January 23, 2015.
For Creamer Media in Johannesburg, I’m Sane Dhlamini.
Making headlines:

The national key points list is finally made public.

Burkina Faso will hold its presidential and legislative elections on October 11.

And,  Eskom CEO Tshediso Matona expects the first signs of a turnaround at the embattled utility in 18 to 24 months.

A published list of the much anticipated national key points has revealed that the Waterkloof Airforce base, where 200 guests of the Gupta family landed in a chartered plane for a wedding in 2013, is not a national key point.

None of the military bases appeared in the list published by a news agency after the High Court in Johannesburg ordered the South African Police Service to disclose the list of protected areas.

President Jacob Zuma's Nkandla and other residences, former President Thabo Mbeki's home and former President Nelson Mandela's home were however listed as national key points as at January 2015. Former President FW de Klerk's home was also listed.

All provincial legislatures were also included on the list and projects such as the Square Kilometre Array telescope.

The main airports of Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban appeared, but those in Bloemfontein, Port Elizabeth and East London did not make the list.

Petrol depots, pipelines, electricity infrastructure and the Reserve Bank were on the list as well as the SABC and its branches. Police stations were not listed.

Burkina Faso will hold it’s presidential and legislative elections on October 11. The decision came a year after the West African state's long-ruling President Blaise Compaore was ousted by mass protests, the interim government said.

Hundreds of thousands of people marched in the capital Ouagadougou last October protesting against Compaore's efforts to change the constitution that would have allowed him to stand for re-election this year.

It’s interim President Michel Kafando told reporters that if there are no incidents or accidents, and if the elections proceed normally, inauguration will take place in November 2015.

Eskom CEO Tshediso Matona believes positive results from the current turnaround plan at the embattled utility will begin showing through in the next 18 to 24 months. 
Matona has committed to continue “telling it as it is” so that the issues facing the electricity system and the company could be properly addressed.

Besides the decision to hold firm to a codified maintenance regime, which will increase the risk of load shedding until the coal fleet is restored to health and new capacity is introduced from the Medupi, Kusile and Ingula projects, Matona’s other immediate focus relates to the financial stabilisation of the group.

He indicated that besides the R20-billion injection that was announced by Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene in October, urgent talks are under way regarding a R3-billion “bridging finance” arrangement.  

Also making headlines:

Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille said the presidency cannot hide the truth behind the suspension of Hawks boss Anwa Dramat.

Madagascar's opposition is to challenge the appointment of Prime Minister Jean Ravelonarivo in the constitutional court.

Sierra Leone has given anti-malaria drugs to more than 2.5-million people in Ebola-affected areas, significantly reducing the number of patients with fever that might have been mistaken for Ebola.

And, Democratic Republic of Congo's Senate has delayed a vote on changes to the electoral law after calls from Western powers to withdraw or alter the proposed bill, which has sparked days of violent protests.

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That’s a roundup of news making headlines today.