Fri 30 September 2022: Thirty-seven hospitals across the country will be exempted from the load shedding schedule, Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, announced on Friday. This follows several engagements with various stakeholders, including Eskom and municipalities, as the Department of Health works on a plan to introduce an energy mix to shield public health facilities […]
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Fri 30 September 2022: Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Ebrahim Patel will host the 9th session of the South Africa-Saudi Arabia Joint Economic Commission (JEC) and the South Africa-Saudi Arabia Trade and Investment Forum next week. The forum is set to take place on Monday in Pretoria alongside the 9th Session of the South Africa-Saudi Arabia […]
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Fri 30 September 2022: State-owned airline, South African Airways (SAA), has moved to assure customers that it will continue to service the routes it currently offers. This after reports suggested that the International Air Services Licencing Council revoked 20 of the airline’s domestic and international route rights. “SAA continues to operate its current network and […]
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Thu 29 September 2022: Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan has reiterated government and Eskom’s commitment to ensuring that the power utility surpasses the challenges it is currently facing. Gordhan was answering questions in the National Assembly on Wednesday. The power utility has been under severe pressure with continuous breakdowns at power stations, slow returns […]
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Wed 28 September 2022: The National Assembly has approved four Bills aimed at regulating transport economy and establishing a land court, amongst others. The four Bills, passed during a hybrid plenary held on Tuesday, include the Land Court Bill; the Drugs and Drug Trafficking Amendment Bill; the Economic Regulation of Transport Bill, and the National […]
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Wed 28 September 2022: Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Candith Mashego-Dlamini, will hand over vaccines in Liberia and Sierra Leone this week. “It is envisaged that South Africa’s contribution of 79 200 doses of the COVID-19 Johnson & Johnson vaccines shall deepen the mutually beneficial cooperation with Liberia and enhance our friendship and […]
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Tue 27 September 2022: The board of power utility Eskom is expected to be “reconstituted and restructured” following a meeting with Department of Public Enterprises Minister, Pravin Gordhan. The State-owned electricity company has been facing serious and recurring challenges since June this year – reaching a nadir of Stage 6 load shedding twice over the […]
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Tue 27 September 2022: President Cyril Ramaphosa has wished the Jewish community well over Rosh Hashanah and the High Holy Days that culminate with Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. Having begun at sunset on Sunday, 25 September 2022, the Presidency said, Jewish communities in South Africa and around the world are observing Rosh Hashanah. […]
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Tue 27 September 2022: KwaZulu-Natal Social Development MEC, Nonhlanhla Khoza, has called for a harsh sentence for the pastor who allegedly raped 13 children at Luvisi village in Nquthu, northern KwaZulu-Natal. It is alleged that the 56-year-old reverend has been luring young girls and boys, aged between five and 17 years to watch cartoons and […]
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Mon 26 September 2022: Eskom will continue to implement load shedding this week due to constraints from its diesel suppliers that is affecting the availability of bulk diesel to the Ankerlig and Gourikwa Open Cycle Gas Turbines, which have a combined capacity of 2 000MW. In a statement on Sunday, Eskom said Stage 3 load […]
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