Comment on Eskom nuclear plant applications

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The notice of Eskom’s applications for two nuclear power station sites have been gazetted, with calls for public comment.

#ElectionResults: ANC and DA neck-and-neck

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With a lot of vote counting still to do, early voting trends show a close contest between the ANC and the DA in some metros.

Parties get brief advert slots

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ONE minute at a time, maximum. That’s the rule for the free party election broadcasts on radio and television in the run-up to the local government elections

NSFAS gets help from Sars

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Debtors' details forwarded

Sars to help track students over billions

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TAX authorities are helping to track down former students who owe billions on their NSFAS loans.

Eskom's outlook brighter

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Reduced sales of electricity accompanied by big profits

124 new political parties to contest elections

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Voters can look forward to the Strength of Humanity, the Shosholoza Progressive Party, the Deaf Patriotic Front, the Land Claims Fighters and the Zulu Royal Property ...

Eskom expects a brighter winter

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Winter is on the way with extra power use but earlier this week Eskom had a safety gap of nearly 10 000MW

Arms deal inquiry cost R137m

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More than half went to pay 10 evidence leaders, Parliament told

More questions than answers

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The Arms Procurement Commission found no one guilty in the arms deal, but it failed to draw a definite line under the controversial agreement, writes Louise Flanagan ...

Nersa approves 7. 6% power hike

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MUNICIPALITIES will increase electricity prices by an average of 7. 64 percent from July 1.

Jailed king still receiving R1. 1m salary

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JAILED AbaThembu king Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo is still being paid his R1. 1 million salary because the president hasn't removed his kingship.

No load shedding expected in summer

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ESKOM hopes to get through summer without any load shedding.

Piggy bank raided to pay salary hikes

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IT STARTS with predictions of economic gloom, then moves on to promises of improved finances, admits to raiding the country’s piggy bank and warns public servants ...

Study clearance a victory for former MK man

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A retired military veteran who never finished school won a court order yesterday obliging the University of Limpopo to process his application to study law.

Consumers struggling to pay increasing Eskom bills

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Eskom is delivering less electricity at a greater cost, and consumers are struggling even more to pay for it.

Load shedding costs SA dearly

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Load shedding costs South Africa up to R11 billion a month, but it’s here until Eskom is back on track.

Load shedding costing SA R11bn a month

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Load shedding costs South Africa up to R11 billion a month, but it's here until Eskom is back on track.

Christmas lights to stay on

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Eskom hopes to keep the lights on for Christmas.

De Lille begins her arms deal testimony

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Patricia de Lille wants the arms deal inquiry to find out if South Africa massively overpaid for the acquisitions.

General allegedly springs jailed troops

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A military general allegedly deployed armed troops to get their colleagues out of jail after they were nabbed at a shebeen.

Pensioner dies in Houghton ‘hit’

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A man, 76, was shot dead in his Houghton home in what may have been a hit since the gunmen left without taking anything.

Sekunjalo lays charges over report

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Sekunjalo Investments has laid charges against the Sunday Times over the publication of a Public Protector provisional report.

Rapist dad loses life-sentence appeal

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“Instead of protecting the poor child, you happened (to be) the very same person who molested her. ”

Tags to keep track of parolees

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The Department of Correctional Service plans to start tagging and tracking parolees as early as next year.