Eskom is expected to implement Stage 4 and 5 load shedding over the coming week. Stage 4 will be implemented during the day with Stage 5 between 4pm and 5am. By Sunday afternoon some 18 144MW of generating capacity was offline due to breakdowns and maintenance outages rendered at least 3427MW offline. “Over the past 24 […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa has congratulated Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, after he was re-elected to office in a runoff election. Erdoğan has been President of the European country since 2014. “Türkiye held its presidential and parliamentary elections on 14 May 2023, followed by a runoff in the presidential election on Sunday, 28 May 2023. President […]

The recent furore over accusations by the US ambassador to South Africa, Reuben Brigety, that South Africa was supplying arms to Russia despite its declared policy of non-alignment, has sparked a debate on whether the country’s arms control is lax, non-compliant and lacks oversight. The debate was further fuelled by the South African government’s reluctance […]

Negotiations will go to a fourth round in June after NUM, NUMSA, and Solidarity rejected Eskom’s latest wage offer. Eskom and its three recognised trade unions – NUM, NUMSA and Solidarity – wrapped up the third round of salary negotiations on Thursday, 25 May. All unions rejected the power utility’s latest offer. READ: Prepare for more […]

Cele urges police get out into the community and not be filled inside police stations as more stations will be unveiled around the country. Police Minister Bheki Cele has admitted that there is an extreme shortage of police, with over 20 000 less policemen since 2020. Taking the ratio of citizens to police to 363 people […]

The extradition hearing of fugitives, Shepherd Bushiri and his wife, Mary will be heard on 30 May in Malawi. The Ministry of Justice and Correctional Services has confirmed that a delegation of officials from South Africa led by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development has arrived in Malawi to participate in the extradition hearing of […]

Nelson Mandela Bay’s mayor Retief Odendaal is facing a no-confidence vote in the municipality’s divided council on Friday. Nelson Mandela Bay’s mayor Retief Odendaal is facing a no-confidence vote in the municipality’s divided council on Friday. But, in an extraordinary protest on Thursday, shack dwellers came out in support of the DA mayor. Thousands have […]

NGO’s seek an order that requires Government to fully implement its plan relating to racism and xenophobia. The Socio-Economic Rights Institute has taken Operation Dudula and various government departments to court over xenophobic attacks, illegal evictions and racist speech. The NGO will be representing a number of organisations, Abahlali Basemjondolo, Inner City Federation, South African […]

One repeated theme of the memoir Truth to Power: My Three Years Inside Eskom, by Andre de Ruyter, former CEO of South Africa’s troubled power utility, Eskom, is that “negligence and carelessness had become cemented into the organisation”. Dirt piled up at even the newest power stations until it damaged equipment, which stopped working – […]

The South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has hiked the repurchase rate (repo rate) by 50 basis points to 8.25%. The increase means that the repo rate will now be 8.25% per year from 26 May 2023, with prime now at 11.75%. This was announced by South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Governor Lesetja […]

Kenya reaches an agreement with the IMF to access $1 billion in credit as the government is cash-strapped. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said it has reached a staff-level agreement with Kenya that would provide the cash-strapped government with access to another $1 billion in credit. Kenya is labouring under a public debt mountain of […]

The inflation statistics revealed by StatsSA on Wednesday are not merely numbers – they are glaring symptoms of an unrelenting cost of living crisis gnawing at the core of South African households, according to the DA. DA Shadow Minister of Finance Dr Dion George says the official inflation rate, which surpassed 6.8% on a year-to-year […]

A cholera outbreak such as is occurring in Hammanskraal, where 17 people have died from the disease so far, was just a matter of time given South Africa’s failing sewage systems. 17 people have now died due to a cholera outbreak in Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria. The pollution of Hammanskraal’s water source by upstream failing […]

The Road Accident Fund (RAF) is refusing to hand over crucial documents required in a court challenge by the Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) and the National Council of and for Persons with Disabilities (NDPD) against drastic changes to what the fund will pay road accident victims. The Law Society of South Africa and […]

Parliament’s SCOPA plans to summon former Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter for a second appearance, seeking clarification on corruption allegations. Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) intends to call former Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter for another appearance to answer questions about his allegations of corruption at the embattled power utility. READ: Gordhan refuses to […]

Sporadic artillery fire still echoed in Sudan’s capital Tuesday may 23rd but residents said fighting had calmed. Sporadic artillery fire still echoed in Sudan’s capital Tuesday may 23rd but residents said fighting had calmed following a US and Saudi-brokered ceasefire, raising faint hopes in the embattled city. In the sixth week of the war, witnesses […]

In his interview with the BBC, Julius Malema warned that there would be anarchy and looting should the grid collapse. Economics Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader, Julius Malema has warned that there will be a revolution in South Africa should the grid collapse in an interview with the BBC’s Stephen Sackur on HARDtalk. Eskom is currently implementing […]

ANC’s secretary-general, Fikile Mbalula said the Russian President, Vladimir Putin is welcomed in South Africa as part and parcel of BRICS. African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general, Fikile Mbalula said South Africa will welcome Russian President Vladimir Putin as part and parcel of BRICS. Mbalula made these remarks during an interview with BBC anchor, Stephen Sackur. […]

Amidst the ongoing civil war in Sudan, questions about effective mediation and the choice of mediator have become paramount. Questions about who mediates in a conflict – and when – are crucial. Mediation is about trust, an awareness of regional realities and insights into complex politics. It should happen before conflict reaches a mutually damaging […]

Despite Eskom’s increased wage offer of 4.5%, unions, including NUM, Numsa and Solidarity, remain resolute in their demands for higher increases. Eskom increased its wage increase offer on Tuesday, 23 May. However, it is far from the demands put forward by unions. READ: Cholera outbreak: Death toll rises to 17 UNIONS STAND FIRM ON DEMANDS FOR […]

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has concluded a signing agreement to make Cape Town and Nairobi sister cities, with a shared mission to be the ‘undisputed economic hubs’ of their respective regions on Tuesday. The ceremony took place in Nairobi with the Governor of Nairobi City County Johnson Sakaja in attendance. Mayor Hill-Lewis was adamant […]

Social media in the West African state of Guinea on Tuesday 23rd May, 2023 launched a one-day boycott of news. Social media in the West African state of Guinea on Tuesday 23rd May, 2023 launched a one-day boycott of news in protest at press and internet restrictions by the junta. Espace TV and Kalac TV […]

Graduate, Criminal, Prisoner, sushi-eater on girls, Recording Artist, Actor, Acting Mayor – come to think of it Kenny Kunene has DONE IT ALL! Kenny Kunene (52), the current MMC for Transport in the City of Johannesburg, is no doubt a jack of all trades in light of his achievements over the years. READ MORE: Acting Mayor […]

SA’s largest poultry producer warned the government to pull up its socks as the country is facing increased threats to its food security. South Africa’s biggest poultry producer, Astral Foods said the country is facing increased threats to its food security and intensifying poverty. The producer announced a crash in its half-year to end March on […]

ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula may have told the BBC today that South Africa could become a failed state, as per the BBC’s headline (“South Africa could become failed state, says ANC’s Fikile Mbalula”), but he was quite clear that SA is neither in that category nor heading that way. Watch the full interview below. […]