Here’s your daily news update: An easy-to-read selection of our top stories.
News today includes former president Jacob Zuma’s daughter and uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party member Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla has been released on a warning.
Meanwhile, president of Rwanda Paul Kagame has rejected South Africa’s version of events in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Furthermore, the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has approved a 12.7% electricity tariff increase for Eskom.
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Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla released on warning, will return to high court in March [VIDEO]
Former president Jacob Zuma’s daughter and uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party member Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla has been released on a warning.
Zuma-Sambudla appeared in the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Thursday.
The case has been transferred to the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Durban, where she will appear on 20 March.
CONTINUE READING: Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla released on warning, will return to high court in March [VIDEO]
‘He was scared and depressed’: Father says soldier’s death in DRC could have been avoided
The family of one of the soldiers who was killed in a bombing in Sake in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) last week say they can’t get closure because his body is in a mobile mortuary in a state run by rebels in that country.
Pieter Strydom Snr said his son, also Pieter Strydom, would still be alive if the SANDF had sent him home when he asked to return.
“Besides that, we are hurting, nothing makes sense, and we have so many questions because things could have been different.”
CONTINUE READING: ‘He was scared and depressed’: Father says soldier’s death in DRC could have been avoided
Rwandan President Paul Kagame rejects South Africa’s ‘distortion and lies’ on DRC
The Mpumalanga government has described the torching of 51 Putco buses in the province as an act of sabotage and vowed that those responsible will face consequences.
Provincial officials addressed the media on Wednesday following the arson attacks at various Putco depots in the Nkangala district.
Several employees were injured during the attacks, where the buses were set alight by a group of armed individuals on Monday.
CONTINUE READING: Rwandan President Paul Kagame rejects South Africa’s ‘distortion and lies’ on DRC
Parties boycott City of Cape Town council meeting as mayor defends JP Smith
Opposition parties in the City of Cape Town have staged a boycott of the first council sitting of 2025, demanding the immediate dismissal of mayoral committee members (MMCs) JP Smith and Xanthea Limberg.
The protest took place outside the Cape Town Civic Centre on Thursday after Democratic Alliance (DA) member and Council Speaker Felicity Purchase decided to change the council meeting from an in-person session to a virtual one.
GOOD Party, Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), African National Congress (ANC), and National Coloured Congress (NCC) have accused Purchase of shielding Smith and Limberg, both DA councillors, from accountability.
CONTINUE READING: Parties boycott City of Cape Town council meeting as mayor defends JP Smith
Nersa approves 12.7% electricity tariff hike for Eskom
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has approved a 12.7% electricity tariff increase for Eskom.
This decision, announced on Thursday, forms part of Eskom’s sixth multi-year price determination (MYPD6) revenue application, which outlines tariff adjustments for the 2025/2026, 2026/2027, and 2027/2028 financial years.
Eskom initially requested a 36.15% increase for April 2025, along with additional hikes of 11.81% for 2026 and 9.10% for 2027.
CONTINUE READING: Nersa approves 12.7% electricity tariff hike for Eskom
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