insert_link South Africa KwaZulu-Natal’s Department of Cooperative says assessment will continue today following heavy rain and flooding KwaZulu-Natal’s Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs' assessment will continue today following heavy rain and flooding in parts of the province. Five people died in Margate on the South Coast. Some areas received rainfall accumulation of more than 200 millimetres. Businesses and public infrastructure, including roads and houses, have been severely damaged. The department says the cost implications of the damages caused will be consolidated. todayApril 16, 2024 18
insert_link Business / Economics S.A’s Central Energy Fund’s mid-month data predicts petrol prices to increase for the fourth consecutive month in May S.A's Central Energy Fund's mid-month data predicts petrol prices to increase for the fourth consecutive month in May, with an anticipated under-recovery of around 30-cents-per-litre. However, diesel prices are expected to decrease, with an over-recovery of approximately 28-cents-per-litre. The anticipated increase sees 93 octane petrol rising by 30-cents-per-litre and 95 octane by 31-cents-per-litre. Meanwhile, diesel wholesale is expected to have a decrease of 26 to 31-cents-per-litre todayApril 16, 2024 12
insert_link South Africa Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa says initiation schools will not operate before the elections on 29 May The Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa has announced initiation schools will not operate before the elections on 29 May. CONTRALESA’s president, Kgoshi Lameck Mokoena, told the media initiates will have time to vote, as there are no special provisions for them. Mokoena also said law enforcement officials are on high alert to prevent any schools from operating prematurely. He urges parents to seek permits for initiation schools and […] todayApril 16, 2024 42
insert_link South Africa ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa says government is addressing electricity challenges in Orange Farm ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa says government is addressing electricity challenges in Orange Farm, south of Johannesburg. He was campaigning in the area yesterday. Last year, the provincial government launched its multimillion-rand power transformer replacement programme as an important service delivery initiative. Transformers in some of the townships explode or malfunction due to illegal connections and overload flowing from high demand. Ramaphosa says progress has been made in installing or replacing […] todayApril 15, 2024 27
insert_link South Africa S.A’s MK Party to March on Electoral Commission To Demand Removal of Commissioner Amid Zuma List Controversy The MK-party in S.A says it plans to march to the Electoral Commission's offices in Centurion on Friday. The country's Electoral Commission last week turned to the Constitutional Court in a bid to try and keep former president Jacob Zuma off the party's parliamentary list. MK spokesperson Nhlamulo Ndhlela says they want IEC commissioner Janet Love removed, citing allegations of bias and misconduct: todayApril 15, 2024 27
insert_link South Africa S.A’s Border Management Authority Halts 281,000 Illegal Entries During Easter The Commissioner of the S.A Border Management Authority, Michael Masiapato, reports that during the Easter period, their operations intercepted and prevented over 281,000 individuals from illegally entering South Africa through its 71 ports of entry. Masiapato highlights a decline in the use of conveyancers transporting illegal migrants, while also mentioning the issuance of eight penalties totaling 270,000 rand to bus companies caught ferrying illegal migrants. todayApril 15, 2024 23
insert_link South Africa United Democratic Movement Calls for Urgent Allocation of Funds to Aid Flood-Affected Homeless in Western Cape The United Democratic Movement in the Western Cape is urging the National Disaster Management Centre to prioritize the allocation of funds to the provincial government. This assistance is crucial for thousands of individuals who have been left homeless due to floods. Bongani Maqungwana of the UDM emphasizes that residents of informal settlements, often neglected, are currently tasked with rebuilding their shelters independently. Maqungwana stresses the immediate release of funds to […] todayApril 15, 2024 40
insert_link South Africa S.A’s Transport minister Sindisiwe Chikunga says the discontinuation of e-tolls is a triumph for democracy S.A Transport minister Sindisiwe Chikunga says the discontinuation of e-tolls is a triumph for democracy. She oversaw the actual switching-off of the e-tolls at the South African National Roads Agency’s Central Operations Centre in Gauteng yesterday evening. She also visited the gantries on the N1 South Buccleuch Interchange. There has been an outcry over motorists still being liable to pay their e-toll debts. Chikunga says determining the fate of outstanding […] todayApril 12, 2024 34
insert_link South Africa City of Tshwane in South Africa’s Moody’s Outlook Shifts from Negative to Stable The City of Tshwane in South Africa has greeted an improved outlook from Moody's Ratings, transitioning from negative to stable. This positive shift comes after a notice last month indicating the city's rating was under review for a potential downgrade. The development is expected to assist the municipality in stabilizing its finances and accessing capital funding for infrastructure projects. Jacqui Uys, Mayoral committee member for Finance, attributes this positive change […] todayApril 12, 2024 29