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Making headlines: Corruption accused Ace Magashule wants list of witnesses who implicated him, 210 new Covid cases and 7 new deaths recorded in South Africa and, Nersa yet to decide if it will oppose Eskom’s court application

Corruption accused Ace Magashule wants list of witnesses who implicated him
Suspended ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule has asked the State for a list of witnesses who implicated him in the R255-million Free State asbestos corruption case he faces.

Magashule, controversial businessman Edwin Sodi, former Mangaung mayor Olly Mlamleli, former human settlements head of department Nthimotse Mokhesi and others appeared in the Free State High Court in Bloemfontein on Tuesday.

The court heard that the defence was still dealing with notices the State submitted in terms of the Criminal Procedure Act, which usually contain facts that are not in dispute.

Magashule's advocate Laurence Hodes told the court that they requested a list of State witnesses who implicated Magashule and were referred back to the docket.

210 new Covid cases and 7 new deaths recorded in South Africa

South Africa has recorded 210 new confirmed Covid-19 infections and seven deaths, bringing the confirmed death toll to 88 619.
According to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases, as of Monday, the country recorded over 2-million laboratory-confirmed cases.
The 210 new cases represent a 1.4% positivity rate.
According to the Department of Health, over 20-million vaccine doses have been administered.

Nersa yet to decide if it will oppose Eskom’s court application

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa has confirmed the receipt of Eskom’s High Court application, through which the utility is seeking to have the regulator’s decision to reject its fifth multiyear price determination revenue application reviewed and set aside.
However, Nersa has yet to decide whether it will be opposing the application.
Eskom approached the courts on October 15 after the regulator voted to reject its submission, which covers the three financial years from 2022/23 to 2024/25.
Nersa rejected the application on the basis that it would be overhauling the MYPD methodology used as the basis for preparing the application, which was submitted to Nersa in June.

That’s a roundup of news making headlines today
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