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(Archive photo: GCIS)As South Africans grapple with double-digit electricity increases and rising inflation, Eskom has rewarded its staff with more than R5.4 billion in performance incentives.”This is unacceptable,” says Kevin Mileham, DA MP and the party’s spokesperson on electricity and energy.”A state-owned utility company that only achieved an artificial profit of R23.9 billion thanks to a R64 billion taxpayer-funded debt relief package has no right to give billions for bonuses.”Eskom’s top management appeared before the parliamentary portfolio committee on electricity and energy this week regarding its corporate plan and budget for the 2026-27 financial year.The committee questioned the justification for…
Peru’s public prosecutor says many of their citizens are victims of deception, lured by the promise of jobs but ended up in Ukraine.Published On 2 May 20262 May 2026Peru has launched an investigation into an alleged human trafficking network that lured citizens with false promises of employment in Russia, only for them to end up fighting in Russia’s war against Ukraine, the public prosecutor’s office has said.Individuals were “recruited through deceptive job offers to work as security agents and other roles” in Russia, “with the promise of financial compensation”, the prosecutor’s office said in a statement on Friday.Recommended Stories list…
The advanced features of Google Gemini are useful for some people. At the same time, it is also proving dangerous for many users. Google’s AI chatbot Gemini has been blamed for the suicide of a 36-year-old man. The man’s parents sued the company, attributing his suicide to an AI chatbot.AI chatbots are being used not only for daily work but also to provide emotional support to people. But this is proving dangerous for the users. According to a report, a 36-year-old man committed suicide after interacting with Google’s AI chatbot Gemini AI. More than 4,700 messages were exchanged between the…
The king of Buthelezi, Zuzifa ka Mangosuthu Buthelezi, is opening a shopping mall named after the king who gave birth to it, Mangosuthu ka Mathola Buthelezi.King Zuzifa said the opening of the mall made him wonder how the king would feel if he was still there?The shopping center in Mpangeni was opened yesterday.”I felt pain when I saw it complete. I was filled with bitterness, I felt small tears come to my eyes. I wondered what the Prince would have said if he had come in here with him, when he saw the shopping center with his name on it.”The…
Problems are piling up in the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education as they are still collecting money to pay schools their fees next month.The Minister of the Ministry, Mr. Sipho Hlomuka, said that they will go to the Ministry of the Treasury to give them the money to pay the schools the money for Norms and Standards.”We are going to the Treasury to urge him to give us money in advance so that we can pay the schools their money. The schools must receive this money in May, and we are facing challenges in terms of money,” said Hlomuka while speaking…
“ALL of us grew up knowing that a thriving business is one that has a store where you can buy goods or products, but due to the changing times and the times we live in – it’s like holding back on that way.”
Israel’s strikes continue, with more than 2,600 killed since March 2, despite an ongoing ceasefire.By Al Jazeera Staff and News AgenciesPublished On 1 May 20261 May 2026At least 12 people have been killed, including a child, in southern Lebanon, as Israel continues its strikes despite a ceasefire.Israeli forces killed at least eight people in Habboush in the Nabatieh district on Friday, and wounded at least eight others, including another child and a woman.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe Lebanese Civilian Defence searched through the rubble of the “massive set of air strikes that destroyed a residential neighbourhood”, Al…
Nomonde Zondi|Published 1 day agoThe High Court of Pietermaritzburg has rejected the request that the two sons of the former mayor of Alfred Duma Municipality, Mnambithi, Mr. Vincent Madlala, and their two friends be brought forward in the case of three murders. The defendants namely Mr. Sandile Sbonelo Madlala, Sabelo Madlala, Lethukuthula Khumalo and Thabiso Cedric Nkosi appeared in this court on three charges of murder, conspiracy to murder, obstruction of justice, possession of illegal firearms, ammunition and other firearms. These cases are linked to the murder of Mr Mxolisi ‘Ncedo’ Dladla, his ex-girlfriend Ms Nompumelelo Thwala and Mr Nhlanhla…
The Mayor of Mhlathuze Municipality, Councilor Xolani Ngwezi, who appeared at the Magistrate’s Court in Richards Bay, in the north of KwaZulu-Natal, has been released on bail with a warning – regarding the case he is facing and allegations of defamatory speech.Ngwezi appeared in this Court on Thursday, in connection with the case in which he was sued by businessman Mr. Cyril Paton and member of the African National Congress (ANC), Mr. Phiwe Mhlongo.The matter stems from the fact that Ngwezi is accused of saying that he visited the 1KZNTV television station, called Mhlongo and Paton crooks – and also…
THEY PROPOSED to enter the street and march calling themselves Friends of Senzo Meyiwa Family as they are complaining about a lot of things that they believe is obstructing the trial of this case.Mr Hubert Maphumulo who is part of Friends, said It is a country that surely on May 19, they will enter the street and march to make their voices heard about the killing of Meyiwa who was the goalkeeper of Orlando Pirates and Bafana Bafana. Meyiwa was killed in October 2014, at the home of his ex-girlfriend, Kelly Khumalo, in Vosloorus, Gauteng.Maphumulo said at the moment they…