Category: SA News

Eskom confirms Tuesday strike by some workers at its power stations The demonstrators are temporary workers employed by contractors and Eskom Rotek Industries. Eskom’s Megawatt Park in Johannesburg. Picture: EWN. CAPE TOWN – Eskom on Monday confirmed that some workers at its power stations would embark on a planned protest from Tuesday. The demonstrators are […]

On Saturday, the Metal Theft Unit acted on a tip-off and caught three suspects with three metres of electric cable and 13 bundles of copper wire at a house in Westbank. CAPE TOWN – Municipal law enforcement officers have made nine arrests in connection with cable theft and illegal electricity connections. On Saturday, the Metal […]

Details of the work that went into this year’s festival, showcased from the end of June to the beginning of July, were presented during Africa’s Webinar on COVID-19 on Monday afternoon. The National Arts Festival logo. Picture: Winnie Theletsane/EWN. CAPE TOWN – The National Arts Festival has moved away from showcasing live performances to presenting […]

Your EWN Weather Watch update for Tuesday, 29 September 2020. JOHANNESBURG – The South African Weather Service has forecast a partly cloudy and cool Tuesday for most parts of the country, with isolated showers. GAUTENG The province will be partly cloudy and warm with isolated thundershowers in the north. Joburgers can look forward to a […]

Over the past few months, several bodies were discovered among bushes along the seaside road between Khayelitsha, Mitchells Plain and Strandfontein. Baden Powell Drive between Mitchells Plain and Khayelitsha in Cape Town. Picture: Google Maps CAPE TOWN – Cape Town Mayor Dan Plato has raised concerns about the ongoing dumping of bodies along Baden Powell […]

The president has used his weekly newsletter, to touch on the country’s energy crisis and how government plans to stabilise the situation at least in the short-term. President Cyril Ramaphosa. Picture: GCIS. JOHANNESBURG – President Cyril Ramaphosa said that it was extremely important that South Africa increased its electricity generation capacity. The president has used […]

Financial experts are extremely concerned that half a year has gone by since President Cyril Ramaphosa first introduced the lockdown and yet there is still no adopted economic recovery plan. President Cyril Ramaphosa on 27 August 2020 appeared before the National Assembly in a hybrid plenary session to answer these questions presented for oral reply. […]

Hawks officials said that they had been monitoring human trafficking operations for a year and conducted raids in Kuruman and in Rustenberg. Gavel on cuffs. Picture: SAPS CAPE TOWN – Five suspects arrested in connection with human trafficking in two provinces are expected to appear in court on Monday. Two men were apprehended in Kuruman […]

Clinton Hartnick was arrested shortly after it emerged that a 20-year-old woman had been attacked while quarantining at a facility near Mossel Bay earlier this month. CAPE TOWN – A cleaner accused of raping a woman at a COVID-19 quarantine and isolation facility will learn in a week’s time if his bail bid has been […]

5 Pretoria suspects linked to R56m scam to defraud SAPS to appear in court At least 41 people, including several police officers, face charges of money laundering, corruption and theft. Picture: SAPS/facebook.com JOHANNESBURG – Five suspects linked to an elaborate scam to defraud the police in a R56 million tender are expected to appear in […]