Eskom CEO and Cogta MEC Maile to devise plan to solve Emfuleni municipality's R615m debt . Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) MEC Lebogang Maile has taken over the finances of the Emfuleni municipality after a seizure of its assets by power utility Eskom last week.

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Coronavirus in SA: Government has R96m to assist individuals and families . Department of Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu has activated the National Disaster Relief Fund and set aside R96-million to provide immediate assistance to individuals and families affected by ...

Finance minister says will need to set aside further funding for coronavirus . South African Finance Minister Tito Mboweni said on Monday that despite having funds available through the National Disaster fund it may need to set aside further funding to deal with the coronavirus o...

Chris Hani killer Janusz Walus denied parole . Chris Hani's killer, Janusz Walus, has been denied parole, the Ministry of Justice said in a statement on Monday.

"Placing offender Walus on parole would negate the severity that the court sought whe...

Coronavirus: Government in contact with South Africans left behind in Wuhan . Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu says government will be monitoring South African citizens outside the country, including those still in Wuhan who were not able to board the plane.

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DA to file court application to review dissolution of Tshwane council . South Africa's main opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) party said on Friday it would file an urgent application later in the day to review the dissolution of the Tshwane municipal council.

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KZN halts plans to host World Football Summit owing to coronavirus outbreak . The anticipated World Football Summit (WFS) that was scheduled to take place on March 17 and 18, 2020, in Durban has been postponed owing to the epidemic coronavirus.

In a statement, KwaZulu-Natal (K...

Covid-19 infections in South Africa increase to 24 . The number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in South Africa stood at 24 on Friday and was expected to rise as health authorities were verifying positive results in more cases, the ministry of health said...

Eskom to implement 'stage 4' rolling power cuts until Friday . South Africa's electricity utility Eskom said on Thursday it would continue implementing "stage 4" rotational powercuts until Friday following a breakdown at its Koeberg station and the associated loss...

Public Protector suspends Free State head after he calls on her to resign . Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has placed the head of her Free State office on precautionary suspension, just one day after he wrote an official letter calling on her to resign as the head of the ...