Domestic

Thousands of ANC delegates from various provinces have descended on Nasrec in Johannesburg for the party’s 55th national conference.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says he rejects former president Jacob Zuma’s abuse of legal processes and perversion of the private prosecution provision.

Blame the ANC for the fiasco at Eskom – not Andre de Ruyter. While some have said they were overjoyed at the resignation of the embattled and now-outgoing chief executive at the beleaguered power utility, others have now come to his defense, saying De Ruyter can’t be the only one to blame for Eskom falling apart.

Social media has exploded with reaction to the reported resignation of Andre de Ruyter as CEO of embattled power utility Eskom. Build One South Africa founder Mmusi Maimane was the first to suggest, around lunchtime on Wednesday, that De Ruyter had thrown in the towel.

President Cyril Ramaphosa can breathe a sigh of relief after the majority of ANC MPs voted against the independent panel report into the Phala Phala saga on Tuesday.

The death toll in Monday morning's accident on the N1 near Verkeerdevlei towards Winburg has risen to 13. Police spokesperson Stephen Thakeng says the truck driver involved in the head-on collission with a taxi has now been arrested.

Eleven people have been killed following a head-on collision on the N1 near the Verkeerdevlei Toll Plaza. The accident involving a truck and minibus taxi reportedly happened at 3 am on Monday morning.

The Department of Basic Education is investigating a WhatsApp group where matrics from several schools in Mpumalanga allegedly pay teachers for answers during exams.

Final preparations are underway at various South African Police Service Academies to host the passing out parade of 10 000 newly trained police officers this week.