Year: 2020

The acting regional manager of Prasa Raymond Maseko said under level 5, Prasa technicians were not working because there were no trains in operation. Cape Town train station. Picture: @CapeTownTrains/Twitter. CAPE TOWN – The acting regional manager of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) in the Western Cape, Raymond Maseko, on Monday said […]

Trade unions representing SABC workers also criticised the public broadcaster for abandoning talks between talks about retrenchments. FILE: The SABC headquarters in Auckland Park. Picture: SABC. CAPE TOWN – Trade unions representing SABC workers on Tuesday slammed the public broadcaster for pushing ahead with a skills audit and retrenchments. The unions also criticised the SABC […]

Duran Visagie was shot in the head by a stray bullet during a gang-related shooting. A cross and flowers stands at the spot where Duran Visagie was caught in the crossfire of an alleged gang shooting. Picture: Lizell Persens/EWN CAPE TOWN – Two men accused of killing an 11-year-old boy from Kraaifontein are expected back […]

61 more COVID-19 related deaths bring SA’s death toll to 18,492 According to the Department of Health, 1,461 new infections were reported over the past day pushing the number of known cases since the outbreak began to 705,254. FILE: A City of Tshwane Health official takes a nasal swab to test for the COVID-19 coronavirus […]

Eskom deliberately cuts power to large parts of Tshwane The power utility implemented so called “load reduction” in many communities in Tshwane. Picture: 123rf.com JOHANNESBURG – Eskom on Tuesday cut power to large parts of the capital. The power utility implemented so called “load reduction” in many communities in Tshwane – saying it was trying […]

In a communique to the staff at the public broadcaster, the management outlined how they planned to serve similar dismissal letters to what they call a “second cohort” before the end of the year. FILE: The SABC headquarters in Johannesburg. Picture: Supplied JOHANNESBURG – As South Africans reel in shock over the SABC’s decision to […]

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Public Enterprises Director-General Kgathatso Tlhakudi said that the process should be complete by the end of 2022. CAPE TOWN – The new unbundled Eskom is finally taking shape, according to the Department of Public Enterprises. It’s been almost two years since President Cyril Ramaphosa announced in his State of the Nation Address that Eskom would […]

Wines of South Africa (Wosa) said that the losses were due to lockdown bans on sales and exports and alcohol sales were still not allowed over weekends under Level 1 lockdown. CAPE TOWN – The wine industry is running at a R7.5 billion loss due to COVID-19. Wines of South Africa (Wosa) said that the […]

Visagie was caught in the crossfire of an alleged gang shooting in Kraaifontein earlier this month. A cross and flowers stands at the spot where Duran Visagie was caught in the crossfire of an alleged gang shooting. Picture: Lizell Persens/EWN CAPE TOWN – The relatives of 11-year-old Duran Visagie said that they never imagined that […]