23 h. ago R300 mln set aside to electrify Johannesburg’s informal settlements

Mayor Morero says provision of electricity in informal settlements is a priority.

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47 h. ago City of Joburg clarifies confusion over electricity surcharge

Arnolds also says the City of Johannesburg is not alone in adding surcharges to electricity tariffs

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63 h. ago DA blames City of Joburg for ‘total collapse’ amid service failures

The DA in Johannesburg claims the City of Johannesburg is in a state of total collapse.

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4 d. ago Pope’s popemobile set to become health clinic for Gaza children

The mobile unit will be equipped with rapid infection tests, vaccines, diagnostic tools

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8 d. ago City of Johannesburg vows to evict occupiers in invaded buildings

Some of the buildings are dilapidated with an unpleasant stench.

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9 d. ago Witness at Luthuli Inquest suggests the train story may not be true

Mahomed Manjoo testified that he informed local ANC leaders after seeing Chief Luthuli admitted.

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9 d. ago Police appeal for information in Riverlea School fire incident

Gauteng police have opened a case of arson following a fire incident at Riverlea High School.

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1 week ago Les Kiss set to be confirmed as Australia’s rugby coach: reports

Kiss, 60, would become Australia's fifth coach in six years.

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1 week ago High Court Nullifies Parliamentary Approval of VAT Hike, Siding with DA and EFF

National Treasury has been dealt another blow in the value-added tax (VAT) increase saga after the Western Cape High Court ordered that parliament’s adoption of the fiscal framework and VAT increase be set aside. The court made the order on Sunday in the Democratic Alliance (DA) and Economic Freedom Fighters’s(EFF) court challenge to have the… Read More »High Court Nullifies Parliamentary Approval of VAT Hike, Siding with DA and EFF The post High Court Nullifies Parliamentary Approval of VAT Hike, Siding with DA and EFF first appeared on iAfrica.

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1 week ago Godongwana Tables Emergency Bill to Cancel VAT Hike, but Legal Questions Remain

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has introduced urgent legislation in Parliament to scrap the impending value-added tax (VAT) increase, set to take effect in just six days. However, the move has sparked legal uncertainty over whether it will be sufficient to halt the hike in time. In an unprecedented step, Godongwana has also withdrawn the two… Read More »Godongwana Tables Emergency Bill to Cancel VAT Hike, but Legal Questions Remain The post Godongwana Tables Emergency Bill to Cancel VAT Hike, but Legal Questions Remain first appeared on iAfrica.

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2 w. ago “Alleged assassination attempt on Mashatile a fabricated story”

The forum argues the ANC would have been informed if the alleged incident happened.

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2 w. ago Joburg Fire Accused Retracts Confession, Cites Duress and Mental Instability

S’thembiso Mdlalose, the man who previously confessed to starting the devastating fire at the Usindiso building in Johannesburg’s CBD, is now contesting that confession, claiming it was not made voluntarily. The 31-year-old appeared in the Palm Ridge Magistrates Court on Tuesday, where his legal team announced a challenge to the confession’s admissibility. The fire, which… Read More »Joburg Fire Accused Retracts Confession, Cites Duress and Mental Instability The post Joburg Fire Accused Retracts Confession, Cites Duress and Mental Instability first appeared on iAfrica.

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2 w. ago Court Rules Apartheid Crimes Can Still Be Prosecuted, Declares No Expiry on Justice

In a landmark judgment, the Johannesburg High Court has ruled that apartheid-era crimes can still be prosecuted in South Africa, affirming that apartheid is a crime against humanity and not subject to any statute of limitations. The ruling comes in the case of Christiaan Siebert Rorich and Tlhomedi Ephraim Mfalapitsa, former apartheid Security Branch officers… Read More »Court Rules Apartheid Crimes Can Still Be Prosecuted, Declares No Expiry on Justice The post Court Rules Apartheid Crimes Can Still Be Prosecuted, Declares No Expiry on Justice first appeared on iAfrica.

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2 w. ago Informal settlements are banks for votes: Abahlali baseMjondolo

Abahlali baseMjondolo to host marches to highlight plight of people in informal settlements.

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2 w. ago Mass funeral set for 8 victims of fatal R40 crash in Limpopo

Ten of the the victims of the minibus taxi were residents of Acornhoek.

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3 w. ago Accused in Joshlin Smith trial claims he lied in confession statement

Accused informed the W.Cape High Court in Saldanha that his confession statement was fabricated.

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3 w. ago Rand Water no longer conducting maintenance to Palmiet Pump Station

Johannesburg Water says it erroneously issued the statement yesterday.

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3 w. ago Police nab suspects in Mpumalanga drug bust, R3.6 mln in cash seized

An intelligence driven operation led them to the locations

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3 w. ago Trump in excellent health, White House doctor says following physical

The report is the most detailed information on the health of Trump

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4 w. ago Over R7 mln worth counterfeit goods seized in Pretoria and Centurion

The takedown operation targeted shops in Pretoria central and Centurion.

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