South Africa's biggest army deployment since 1994
South Africa is expected to deploy the largest number of defence force members in the country since 1994 to help law enforcement officials clamp down on the rampant looting and public violence that has plagued much of KwaZulu-Natal and parts of...
Army deploying thousands more troops in South Africa
South Africa will significantly ramp up the number of soldiers deployed to help quell riots following days of looting and destruction of businesses, after the government said a military presence may be helping to ease the violence.
Defence...
Level 4 lockdown rules changed — emergency community gatherings now allowed
The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Corporate Affairs, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, has issued updated regulations for South Africa's extended level 4 lockdown.
These latest amendments allow various leaders to travel...
President Ramaphosa must declare state of emergency — experts
Former National Director of Public Prosecutions Vusi Pikoli and the beer industry have called on the government to declare a state of emergency amidst civil unrest.
Pikoli started a petition to encourage President Cyril Ramaphosa to...
Alcohol ban in South Africa slammed
South African Breweries (SAB), the National Liquor Traders Council, and the Beer Association of South Africa have taken a front-page wrap advertisement in the Sunday Times to slam the government's decision to implement another alcohol ban.
The ban was...
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Ramaphosa promised better trains — but criminals stole the railway tracks
Criminals have destroyed South Africa's railway system in many parts of the country, with missing tracks, gutted train stations, and stolen cables.
Journalist Nickolaus Bauer has recently posted a series of photos to...
Massive private power boost announced by Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that government will lift the threshold for embedded generating electricity capacity from 1MW to 100MW, allowing households and businesses to privately build much bigger self-generating power.
“We are...
How to get your hands on a free digital TV decoder
South Africans who want to watch the SABC and eTV’s free-to-air channels can get a free digital decoder from the government to access these channels once analogue broadcasts have been switched off.
The SABC recently started displaying a...
Ramaphosa blasts banks over “disappointing” COVID-19 response for business loans
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa criticized the nation’s biggest banks for failing to speedily disburse government-backed loans to businesses struggling to survive the coronavirus pandemic, and for not doing...
ANC cabinet report card – Zuma and his ministers fail
The Democratic Alliance has released its annual cabinet report card, which sees President Zuma “laugh his way to the bottom of the class”
Eskom crisis meeting with Deputy President
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa will continue engaging key stakeholders to find solutions for the power crisis at Eskom.
Light at the end of the tunnel for Eskom: Ramaphosa
Challenges at South Africa’s beleaguered power utility are being addressed, deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa has said.
Eskom is a glorious company: Ramaphosa
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa visited Eskom on Thursday and described the under-strain power utility as a “glorious company”
Tablets in schools will boost the economy: Ramaphosa
A R17-billion project to introduce tablets to government schools in Gauteng will ultimately boost the country’s economy
Presidency asks Twitter to shut down accounts
The Presidency is in the process of asking Twitter to close down fake accounts claiming to be Cyril Ramaphosa
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