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Bid documents for 2 000-MW emergency power being finalised after Nersa concurrence ‘milestone’ 
By: Terence Creamer 26th May 2020 The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) confirmed on Tuesday that the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) had concurred... →
AfriForum requests Covid-19 information from Mkhize
By: Sane Dhlamini 26th May 2020 The civil rights organisation AfriForum has written to Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize asking him to disclose coronavirus information, including... →
Covid-19: IEC looking at postponing 2021 local government elections
By: News24Wire 26th May 2020 The Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa is in consultation to possibly postpone next year's local government elections due to the... →
Coronavirus: Dlamini-Zuma, Mkhize double down on cigarette ban
By: News24Wire 26th May 2020 Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma stuck to her guns on the medical reasons for the cigarette ban... →
SA's economic reopening while Covid-19 numbers rise is unique – Mkhize
By: African News Agency 26th May 2020 South Africa found itself in the unique position of lifting lockdown restrictions as the national number of Covid-19 infections surged, Health... →
City of Cape Town identifies six coronavirus hot spots
By: African News Agency 26th May 2020 The Western Cape has been declared South Africa's epicentre of Covid-19, and the City of Cape Town has identified six coronavirus hot spots. The... →
Daily Podcast – May 26, 2020
By: Sane Dhlamini 26th May 2020 Making headlines: SA schools make progress in getting ready to reopen on June 1, Glenda Gray 'grateful for support' and, Namibia records five... →
Virtual conference will not be free, fair and credible – why Mbali Ntuli wants DA congress postponed
By: News24Wire 26th May 2020 Democratic Alliance leadership hopeful Mbali Ntuli has written to the party's public representatives, objecting to proposed plans for a virtual... →
Glenda Gray 'grateful for support' as SAMRC calls off investigation into her lockdown criticism
By: News24Wire 26th May 2020 Ministerial Advisory Committee chairperson Professor Glenda Gray has expressed her gratitude after the South African Medical Research Council on... →
SA schools make progress in getting ready to reopen on June 1 - education department
By: African News Agency 26th May 2020 South African schools are making progress in preparations to reopen on June 1 after shutting down due to the Covid-19 outbreak, although some have... →
Rand climbs to eight-week high versus the dollar
By: Reuters 26th May 2020 South Africa's rand raced to its highest in more than eight weeks against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday, as optimism about a global recovery from the... →
IDC’s Kalagadi Manganese business rescue application opposed
By: Martin Creamer 26th May 2020 An application of the State-owned Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) to have mining company Kalagadi Manganese placed under business rescue... →
Cape Town proposes national renewables procurement scheme for municipalities as it pushes ahead with IPP legal case
By: Terence Creamer 26th May 2020 The City of Cape Town is proposing the creation of a nationally coordinated renewable-energy procurement programme through which municipalities are... →
South Africa confirms 23 615 Covid-19 cases as Western Cape hits the 15 000 mark
By: African News Agency 26th May 2020 The health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize has said in a statement on Monday that the total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in South Africa is 23,615.... →
SAA business rescue practitioners win leave to appeal
By: African News Agency 26th May 2020 The Labour Court has granted South African Airways's (SAA's) business rescue practitioners leave to appeal this month's court ruling halting the... →
Namibia records five SA-linked Covid-19 cases in a week
By: African News Agency 26th May 2020 Namibia has recorded five South African-linked Covid-19 cases in the past week, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to 21, local... →
Ndayishimiye wins Burundi’s elections as its overshadowed by controversy
By: African News Agency 26th May 2020 The ruling party’s candidate Evariste Ndayishimiye has officially won Burundi’s national elections with 68.72% of the vote, according to the... →
Gauteng online applications for Grades 1 and 8 cut to one month due to lockdown
By: News24Wire 26th May 2020 The Gauteng Department of Education's online application process to place pupils in Grade 1 and 8 for the 2021 academic year is set to open on 25... →
DA calls for a special inspector-general to monitor corruption in govt's Covid-19 relief fund
By: News24Wire 26th May 2020 To prevent corruption and theft in the R500-billion Covid-19 rescue package, the Democratic Alliance (DA) has proposed that Minister of Finance... →
Burundi's ruling party candidate wins presidential election
By: Reuters 26th May 2020 Burundi's ruling party candidate won a presidential election held last week, securing 68.72% of the vote, the electoral commission said on Monday.... →
