Domestic

A man who stabbed and dismembered a woman has been convicted on charges of premeditated murder and sent for mental observation.

Minister in the Presidency for Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, says the improvement of the Energy Availability Factor is indispensable to the resolution of the current electricity crisis facing the country.

The case against a Municipal councillor facing several rape and other charges was postponed in the Orkney Magistrates Court on Tuesday for legal representation.

South African taxpayers will fork out more than R146.7 million to cover the cost of deploying soldiers to guard Eskom power stations.

Build One South Africa said it would launch a petition to force the Minister of Public Enterprises, Pravin Gordhan, to keep the lights on in hospitals, schools, and police stations during load shedding.

The Democratic Alliance said news of the finalisation of protocols to deal with Stage 9 load-shedding and beyond, was nothing short of “horrifying”.

The Department of Health has stressed it's important to remember that the Covid-19 pandemic is not over.

South Africa's automotive manufacturing sector is slowly recovering to pre-pandemic levels, but industry association Naamsa said carmakers were still facing many headwinds.

The Presidency’s Vincent Magwenya says the government is very likely to lodge an appeal against Friday’s load shedding ruling by the High Court in Pretoria.