Author: The Bulrushes
Chief Justice Raymond Zondo has weighed in on the arrest of Advocate Malesela Teffo inside the courtroom, saying it was “unacceptable”. Advocate Teffo was handcuffed inside the Pretoria High Court on Thursday when police executed an outstanding warrant of arrest. Advocate Teffo spent the night in the cells and appeared at the Hillbrow Magistrate’s Court the next day, where he was granted bail of R10 000. However, there was an outcry as to why the advocate – who is representing four of the five men accused of the murder of football star Senzo Meyiwa, was not given a chance to…
The five men who were caught red-handed stealing metal railway sleepers on Tuesday appeared in the Morgenzon Magistrate’s Court, Mpumalanga. The five accused were named as 56-year-old Phillip Thyse, 27-year-old Kashveer Harrilil, 45-year-old Mahlomola Johannes Mphasha, 45-year-old Sipho Maseko, and 53-year-old Mthabine Semid Tsotetsi. METAL RAILWAY SLEEPER HEIST: The laden truck that was intercepted by the Hawks All five were arrested on Friday, 29 April 2022, by the Hawks acting on a tip-off about people who were stealing metal railway sleepers in Morgenzon. The court heard that some of the stolen metal railway sleepers had already been delivered to a scrapyard…
South Africa is bracing for cold and dark nights after Eskom announced it was implementing load-shedding from Tuesday evening because of a shortage of generation capacity. Eskom said it regrets “to inform the public that due to severe generation capacity constraints Stage 2 load-shedding will be implemented from 17:00 this afternoon”. Loadshedding will continue until 05:00 on Monday. “This load-shedding has been caused by a shortage of generation capacity owing to delays in returning generators to service, as well as breakdowns of nine generators,” said the power utiity. Eskom said it will continue to monitor the system and implement any…
Just like any other youthful person of my generation, moving to any foreign country in search of the so-called ‘greener pastures’ is not always what it seems to be in pictures. With the fast-rising of social media, many would be quick to conclude life abroad is sweet and super. Simple advice is you really need to work hard to achieve your dream in that foreign land. Most people (me included) relocate completely ignorant of the possible dangers and costs associated with such a move. In this day and age, people need to be careful when travelling or relocating to another…
President Cyril Ramaphosa – who had to abandon his Workers’ Day address in Rustenburg – on Tuesday said the “workers have spoken. We must listen. And, together, we must act”. Writing in his weekly newsletter, Ramaphosa said: “This year, I was invited to address a Workers’ Day rally at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg. “I was, however, unable to address the gathering because workers there had grievances that they expressed loudly and clearly.” Before he could address the gathering, security personnel whisked Ramaphosa away after workers in attendance became increasingly rowdy. “While the main grievance appeared to be about wage…
The Empire Partner Foundation (EPF) has challenged young software developers and tech entrepreneurs to find digital solutions to address South Africa’s energy challenges. State-owned power utility Eskom, which provides over 90% of South Africa’s electricity, has over the years implemented multiple bouts of load-shedding, much to the detriment of the fragile economy. Tech non-profit organisation, EPF, recently hosted an energy hackathon to seek solutions to end the perennial load-shedding problem. Challenges to finding solutions to the electricity shortage ranged from envisioning the power needs of the country to quantifying the benefits of renewable energy projects. The event was supported by…
The Presidency on Friday said it had received the fourth part of the report of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture. “The Secretary of the Commission Prof Itumeleng Mosala handed over the report to Acting Director-General in the Presidency Mr. Thami Ngwenya at the Union Buildings in Pretoria,” said the Presidency. Part Four of the Report is comprised of four volumes focusing on six themes as follows: Volume 1: – The attempted capture of the National Treasury – EOH Holdings and the City of Johannesburg – Alexkor Volume 2: – The Free State Asbestos Project Debacle…
South Africa’s Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula on Wednesday reassured local and international airlines that jet fuel supplies to O.R Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg had been stabilised. On Tuesday, ACSA Chief Executive Officer Mpumi Mpofu said that the supply of jet fuel to airlines flying in and out of O.R Tambo International Airport was stable and continues to meet demand. Mpofu revealed that of the 67 rail tanks en-route to OR Tambo International Airlines, only 11 have arrived, with 56 remaining behind, owing to the flood damage to parts of the rail freight route. He rejected media reports of a…
While parts of the freight rail lines out of Durban remain unusable weeks after the KwaZulu-Natal floods, Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) has moved to allay fears of imminent jet fuel shortages at O.R Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg. As a result of the floods, about 140 sections of Transnet freight rail lines from Durban to Johannesburg were damaged and Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) estimates that it will only be able to repair the damaged rail infrastructure by 9 June 2022. Of the 67 rail tanks en-route to OR Tambo International Airlines, only 11 have arrived, with 56 remaining behind.…
The state of Gauteng hospitals has again come under the spotlight amid the surge in Covid-19 new cases. “Are Gauteng hospitals ready for a 5th wave of Covid cases?” was the question posed on Monday by Jack Bloom, the Democratic Alliance (DA) Gauteng Shadow MEC for Health. “Yesterday there were 1 727 new cases and 10 933 active Covid cases recorded in Gauteng, compared to 460 and 4 333 active cases a week before,” said Bloom. “This is an alarming jump. “At this stage, we do not know the severity of the Omicron sub-variant, which appears to be driving the…