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A barely audible recording played before the state capture commission has reminded former board chair Zola Tsotsi that one of the board members said: ‘We must protect our leaders’. A screengrab shows former Eskom chair Zola Tsotsi at the state capture inquiry on 9 September 2020. Picture: SABC Digital/YouTube JOHANNESBURG – The state capture commission […]

Clicks has come under fire for a hair product ad, which labelled black hair as ‘dry, frizzy and damaged’, and drew widespread outrage from South Africans. EFF members protest outside a Clicks store at the Sandton City shopping centre in Johannesburg on 7 September 2020. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/EWN JOHANNESBURG – The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) […]

The three men in their twenties were shot and killed on Wednesday afternoon. CAPE TOWN – Anti-gang unit members are searching for a gunman responsible for a triple murder at a Lotus River food outlet. The three men in their twenties were shot and killed on Wednesday afternoon. A preliminary report suggests that two of […]

They were increased at the height of Cape Town’s water crisis several years ago but with dam levels having vastly improved, the municipality hasn’t indicated if tariffs will be cut any time soon. CAPE TOWN – Cosatu is pressuring the City of Cape Town to lower water tariffs. Dam levels have vastly improved. Collectively, dams […]

SA records 1,990 new COVID-19 cases as death toll rises to 15,168 The recovery rate stands at 88.7%, meaning that almost 570,000 people have so far recovered. A Gauteng Health Department official collects samples from a man during a door-to-door COVID-19 coronavirus testing drive in Yeoville, Johannesburg, on 3 April 2020. Picture: AFP JOHANNESBURG – […]

The utility has managed to stave off rolling blackout for two days now but said any deterioration in generation performance could lead to the implementation of load shedding at short notice. An electricity power point in use. Picture: Pixabay.com JOHANNESBURG – Eskom has warned that while no load shedding was expected on Thursday, the possibility […]

Meanwhile, warm temperatures can be expected in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal. JOHANNESBURG – Cloudy but warm weather conditions are expected in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng on Thursday, but rain can be expected in parts of the Western Cape. KWAZULU-NATAL:Partly cloudy weather conditions are expected in the coastal province. Durban will see a high of 23°C, while Newcastle […]

Hejana was manhandled by EFF members outside a Clicks store in Cape Town while on duty on Tuesday. FILEL: Mbuyiseni Ndlozi. Picture: EWN JOHANNESBURG – The South African National Editors Forum (Sanef) has condemned comments by Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) member of Parliament Mbuyiseni Ndlozi on the harassment of eNCA journalist Nobesuthu Hejana, saying his […]

SCA dismisses NMB councillor Lungisa’s bid to overturn his prison sentence Lungisa had been sentenced to an effective two-year jail term for hitting Democratic Alliance member Rano Kayser during a chaotic council meeting in 2016. FILE: Andile Lungisa. Picture: GCIS. JOHANNESBURG – The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has dismissed an application by Nelson Mandela […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa was speaking during a virtual meeting with members of the South African National Editors Forum on Wednesday evening. President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Union Buildings on 15 August 2020. Picture: GCIS JOHANNESBURG – President Cyril Ramaphosa said there were a number of plans to lift the country’s economy after the devastating effects […]