Eskom implements ‘load reduction’ in parts of Gauteng The power utility said it was trying to avoid network overloading in high density areas of Gauteng by implementing so called “load reduction”. Picture: Pexels. JOHANNESBURG – Eskom on Wednesday deliberately cut power to thousands of people in Soweto and The Vaal. The power utility said it […]
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The minister visited the Paul Roux and Bethlehem areas in the wake of the murder of a 21-year-old farmer earlier this month. Police Minister Bheki Cele speaking to the leadership of farmers in Free State at Mitz Agricultural Union Hall. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN SENEKAL – Farmers in the Free State on Tuesday gave Police Minister […]
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He said Eskom paid three executives their full annual salaries to make way for an inquiry the commission found was conceptualised at Zuma’s residence in KNZ.. A screengrab of former Eskom board chairperson Ben Ngubane appearing at the state capture inquiry on 11 September 2020. Picture: SABC/YouTube JOHANNESBURG – Former Eskom board chair Ben Ngubane […]
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The JSE is proud to announce a brand-new opportunity for South African investors’ investment exposure to some of the world’s largest companies as First National Bank (FNB) lists new Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs). South African investors will now have the opportunity to gain exposure to 10 different underlying assets which inlcude stellar international companies, such […]
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At a time when the rest of the world is re-thinking its approach to commercial agriculture, Africa has a clear opportunity to refresh its approach to the sector and become an emerging force. Big shifts are already happening in food production, land and water use, and the integration of agri-tech and product tracing. If African […]
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By Sola David-Borha, Chief Executive of Africa Regions at Standard Bank Group Sola David-Borha, Chief Executive of Africa Regions at Standard Bank Group Africa’s economic recovery can be meaningfully accelerated if policymakers and the private sector step up their efforts to empower women – a group that accounts for more than half of the continent’s […]
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Mastercard aims to inspire 5 million girls by 2025 to pursue STEM-related futures Mastercard’s signature science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programme, Girls4Tech™, today reached its initial goal of educating one million girls. The programme has a new and inspiring ambition to reach five million girls by 2025. The programme, which launched in 2014, offers activities and […]
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Tzaneen police probing murder cases after family of 3 die in fire Police say the 51-year-old used a highly flammable substance to set the house alight on Monday resulting to his death and that of the children, aged nine and 13. Picture: SAPS Facebook page. JOHANNESBURG – A father and his two daughters have died […]
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EFF leader Julius Malema maintains that he and party MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi did nothing wrong and they have been dragged to court because they pushed a white man. Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema addresses supporters after appearing in the Randburg Magistrates Court on 13 October 2020. Picture: @EFFSouthAfrica/Twitter RANDBURG – Economic Freedom Fighters […]
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Diego Booysen and a four-year-old girl were found inside a vehicle on a property in Newtown this morning after they went missing yesterday. Little Diego Booysen was found dead inside this car on Tuesday morning, 13 October 2020. Picture: Shamiela Fisher/EWN NEW TOWN, Cape Town – A community near Wellington is in shock after a […]
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