Tue 20 September 2022: President Cyril Ramaphosa says resolving the energy crisis is critical to ensure that the economic and investment potential of the country is realised. This as South Africa was plunged into Stage 6 load shedding for the second time this year, prompting the President’s urgent return to the country during an international […]
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Tue 20 September 2022: Public Enterprises Minister, Pravin Gordhan, says the department has mobilised full resources with Eskom to ensure that the current load shedding crisis is resolved. The power utility has been battling breakdowns and slow returns to service of generation units, which has led to the country being plunged to Stage 6 load […]
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Mon 19 September 2022: Eskom CEO, Andre de Ruyter, says the power utility is working hard to bring back failing generation units and restore stability to the grid. This after multiple trips, breakdowns and delays in return to service at generation units caused the implementation of Stage 6 load shedding over the weekend. De Ruyter […]
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Sun 18 September 2022: Due to a lack of overflight permission Germany‘s UN-sanctioned military mission in Mali has again been forced to suspend its operations, a spokesperson for the Bundeswehr said on Saturday, DPA reported. German operations in Mali are no longer taking place as permission for landing and overflights for medical evacuations have been suspended, […]
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Fri 16 September 2022: Deputy President David Mabuza has acknowledged that illegal mining is a major challenge in South Africa. “It has grown to the point where it is a major source of concern not only for the government, but also for the mining industry and the communities that are located close to illegal mining […]
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Fri 16 September 2022: Low vaccination rates in Africa make the COVID-19 pandemic still a threat, according to the acting director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). “The virus is still circulating and with the low rates of vaccination, the pandemic is still very much with us here on the […]
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Thu 15 September 2022: Deputy President David Mabuza has assured Parliamentarians that there are no plans to privatise the national power utility, Eskom. “Government’s policy options and positions have not reached the point where privatisation is seen as an answer to providing better solutions to the current problems that are facing Eskom,” he said. The […]
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Thu 15 September 2022: The Department of Public Enterprises says it has noted with great disappointment the final liquidation order granted by the South Gauteng High Court on Wednesday, placing SA Express in final liquidation. This comes after the liquidators could not find a suitable buyer for the regional airline, meaning the airline will never […]
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Wed 14 September 2022: President Cyril Ramaphosa will embark on working visits to the United States of America and the United Kingdom. In the US, President Ramaphosa will build relations with South Africa’s third largest trade partner, while in the UK, he will attend the State Funeral Service of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of […]
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Public Works and Infrastructure deputy director-general Imtiaz Ahmed Fazel will take on the role of Inspector-General of Intelligence once President Cyril Ramaphosa makes the formal appointment. (Photo: Twitter / @SAgovnews) Wed 14 September 2022: The National Assembly (NA) has approved the nomination of Imtiaz Ahmed Fazel for appointment as the Inspector-General of Intelligence (IGI) of […]
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