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Eskom offers workers 7% increase after illegal protests
29th June 2022 Eskom Holdings is offering workers a 7% wage increase, after the utility lost units during illegal protests that plunged South Africa into the... →
Eskom says most workers at power plants, still sporadic protests
27th June 2022 South Africa’s power utility said most of its workforce is in place, despite some ongoing demonstrations that started last week after a breakdown... →
UK to guarantee $2bn of AfDB debt to boost climate fight
27th June 2022 The UK has agreed to guarantee $2-billion of the debt the African Development Bank has extended to governments on the continent, allowing the... →
Eskom says workers protest at some plants
23rd June 2022 Tensions are rising at Eskom, with the struggling South African electricity supplier confirming protests at a number of power plants following a... →
Faced with government ineptitude, Cape Town is going it alone
17th June 2022 As South Africa’s government struggles to provide sufficient electricity, public transport and other basic services, the country’s main tourist... →
South Africa to oppose bail for Guptas, Justice Minister says
13th June 2022 South Africa will oppose any request for bail made by the two Gupta brothers after their arrest in Dubai this month, Justice Minister Ronald Lamola... →
Eskom’s wage talks raise unions’ ire as dialogue hits stalemate
10th June 2022 Talks between South Africa’s beleaguered power utility Eskom and its biggest labour unions on wages have reached a stalemate, the latest crisis for... →
Eskom to transfer R39.9bn loan to transmission unit
10th June 2022 Eskom Holdings said it will give the transmission unit that it’s transforming into a separate entity a R39.9-billion loan to make sure it can... →
Pfizer protects against Omicron sublineages, Discovery says
8th June 2022 Pfizer and BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine appears to largely prevent severe disease from the coronavirus omicron variants sublineages BA.4 and BA.5, a... →
South Africa to file Gupta extradition request within 60 days
8th June 2022 South Africa’s government plans to file a request with the United Arab Emirates for the extradition of two fugitive businessmen wanted on charges... →
