Sat 25 February 2023: Elections for the Nigerian presidency and both houses of the federal parliament are being held across the country’s 36 states, in what is set to be the sixth successive civilian-to-civilian transition of power since a return to democracy in 1999. Eighteen candidates are jostling to succeed Muhammadu Buhari, who steps down as […]
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Fri 24 February 2023: Eskom has announced the appointment of Calib Cassim as Interim Group Chief Executive (GCE) Officer with immediate effect. Cassim will lead the Eskom management team until further notice. He was appointed as Eskom’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in November 2018 after serving as Acting CFO from July 2017. “He is a […]
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Fri 24 February 2023: Catastrophic consequences of the multi-year drought will continue in 2023 in the Horn of Africa region, leaving communities in urgent need of assistance, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has warned. According to a new seasonal forecast, below-normal rainfall is expected in most parts of the region over the next three months, […]
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Thu 23 February 2023: Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta), Thembi Nkadimeng, says the department is preparing for any eventuality ahead of the announcement that Cyclone Freddy is expected to bring heavy rains and strong winds in the north eastern part of South Africa from early Saturday morning. Speaking to SAnews, the Minister […]
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Wed 22 February 2023: Government has introduced a R9 billion tax relief programme to support South Africa’s clean energy transition, increase electricity supply and limit the impact of consistently high fuel prices. The programme was on Wednesday unveiled by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana while delivering the 2023 Budget Speech at the Cape Town City Hall. […]
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Wed 22 February 2023: Consumers of alcoholic beverages and tobacco products will from 1 April 2023 have to dig deeper into their products to indulge in their favourite brands. Delivering the 2023/24 Budget Speech at the Cape Town City Hall on Wednesday, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said government was proposing to increase excise duties on […]
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Wed 22 February 2023: National Treasury has proposed to provide the country’s embattled power utility, Eskom, with R254 billion in debt relief over the next three years. This was on Wednesday confirmed by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana while delivering the 2023 Budget Speech at the Cape Town City Hall. Of the R254 billion debt relief, […]
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Wed 22 February 2023: Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana will this afternoon present the 2023 Budget Speech. “President Cyril Ramaphosa, in his State of the Nation Address on 9 February, announced government’s plans to address South Africa’s energy crisis and prevailing socio-economic challenges. “In this regard, Minister Godongwana will provide details of spending and revenue collection […]
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Tue 21 February 2023: The Gauteng Provincial Government is set to release R1.2 billion towards resolving the energy crisis in the province. “In a few weeks, we will appoint six developers who will commence the construction of an 800 megawatts solar farm in Merafong. This will be followed by the installation of roof top solar […]
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___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Mon 20 February 2023: The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) is to mount a national campaign to enable and assist South Africans to register online to vote in the 2024 National and Provincial Elections. The IEC says the campaign, themed “Your Vote Is Your Voice”, will feature on print, electronic and digital media. “South […]
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