Cabinet Approves New Eskom CEO

On Wedneday, the South African parliament, acting on the recommendations of the new Public Enterprises Minister, approved the appointment of Tshediso Matona as the new CEO of Eskom to replace Brian Dames. After thirty years at Eskom, four of which were spent at the helm of the beleaguered parastatal, Brian Dames decided to throw in the towel in March, 2014. This followed the many resignations from the state enterprise as well as the concerns that parliament was continuously r... Read more »
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By Robert On Tuesday, August 19th, 2014

Police to fight taxi violence

The South African Police Service (SAPS) and the Gauteng Department of Transport have issued a statement, saying that they will be collaborating in order to bring down taxi violence in Gauteng, after it has seen... Read more »
By Robert On Thursday, August 14th, 2014

President Zuma Submits His Response On Nkandla Upgrade

South African president, Jacob Zuma, has submitted his full response with regards to the Nkandla reports to parliament on Thursday, according to spokesperson for the presidency, Mac Maharaj. “The report h... Read more »
By Robert On Thursday, August 14th, 2014

Nkandla Architect Under Fire

The architect allegedly in charge of inflating the Nkandla upgrade cost to in excess of R246 million, Minenhle Makhanya, has been singled out by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) as the primary reason for wh... Read more »
By Robert On Monday, August 11th, 2014

US Government Capable of Scaling-Up Ebola Treatment

Three facilities located in the United States of America possess the potential to fast-track a cure for the Ebola virus, which is fast becoming one of the most feared viral outbreaks in the world. The US Depart... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Wednesday, July 30th, 2014

Operation Clean Audits Still a Pipe Dream as AG Presents Report

It appears that the idea of clean audits for municipalities and municipal entities by the year 2014 will still remain just that, an idea based on the Auditor General’s report that was presented in Pretori... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Tuesday, July 29th, 2014

Unemployment Rate Increases to 25.5%

Statistic South Africa has released their analysis of the unemployment figures of the second quarter of 2014 and they indicate that the unemployment rate has increased by 0.03%, up from the figure of the first ... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Monday, July 28th, 2014

Numsa Accepts Government-Brokered Wage Deal of 10% Increase

The National Union of Metalworkers South Africa (Numsa), a union that represents engineering workers, has agreed to end a month long strike after it accepted a 10% wage increase offer from employers, a union le... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Sunday, July 27th, 2014

Numsa Consulting Members on New Wage Deal

The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) said on Sunday it is consulting its members on the wage offer in the metal sector. Speaking after the national executive committee (NEC) special meetin... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Saturday, July 26th, 2014

Public Outrage Over Nepotism as Zuma’s Daughter Lands Top Job

Jacob Zuma’s daughter, Thuthukile (25), may have made history in South Africa as the youngest head of ministry when her appointment as the Chief of Staff in the Department of Telecommunications and Postal... Read more »