South Africa

Eskom has announced on social media platform X that Stage 2 and 3 load shedding will be implemented from 10am on Friday until Sunday.

Cabinet has welcomed the launch of a project that has connected 1 600 households and enabled at least 6 000 community members to access broadband services in KwaZulu-Natal.

Eskom is pinning its hopes on the Municipal Debt Relief programme facilitated by National Treasury to support municipalities in dealing with their historical debt challenges.

Warrant Officer Busisiwe Ncula, who is attached to the Eastern Cape’s Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Investigations (FCS) Unit, has successfully secured 33 life term sentences and an additional 2087 years’ imprisonment for 15 rapists.

Cabinet on Thursday said it will back the Competition Commission’s rand manipulation investigation. 

Transnet says ramping up the number of locomotives available on its lines is one of the key measures it is implementing to decongest the Port of Richards Bay.

Cabinet has reaffirmed the need to prioritise the implementation of the National Strategic Plan (NSP) of dealing with the second pandemic of gender-based violence and femicide. 

Minister of Transport Sindisiwe Chikunga is spearheading a campaign for South Africa’s re-election on the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council for the 2023-2024 biennium during the IMO Assembly currently underway in London, United Kingdom.

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Sihle Zikalala has congratulated Sifiso Mdakane on his appointment as the new Director-General for the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure.

Cabinet has reaffirmed the call made by the BRICS nations for a comprehensive ceasefire and an end to the violence in the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Cabinet has welcomed measures and plans put in place by Transnet to resolve the backlog at ports in Durban and Richard’s Bay. 

The announcement of the four preferred bidders under the first bid window of the Battery Energy Storage Independent Power Procurement (BESIPPP) Programme marks a “significant development” in South Africa’s pursuit for energy security.

Minister in the Presidency responsible for Electricity Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says he expects the intensity of load shedding to decrease going into the weekend.

KwaZulu-Natal Premier, Nomusa Dube-Ncube, has called on law enforcement agencies to thoroughly investigate and swiftly bring to justice the perpetrators involved in the attack and rape of female security officers at the Transport Department offices in Durban.

Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu will on Friday visit Sekhukhune District Municipality in Limpopo to assess progress on water infrastructure projects in the district.