When the amended Electricity Regulation Act (ERA) comes into force, it will regulate the use of small scale electricity generators by requiring registration with the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa). This is according to Lizel Oberholzer and Jarrett Whitehead, attorneys at Norton Rose Fulbright, who say that the regulation will likely have far-reaching..
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Cash strapped Government requests that consumers pay Nersa for personal generators and solar panels
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Zuma reshuffles cabinet again, Nzimande and others out
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Huge news this Tuesday morning as the presidency has announced another cabinet reshuffle. After weeks of rumours building up again, Zuma has finally decided to pull the trigger and axe Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande. There are five main changes to the cabinet in total. Zuma released the following statement announcing the reshuffle. After careful..
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I am leaving Nigeria as a hero‚ says Zuma after massive statue of him unveiled – You got to be joking!
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Nigerian civil society groups were flabbergasted after waking up to a statue of South African President Jacob Zuma that was unveiled over the weekend. Rochas Okorocha‚ billionaire‚ education philanthropist and governor of the Imo State‚ unveiled the bronze statue and named a street after Zuma during his two-day visit to Nigeria which concluded on Sunday…
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Road users will pay steep licence fee from next year
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The Justice Project South Africa has called on Transport Minister Joe Maswanganyi to justify, or at the very least explain, the 71 percent increase in eNaTIS vehicle licence fees for 2018. Earlier in October Maswangani announced that as from 1 February 2018, an amount of R72 (an increase of R30) would be added to the..
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Loved ones in Wester Cape can’t be buried due to morgue backlogs
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Cape Town – A spike in gang violence and gun crimes are the main reasons why there is a pile up of corpses at state mortuaries. Staff shortages, delays with criminal investigations, and pathologists who have to testify in court are adding to the dire situation. Speaking on the sidelines of her department’s annual report..
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Baba dood na swak diens in staatshospitaal – Nuwe ma ontneem van haar geluk
Government pushes ahead with new pension fund
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Government is pushing ahead with the introduction of a new all-embracing pension fund. But with trust between government and other social partners at an all time low, there are concerns that such a fund could be open to political abuse. The National Social Security Fund will combine all existing pension funds, public and private into..
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Transforming UCT is becoming a black and white debate again!
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Statement by The UCT Black Academic Caucus It has been encouraging to witness the revolutionary changes taking place at UCT over the past few years: the fall of the Cecil John Rhodes statue, the return of Mahmoud Mamdani, the renaming of buildings, the dialogues around sexual violence, artworks and curriculum change, and the many less..
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Oops! Mbalula red-faced as arrest triumph becomes PR nightmare – Police arrested funeral-goers
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Police minister Fikile Mbalula is an embarrassment after boldly announcing on social media that a significant breakthrough has been made in the Cape. According to Mbalula, who visited the scene of the arrest, it was a breakthrough in a lengthy investigation process. Later it was established that it was funeral-goers with a dead body of..
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Domestic worker aids in robbery at Ladysmith residence
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Residents from a house in Lupin Avenue left their home with a sense of safety and security, knowing that their domestic worker was there…Little did they know what was in store for them on Tuesday (October 10). Around midday on Tuesday, the husband went home and saw that everything was in a mess. The home..
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Security guards denied woman entry at Steve Biko Academic Hospital to see dying mom
Foster grants system is about to collapse – Bathabile Dlamini’s next national embarrassment?
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The department of social development may find itself in a similar situation with foster care grants as it did earlier in 2017 when it missed the Constitutional Court’s deadline to take over the payment of social grants. According to GroundUp, thousands of foster care placement orders will expire on December 31, which means that the..
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Lack of maintenance by the ruling party the cause of raw sewage in Palmietspruit
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Thousands of liters of sewage flow daily from an unrepaired cracked sewage pipe in the Palmietspruit at Klerksdorp in the Matlosana local municipality, which includes Klerksdorp, Orkney, Stilfontein, and Hartbeesfontein, said Michal Groenewald, leader of the FF Plus in North West. Groenewald said it is the result of poor management and lack of maintenance by..
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Mbalula says ‘SA Army will be used to fight crime’ in Cape Town, Gauteng
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In the last few weeks, Fikile Mbalula has been talking a tough game on crime-fighting. Now, it seems that he’s ready to let his actions speak louder than words, by drafting in the army (SANDF) to stop criminals. The notion is dystopian. But the reality is grim. SAPS are struggling to contain the exploding levels..
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