Domestic

Afriforum's Private Prosecution Unit says allegations of foul play in the death of Willem Kruger are unsupported. Spokesperson Barry Bateman says the unit met with the Kruger family in Pretoria this week, to reveal its analysis of the evidence and affidavits gathered so far. He says after a careful study of the circumstances surrounding the death of Kruger, the available evidence does not support allegations of foul play.

State power utility Eskom quietly implemented Stage 7 rolling power cuts last night, shedding more than 7 000MW worth of electricity from the grid. In a demand statistic update issued late on Thursday, Eskom said total demand for the evening was at 30 747MW, while it only had 23 771MW available, forcing it to shed 7 072MW. This is despite the update noting the load shedding status as “Stage 6 and load shedding curtailment Stage 4”.

MPs questioned why the public was not informed earlier that convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester had escaped from prison. Judge Edwin Cameron revealed that he had given information to GroundUp in October last year.

A 51-year-old actor accused of killing his life partner is expected to appear in the Kempton Park Magistrates Court on Monday. The actor widely reported to have been a cast member of Sewende Laan was never part of the soapie.

Convicted murderer and rapist Thabo Bester has indicated he would not be applying for bail. The heavily guarded so-called Facebook rapist appeared in the Bloemfontein Magistrate's Court on Friday after his fake death was discovered and he fled the country.

Minister of Home Affairs, Aaron Motsoaledi says it’s still puzzling as to why Dr Nandipha Magudumana was found with multiple passports during her arrest in Tanzania.

The Automobile Association says South Africa recorded yet another increase in road fatalities over the Easter weekend, which is another indication that the country requires urgent intervention to ensure better road safety.

The National Health Department spent R685 million on diesel to keep the lights on at state health institutions countrywide.

The National Transport Department says 225 people were killed in 185 accidents recorded over the Easter long weekend.