above Vrede Hoek. “They are being[…]
Three families, including four children, are being evicted from their home in Woodstock and don’t know where they will go. The Cape Town Magistrate’s Court ruled on September 10 that the occupants of 23 Gympie Street must leave by January 31, 2019. After one of the previous owners died, the property was[…]
EFF leader Julius Malema has said that AfriForum won its cases against his party based on technicalities, rather than merit. In an interview on eNCA on Thursday night, Malema said: “The mistake we made as the EFF was to hire incompetent people who lack professionalism, who are not in a position to[…]
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