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[WATCH] Blaze at Kendel power station ‘not serious’ – Eskom

Eskom has confirmed that a large fire has broken out at the Kendel power station in Ogies, Mpumalanga. "Eskom can confirm that a fire broke out on one of the conveyor belts taking the ash out of the Kendal power station this morning,” says Eskom spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha.

12 Feb 2021 4AM 1 min

DA on SONA 2021: We are a bus accelerating fast towards the cliff

Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen says South Africa is in deep trouble and compares the situation in the country to that of a bus accelerating towards the end of the cliff.

12 Feb 2021 12AM 2 min

Gauteng taxi inquiry fingers police, associations for violence in sector

The commission of inquiry into taxi violence in Gauteng has found that police officials and taxi associations are among the biggest contributors to violence in the sector

11 Feb 2021 7AM 6 min

Ramaphosa will need to focus on more than vaccines, says SAMA

The organisation’s chairperson Dr Angelique Coetzee was speaking ahead of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address on Thursday evening.

11 Feb 2021 6AM 3 min

President Ramaphosa must deal with Eskom crisis head-on, says energy expert

Energy expert Ted Blom says President Cyril Ramaphosa will have deal with the crisis at Eskom head-on in order to save South Africa.

11 Feb 2021 3AM 2 min

LISTEN: Eskom spent R70m on diesel in 7 hours

Eskom has revealed it spent R10 million per hour to keep the lights on by burning diesel in its pen-cycle gas turbines. The power utility has confirmed it spent R47.4 billion on diesel from 2009 to 2019.

10 Feb 2021 10AM 1 min

Deaths of 4 Nyanga children a lesson for Western Cape govt - Zizi Kodwa

Deputy Minister of State Security Zizi Kodwa says the death of four children on the N2 Borcherds Quarry intersection near Nyanga in Cape Town must be a lesson for the Western Cape government.

10 Feb 2021 8AM 1 min

MPs raise concerns over lack of info on pending Sinopharm vaccine agreement

MPs on Wednesday expressed concern over a pending agreement between South Africa and Chinese state pharmaceutical company Sinopharm.

10 Feb 2021 7AM 1 min

Mothibi assures MPs: SIU on trail of PPE corruption suspects

Mothibi appeared before Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) on Wednesday.

10 Feb 2021 6AM 1 min

Mkhize: SA could sell or swop AstraZeneca vaccin

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize is adamant that the 1 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine bought by government will not go to waste.

10 Feb 2021 4AM 1 min

Young mother arrested for gruesome murder of her two young daughters

The Police in Gauteng have arrested a 25-year old woman for the murder of her two daughters between the ages of 5 and 8.

10 Feb 2021 12AM 1 min

Lungile Nxelelwa handed two life sentences for murder of Keneilwe Pule (27)

Lungile Nxelelwa has been sentenced two life sentences by the Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court for the rape and murder of his girlfriend Keneilwe Pule.

9 Feb 2021 5AM 1 min

Mashaba calls on opposition parties to unite against ANC

Action SA has called on opposition parties to unite and remove the African National Congress (ANC) from power by 2024.

9 Feb 2021 4AM 1 min

Medical expert calls for calm amid renewed vaccine concerns

Scientists and researchers are still trying to make sense of the latest vaccine developments in South Africa.

8 Feb 2021 11AM 3 min

Former committee chair admits failure to investigate Gupta allegations

The former chairperson of Parliament's oversight committee on public transport has admitted to the state capture commission that her committee failed in its duty by not investigating allegations of state capture at the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa).

8 Feb 2021 11AM 1 min

MKMVA ‘not copying EFF’ with visit to Zuma on Thursday

The Umkhonto We Sizwe Military Veterans Association (MKMVA) have announced that its national executive committee will visit to the home of former president Jacob Zuma in Nkandla on Thursday.

8 Feb 2021 9AM 3 min

SACC: Church leaders must vaccinate in public ‘to inspire confidence’

Secretary-general Bishop Malusi Mpumlwana says public inoculations will help build trust among congregants and broader society.

8 Feb 2021 5AM 2 min

8 killed, 100 homes damaged as heavy rainfall persists in Mpumalanga

The Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs in Mpumalanga says the persistent heavy rain has left a trail of destruction in the province.

7 Feb 2021 9AM 4 min

Uasa to institute contempt of court proceedings as Denel salary battle continues

The United Association of South Africa (Uasa) says Denel employees want the state-owned arms manufacturer to take responsibility for all outstanding salaries and start paying them in full again.

7 Feb 2021 8AM 1 min

‘The agenda was tea’ - EFF mum on Malema’s visit to Nkandla

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has remained mum on the conversation between former president Jacob Zuma and leader Julius Malema.

5 Feb 2021 11AM 1 min