# Eskom has cautioned that the power system remains constrained due to increased planned maintenance and high electricity demand caused by nationwide overcast weather. Eskom Spokesperson Daphne Mokoena says despite this, load-shedding remains suspended as the grid remains stable with emergency reserves in place. Mokoena says that three-thousand-300-MegaWatts will return to service by Monday evening. […]
# US congressman Troy Nehls has introduced the Afrikaner Act, aiming to grant Priority-2 refugee status to South African Afrikaners facing persecution. The bill includes their spouses, children, and parents. This follows US president Donals Trump condemning the Expropriation Act, allowing land seizure without compensation. Trump said the law was a human rights violation. Nehls […]
# Civil society organisation Section27 remains concerned that some schools with pit toilets were overlooked in the Basic Education Department’s sanitation drive. This comes as Basic Education minister Siviwe Gwarube highlighted the importance of restoring children’s dignity with 93-percent progress recorded since 2018. Section27’s Pearl Nicodemus acknowledged progress to Newzroom Afrika but warns gaps remain, […]
# The MK Party has outlined key focus areas for all party structures and members. These include MK’s revolutionary path to state power, building domestic and international alliances, financing the revolution and the character and conduct expected of MKP revolutionaries. Secretary-general Floyd Shivambu announced plans to partner with the Progressive Civic Congress. He also confirmed […]
# The MK Party says it will protest Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s upcoming state visit to South Africa. Secretary-general Floyd Shivambu strongly condemned the government’s decision to invite Zelenskyy, calling him a puppet president. Zelenskyy is expected in Pretoria next week as part of an official state visit. He emphasised Zelensky’s imminent visit goes against […]
