The ANC’s national executive committee (NEC) lekgotla will this weekend discuss how – and when – to move state-owned entities (SOEs) out of the department of public enterprises (DPE) and into ministries. The proposed step is in line with the…
The country’s struggling power utility announced that it will return to the fourth phase of load shedding starting Friday morning. (January 27, 2023). The parastatal did not give a reason for the change of stage, other than a commitment to…
Research results have confirmed that sex trafficking continues to account for many reported cases and prosecutions in South Africa, while prosecutions for human trafficking for labor are also very low. What is more concerning is that the new study concludes…
Even by the Alice in Wonderland standards of South African local government, the circus in Johannesburg’s boardroom yesterday produced new levels of irony. DA executive mayor Mpho Phalatse was ousted by a “vote of no confidence”, after he was also…
India displayed its military might with tanks and flyovers with fighter jets roaring in the heart of New Delhi on Thursday to mark the annual Republic Day. The annual parade is a spectacle of motorcycle stunts, traditional dances and soldiers…
Russian forces fired dozens of missiles at Ukraine on Thursday in a wave of strikes that hit energy infrastructure, a day after Germany and the United States pledged heavy tanks to Kyiv. The latest wave of attacks comes as the…
The man who is alleged to have stormed two Spanish churches with a machete, killed the verger and injured many priests, was scheduled for deportation but did not have prior convictions, officials said on Friday. The bloodshed, which took place…
A red shipping container sits on a school playground in a small South African town. The impressive steel structure has an unexpected function – to save children in a country gripped by a drowning epidemic. Inside is a swimming pool…
President Cyril Ramaphosa said last year’s improved matric results should encourage the basic education sector to redouble its efforts to tackle the “very serious” problems of school dropouts and youth unemployment. Speaking at the Basic Education Sector Lekgotla 2023, he…
Eskom has launched tenders for the second phase of land lease parcels for renewable energy producers independent power producers (IPPs). The power utility said in a statement that in December, it issued a Request For a Proposal (RFP), as part…