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(Photo: Paul Botes/AFP)AfriForum sent a reminder letter to Eskom to ask that the power giant not continue with the intention to stop power supply to towns due to overdue municipal debts.The organization argues that Eskom’s latest notices have legal shortcomings and their enforcement will be unlawful.Earlier this week, Eskom issued notices to 14 municipalities in which strict conditions were set. Pursuant to these notices, municipalities must settle their outstanding debts or accept one of three options: A council decision to enter into an agency agreement with Eskom, in terms of which Eskom takes over the responsibility for the distribution of…

There will be no more hiding places for prosecutors who put a duck foot when prosecuting cases as the head of the prosecution unit, National Prosecuting Authority, Advocate Andy Mothibi, has promised to deal with them.Mothibi, who spoke to the media for the first time yesterday since he was appointed to this position, promised to eradicate corruption in the department. He said he received reports that there are prosecutors who intervened and interfered with the prosecution of cases.”We want the public to regain trust in the prosecution service. Prosecutors must prosecute cases without fear or bias,” he said.He said they…

The TLU SA Young Farmer Committee. (Photo: TLU SA) Being a young farmer in South Africa today is not easy. They farm in a time of great challenges, of climate change, markets that change frequently, infrastructure that puts pressure on logistics and the daily realities of producing food in a complex world. At the same time, it is also a time of great opportunities. This is what John Steenhuisen, Minister of Agriculture, said on Friday at TLU SA’s Young Farmer Conference in Pretoria. The minister could not attend the proceedings himself and his speech was read out by Clemens Senekal,…

The Director General of the Department of Basic Education, Mr. Mathanzima Mweli, has called on schools to become teachers according to the subjects they specialize in.Mweli said there is a problem of shortage of teachers in certain subjects in some schools, while there are full of teachers who teach special subjects.He said it is important that if teachers are assigned, they should be assigned according to the subjects they have majored in at universities.”You find that there is a lack of a teacher who will teach the subject of agriculture, but the school is full of teachers who teach languages.…

Traditional music legend, Dr. Sipho Sithole, is lamenting the decline in the reputation of traditional music, as musicians and celebrities are being promoted more, not music. Sithole said it is shameful and embarrassing to see musicians who have contributed a lot to the music of skandi killing this music. He said this music is no longer the same as there is competition among fans, and who bought a more luxurious car than whose, and wealth. Sithole says that he thinks that the wives of these musicians even ask their husbands why they are being overtaken by a man who has…

(Photo: Maroela Media)At midnight on March 12, South Africa had a total of 300 consecutive load-shedding-free days.On Friday, the power supplier described this as a significant milestone that emphasizes the ongoing restoration and strengthening of Eskom’s generation capacity.The performance is a reflection of the upward rate in plants’ delivery, supported by an energy availability factors that are continuously maintained above 60% and currently stand at 65.85% for the financial year so far.According to the power supplier, this also indicates the continued progress with its turnaround plan.A 53% drop in unplanned maintenance work was reported.For the financial year so far (1…

We have been asked to report to the police headquarters in the province the case of a same-sex woman from Mpangeni, as they have finally complained to the King of a certain tribe in this area, who is said to have tried to rape her in December last year.In this incident that happened in late December, the king (who will not be revealed because the court has not yet asked if he admits or denies the crime) tried to rape a 40-year-old woman in one of the sleeping places in Mpangeni.According to the victim’s relative, who will not be disclosed,…

NewsFeedA Lebanese father mourned the death of his four daughters, mother, father, brother-in-law and nephew, after they were killed in an Israeli attack. Israel has killed at least 770 people in Lebanon since last Monday. Around 750,000 have been forcibly displaced.Read morePublished On 13 Mar 202613 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

Peet and Mel Viljoen. (Photo: Mizanne Hattingh/Maroela Media) Peet Viljoen (57), controversial businessman and participant in the reality series Die Real Housewives van Pretoria, according to the statement of plausible grounds (in English the “probable cause affidavit”) did not make any confession after he and his wife, Melany (39), were arrested this week in Boca Raton on shoplifting charges. According to the same statement, Mel allegedly argued that she is the “only one who commits the crime and that Peet has nothing to do with it”. The former South African glamor couple was arrested in Boca Raton on Thursday following…

ANELE Mdoda who is one of those announced to host the program at this year’s South African Film and Television Awards, says that for him this will be a night to honor the different artists nominated for these awards.In this event which will be held tomorrow, it will be broadcast live on two television channels namely Mzansi Magic and SABC2, at 8 pm.Anele and Sipho Alphi Mkhwanazi are the ones who will collaborate to present this program.Both of them expressed their happiness for getting the opportunity to present this event which competes with other big ones when it comes to…