Day: April 25, 2023
News24.com | Debt Relief Bill frees up billions to fix ‘short-circuited’ Eskom plants
The Eskom Debt Relief Bill, which will see R254 billion of debt removed from its balance sheet, will free up billions to fix Eskom and reduce load shedding
Continue ReadingNews24.com | State capture implicated ANC leaders who shunned integrity commission to be disciplined – Mbalula
The party's NEC resolved that members implicated in the state capture report, who had failed to appear before the integrity commission, should now face disciplinary action.
Continue ReadingHarry Belafonte, Music Legend And Civil Rights Activist, Dies
The “King of Calypso” never stopped speaking out for progressive causes.
Continue ReadingBlack History Class To Undergo Changes, College Board Says
Critics have said the agency bowed to political pressure and removed several topics from the framework, including Black Lives Matter, slavery reparations and queer life.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | LGBTQI+ group seeks clarity from Helen Zille over ‘queerphobic’ tweet
Chairperson of the DA's federal council Helen Zille is in the limelight over a tweet again - this time for a post an organisation has described as "queerphobic".
Continue ReadingNews24.com | ‘Goodbye, I will see you’, smiling serial rapist bids father farewell as he awaits sentencing
"Goodbye. I will see you." Convicted serial rapist Abel Lebele, 43, whispered and smiled to his father as he was led to the holding cells of the Gauteng High Court sitting in the Benoni Magistrate's Court to await sentencing.
Continue ReadingTwo-Thirds Of My Body Is Covered In Scars. Here’s What I Want You To Know When You See Me.
"I keep smiling as I watch people recover from the shock of ... me. They don’t even realize that I am making the moment comfortable — for them."
Continue ReadingNews24.com | Thapelo Amad resignation leaves Johannesburg without leadership for at least a week
For the next week, at least, the City of Johannesburg will be without a mayor following the resignation of Thapelo Amad at the 11th hour on Monday.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | Basic income grant: Draft policy goes to govt committees to explore ‘series of proposals’
The Department of Social Development has several proposals for the implementation of a basic income grant.
Continue ReadingNews24.com | Mantashe doubles down: Load shedding can be over by year-end – but take Karpowership ‘seriously’
Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe believes load shedding could be over by the end of the year if Karpowership is allowed to operate in SA.
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