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A new Minister of Electricity will be appointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa to help the Presidency organise the response to the electricity crisis, which is now formally recognised as a “national calamity” with immediate effect. The president admitted that the nation was “in the throes of a catastrophic energy crisis” that was jeopardising social stability and food security in his seventh State of the Nation Address on February 9, which was first disrupted by the Economic Freedom Fighters. “We are therefore declaring a national state of disaster to respond to the electricity crisis and its effects,” Ramaphosa said, announcing that…
According to Moloto Mothapo, a spokeswoman for the parliament, expenses for 2023 Sona were increased to pay for items that had not yet been paid for. Parliament gave an explanation for the over R10 million budget allocation for proceedings and ensuing debates hours before the State of the Nation Address (Sona). Parliament spokesperson Moloto Mothapo said the budget for the Sona, which is R8 million, was a difficult choice since the government had no other option as he updated the media on final logistics. “Because we were exempt from paying for the things we previously had to. We did not…
The State of the Nation Address is anticipated to be dominated by the energy issue. Gwede Mantashe, the minister of mineral resources, claims it costs the nation R1 billion per day. President Cyril Ramaphosa is anticipated to provide an update on the status of many commitments pertaining to Eskom. These include the utility’s unbundling and, most significantly, its inability to maintain the lights on. The nation anticipates Ramaphosa is expected to present further proposals for improving the problematic electricity utility. South Africans would focus more on the pledges’ ability to be carried out than on any declared strategies to salvage…
Today, President Cyril Ramaphosa is anticipated to give the State of the Nation Address (SONA). For the public to learn what the administration has planned and prioritised for the year, the SONA represents a crucial moment. All eyes are on the president to provide answers due to South Africa’s continued record load shedding and cash-strapped customers struggling to survive in the face of a cost of living crisis. It is anticipated that the speech would emphasise challenges and provide strategies for facilitating development objectives in the ensuing fiscal year. There are signs that the president will give the ongoing electrical…
According to the allegations, the suspect was showing the victim his new gun and the two were acquainted. The suspect, a reputed drug user, is said to have leaned over after the victim allegedly took the magazine out of the gun and set it on the seat. Members of the community escorted the suspect’s mother to the site so she could help identify him after he denied being the shooter on the CCTV footage of the shooting at the Tokoza Police station. The mother apparently recognised the suspect on the film. The suspect reportedly sold the gun for R800 and…
The sleeves of Tottenham Hotspur’s 2023–24 uniform won’t be promoting South African tourism after all. According to a report from BBC Africa, the South African Tourism Board’s intention to spend £42 million (over R1billion) in Tottenham Hotspur as the team’s major sleeve sponsor beginning in the 2019–2020 season has been rejected. The idea had been provisionally accepted, but it was rejected by the tourism committee of South Africa’s parliamentary body. As the nation battles to recover from COVID-19’s economic hardships and lockdowns, South Africa’s Minister of Tourism, Lindiwe Sisulu, suggested investing in Tottenham to raise the profile of South Africa…
Dipuo Letsatsi-Duba, South Africa’s ambassador to Turkey, revealed on Tuesday that a jail there that was housing seven South Africans collapsed following the country’s catastrophic series of earthquakes on Monday. Their destiny, she claimed, was still unknown. No other South Africans are believed to have been affected by the earthquake, the envoy added, but the jail is a worry. “There aren’t any employees in the neighbourhood. Although we have been informed that the jail has also fallen, we are unsure if there are survivors or if anyone is still buried beneath the wreckage. With great anticipation, we await information, “Letsatsi-Duba…
The State of the Nation Address (Sona) was delayed for about 45 minutes when the EFF stuck to its plan to disrupt President Cyril Ramaphosa’s address that was meant to start at 7pm last night but after three stops and starts, only resumed at 7:54pm. The National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa Nqakula battled to keep the EFF members in check as they used their famous tactic of raising points of order to create confusion. At some point, an exasperated Mapisa Nqakula had to declare that she won’t allow any more points of order from the floor. The whole drama started…
Following allegations that licenses were being purchased, police in the JB Marks Local Municipality in the North West searched a licensing office.The community has been asked not to purchase driver’s and learner’s licenses by the municipality.The municipality’s spokesperson, Jeannette Tshite, states that the South African Police Service has been notified of the situation and is presently looking into it. Therefore, the general public is cautioned to exercise caution and to avoid falling for the fraud of purchasing driver’s and learner’s licenses. “No individual or service provider has been chosen to offer such a service on behalf of the municipality,” the…
For severe thunderstorms in Gauteng, the South African Weather Service has issued a level 2 warning. The weather service stated that it anticipates showers throughout day Thursday and issued a warning that certain regions may see localised flooding as a result of the heavy rainfall. Thursday in the province has an 80% probability of rain, according to forecaster Puseletso Mofokeng. “We should anticipate an 80% likelihood of showers and thundershowers across the southwestern areas, in places like Carletonville and Veereneging,” she warned. The Johannesburg emergency services agency meanwhile advised citizens to be cautious. Robert Mulaudzi, a spokesperson, advised inhabitants of…