insert_link South Africa Duduzane Zuma forms new political party Duduzane Zuma has formed a political party the ‘All Game Changers’ instead of joining his father Jacob Zuma's uMkhonto weSizwe Party. Zuma told Newzroom Afrika that the country needs something new. Zuma says drastic changes are needed to ensure that young and able people don't depend on social welfare. todayFebruary 12, 2024 52
insert_link South Africa SA’s Load-Shedding to Persist for Five More Years in South Africa, Warns University Professor University of Johannesburg professor, Hartmut Winkler, cautions that South Africa will continue to experience load-shedding for the next five years. Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa underscores the commitment to resolving load-shedding without cutting corners. Winkler points out that Eskom's energy availability factor has worsened, leading to higher stages of load-shedding. Despite the challenges, he suggests that the country may have passed the worst phase of load-shedding. The warning emphasizes the need […] todayFebruary 12, 2024 23
insert_link South Africa South Africa’s Congress of the People says the higher stages of load-shedding show the ANC government is failing South Africa's Congress of the People criticizes the extended stage five load-shedding as further evidence of President Cyril Ramaphosa's government inadequately managing Eskom's affairs. COPE's acting general secretary, Erick Mohlapamaswi, asserts that more than 14 years of load-shedding under the ANC's governance have hindered economic growth and development. He emphasizes the risks posed to citizens' lives and livelihoods, especially those unable to afford alternative power-supply options. The ongoing power crisis […] todayFebruary 12, 2024 7
insert_link South Africa South Africa’s Department Advises Against Consuming Washed-Up Marine Animals Amid Annual Red Tide Phenomenon The Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment in South Africa reiterates its warning for people to refrain from consuming marine animals washed up along the West Coast. This caution is prompted by the annual red tide phenomenon. Marine animals affected include prawns, crabs, cuttlefish, seaworms, shark rays, and lobsters. The department's spokesperson, Peter Mbelengwa, emphasizes the health risks associated with washed-up lobsters, highlighting potential contamination by algal toxins that […] todayFebruary 12, 2024 22
insert_link South Africa Court Postpones Case Against Eskom Safety Risk Manager on Charges of Fraud and Corruption South Africa's Middleburg Regional Court has deferred the case against Eskom Safety Risk Manager Thandi Ruth Magagula, based in Middleburg, Mpumalanga, to March 26, 2024. Magagula faces charges of fraud, corruption, and money laundering following her arrest by the Hawks in Middelburg. The allegations center around her purported failure to disclose a conflict of interest while concurrently serving as an Eskom manager and a director of a company providing services […] todayFebruary 12, 2024 27
insert_link South Africa South African Ministers Engage with NGOs on Draft White Paper for Human Settlements South Africa's Minister of Human Settlements, Mmamoloko Kubayi, and Deputy Minister Pam Tshwete are set to lead a roundtable discussion with NGOs and Civil Society Organizations to discuss the Draft White Paper on Human Settlements. The Ministry's spokesperson, Hlengiwe Nhlabathi-Mokota, underscores the paper's goal of refining the department's strategy for ensuring adequate housing by extending it to qualifying beneficiaries. She stated the importance of public input, with the deadline for […] todayFebruary 12, 2024 12
insert_link South Africa Inkatha Freedom Party Deems State of the Nation Address Uninspiring and a Repetition of Past Years South Africa's Inkatha Freedom Party criticizes President Cyril Ramaphosa's recent State of the Nation Address, describing it as uninspiring and a mere repetition of the past five years. President Ramaphosa aimed to spotlight the achievements of the past three decades during the ANC's sixth administration, asserting that South Africa has made significant progress since apartheid. However, IFP leader Velenkosini Hlabisa contends that the address amounted to an admission of failure, […] todayFebruary 9, 2024 7
insert_link South Africa GOOD Party Expresses Disappointment Over Lack of Social Security Overhaul Commitment in State of the Nation Address South Africa's GOOD Party has voiced disappointment with President Ramaphosa's failure to commit to a comprehensive social security overhaul. While the president reinforced plans to transition to a permanent basic income grant, achieved through extending and amending the social relief of distress grant, the GOOD Party's secretary-general, Brett Herron, contends that basic income support serves as the fundamental basis upon which the government can construct a stable and effective economy. […] todayFebruary 9, 2024 12
insert_link South Africa SA’s DA Leader Criticizes Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address as Repetitive Promises John Steenhuisen, leader of South Africa's DA, has characterized President Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation address as a compilation of recycled promises. With this being the last address before the upcoming general elections, Steenhuisen claims that none of the promises made in Ramaphosa's previous five speeches have been fulfilled. He asserts that no practical, effective legislation has been presented in Parliament to materialize the proclaimed "new dawn." todayFebruary 9, 2024 24
