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Making headlines: Zondo commission secretary implicated in Bosasa corruption, AU calls for postponement of DRC election results citing serious doubts And, Eskom faces coal supply shortfall while long term contracts are coming to an end

Zondo commission secretary implicated in Bosasa corruption

The secretary of the State capture commission of inquiry, Dr Khotso de Wee, is implicated in testimony before the commission by former Bosasa top boss, Angelo Agrizzi.

In a stunning twist, a news agency reported that Agrizzi will name De Wee as a recipient of cash payments relating to a 2008 tender awarded to Bosasa subsidiary, Sondolo IT, by the department of justice and constitutional development for the installation of security systems at courts around the country.

In March 2018, Zondo appointed De Wee as the secretary for the commission, but at the time the tender was awarded De Wee was the chief operations officer at the Department of Justice.

AU calls for postponement of DRC election results citing serious doubts

Concerned over the provisional results of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s December presidential elections, the African Union has called on DRC authorities to postpone the confirmation of these results which were expected to be announced today.

Following a meeting in Addis Ababa yesterday the AU released a statement averting that there were serious doubts on the conformity of the provisional results, as proclaimed by the National Independent Electoral Commission.

According to the DRC’s Independent National Election Commission opposition candidate Felix Tshisekedi secured 38.57% of the vote, ahead of current administration opponent Martin Fayulu with 34.8%.

State-owned electricity utility Eskom is grappling with a coal supply shortfall at several power stations with long term contracts coming to an end, a senior company executive has said.

Eskom faces coal supply shortfall while long term contracts are coming to an end

Eskom acting senior general manager for primary energy Dan Mashigo was speaking during a public hearing on Eskom’s application to effect tariff increases.

Mashigo said South Africa was also experiencing a lack of new mining investments in large scale coal mines and execution of current mining rights, while investors and funders were migrating away from coal technology.

The cash-strapped State company has asked Nersa to approve a 15 % annual increase in tariffs for three years.

That’s a roundup of news making headlines today

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