If Eskom prevents any new power purchase agreements with Independent Power Producers (IPPs), then all eyes will focus on the contentious 9.6GW nuclear deal. That’s the warning from RMB analyst Isaah Mhlanga on Thursday, who was reacting to a report on Thursday that Eskom will not sign any new deals[…]
Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille turned the sod at a housing project that would house over 500 families in Manenberg on Wednesday. The R123 million housing development project, situated in The Downs development in Manenberg would be able to house 587 families and it is part of the City[…]
Two days ago, Riyaaz Carollisen’s eye sight was at only 10 percent and now a cornea donation may restore his eyesight within a couple of days. The 15-year-old from Hanover Park and Grade 9 Batavia School of Skills pupil underwent cornea surgery on his right eye at Life Kingsbury Hospital[…]
Metrorail said it could take up to a year and a half before rail services are back to normal, but in the meantime, it is trying to make travelling less painful for commuters. The railway agency has had to cancel 40 peak hour trains trips in Cape Town, and has[…]
Child hunger and deaths are rising in Zimbabwe due to the worst drought in two decades, with thousands facing starvation by the end of the year without additional aid, an international charity said on Thursday. Southern Africa has been hard hit over the past year by drought exacerbated by El[…]
The bodies of 21 women and one man were found on a rubber dinghy adrift near the Libyan coast on Wednesday, just hours after they had set sail for Italy, humanitarian group Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said. An MSF ship patrolling the central Mediterranean came to the rescue of two[…]
At least 50 people, including 25 police officers, were wounded in Armenia after a night of clashes between police and protesters over a four-day hostage standoff, the country’s health ministry said. Wednesday’s violence in capital Yerevan also saw the arrest of dozens of protesters. Demonstators throwing stones reportedly attacked police[…]
A Malaysian opposition party leader has called on Prime Minister Najib Razak to step down following the lawsuit filed by the US Justice Department to seize $1bn in assets linked to the country’s scandal-plagued 1MDB state investment fund. The Justice Department said on Wednesday that the assets were “associated with[…]
Amidst the high cost of living in South African, illegal fishing is a growing challenge for the countries fishing industry. While the situation has remained critical for years, earlier this year the South African navy intercepted nine Chinese vessels close to Durban. In a second incident, three trawlers intercepted in[…]
While global media focuses on ‘terrorist’ attacks in Europe and police brutality in the United States, violent clashes in Kashmir have gone almost unnoticed. While Kashmir is renowned for its natural beauty and handcrafts, the disputed territory has long been at the centre of Indian/Pakistan conflict over territory. In recent[…]
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