Day: August 3, 2020
General news
Grade 12 Pupils Return to Schools
The 2020 matriculants made their way back to schools today after a 1-week break. The brief closure was announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa in the face of Covid-19 exponential spike across the county. The phased-in approach to the re-opening of contact learning will see grade 7s return next week. The other grades are scheduled for […]
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Energy and Resources
Eskom, SIU file summons to recover R3.8 billion syphoned during “State Capture”
Eskom and Special Investigation Unit (SIU) have instituted proceedings in the North Gauteng High Court to recoup R3.8 billion irregularly earned by former partners and managers and/or state official/s during state capture. The civil case is against the Gupta family brothers and their associates – among them, are former Eskom’s management personnel and directors. The […]
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Over half a million cases reported in SA
The total number for Covid-19 cases exceeded the 500 000 mark in South Africa over the past weekend. While pulling all available resources together to ameliorate the devastating blow of the pandemic continues to be both a plausible objective and a monumental challenge, the fight is being undermined by rogue elements within and outside the […]
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