Hikers robbed, one shot at hot spot: Cape Town – Safety on hiking trails has once again come under the spotlight after a hiker was shot in the leg and robbed of his personal belongings while hiking with another person at the Kleinplaas Dam area near Redhill. Police say the two hikers, a female aged 64 and male aged 51, were hiking on Monday when they were approached by two men…
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Zondo commission to shed light on Eskom capture: Embattled power utility Eskom will be in the spotlight at the Zondo commission of inquiry into state capture on Wednesday. According to the commission, evidence leader Vincent Maleka SC will on Wednesday put on record documents relating to Eskom. The Mail & Guardian understands that Eskom has handed over a large volume of documents to the commission. Many of these documents have already been included as part of various other…
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EXCLUSIVE: Officer set to become Gauteng police intel boss to appear in court: The police officer tipped to become the head of Crime Intelligence in Gauteng is being charged with obstructing the ends of justice after unlawfully instructing that a murder suspect be released from custody. ……
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[CARTOON] Budget Meals: By Dr Jack & Curtis. ……
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Cosatu: ‘Eskom unbundling not a solution’: Officials from the labour federations met with Cyril Ramaphosa and cabinet members this week to discuss the matter but the talks deadlocked. ……
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Why Tito Mboweni’s 2019 Budget speech will be South Africa’s toughest yet: Tito Mboweni will deliver his own maiden Budget speech today, with plans to steer Eskom out of crisis expected to take centre-stage. ……
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Battle to contain Franschhoek blaze continues: Cape Town – More than 150 ground crews continued battling the wildfire that broke in the Franschhoek Mountains on Monday. Ground crew members from the Cape Winelands District Municipality (CWDM), Cape Nature and Working on Fire (WoF) were deployed to contain the blaze. Teams remained on high alert for possible flare-ups due to expected high temperatures and windy conditions….
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Mboweni to deliver Budget faced with debt mountain and blackouts: Minister Mboweni will deliver his maiden budget to parliament in Cape Town at 1200 GMT. ……
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Mokgoro inquiry: Lawrence Mrwebi to take the stand for the first time: Suspended special director of public prosecutions, advocate Lawrence Mrwebi, will have the opportunity to respond to his detractors and accusers as he takes the stand for the first time at the Mokgoro inquiry. ……
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Numsa special NEC to discuss plastics strike, Eskom unbundling: PORT ELIZABETH – The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) will hold a special national executive committee on Wednesday to discuss the impasse on the lengthy plastics strike. Numsa, the largest trade union in the country, said that it would also detail the resolutions of the special NEC, as well as brief the media on its stance on Eskom and the power utility’s financial woes, including the proposed unbundling of the entity. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the unbundling in his State of the Nation Address (Sona) on February 7, which the union has vehemently opposed. * Receive IOL’s top stories via Whatsapp by sending your name to 0745573535. African News Agency (ANA) ……
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