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Former 7de Laan actress Themsie Times has died Source : Former 7de Laan actress Themsie Times has died | Drum (news24.com) Veteran actress Themsie Times (70) has died. Publicity manager at 7de Laan Kayleen Bessit confirmed the legendary actress’s death but family and the SABC are yet to announce the cause of death. “We are saddened by the news and a statement will be issued collectively with the SABC.” Best known for her role as Maria Zibula […]

Eskom applies for 20.5% electricity price hike in 2022 Source : https://businesstech.co.za/news/energy/545334/eskom-applies-for-20-5-electricity-price-hike-in-2022/amp/ Eskom chief financial officer Calib Cassim has confirmed that the state-owned power utility has applied for an electricity price increase of 20.5% for its 2023 financial year, set to take effect from 1 April 2022. The company confirmed the information following a press statement from the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa), which Eskom said misrepresented its application. Earlier today, Nersa issued […]

South Africa’s State of Disaster Extended into 2022 Source :https://businesstech.co.za/news/government/545464/south-africas-state-of-disaster-extended-into-2022/amp/ President Cyril Ramaphosa’s cabinet has approved the extension of South Africa’s national state of disaster into 2022. In a media briefing on Thursday morning (9 December), minister in the presidency Mondli Gungubele said that the state of disaster will be extended until 15 January. Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma is expected to formally gazette the extension within the coming week. This would […]

SA stays on lockdown level 1 – Read President Cyril Ramaphosa’s full speech Source : https://www.iol.co.za/news/opinion/sa-stays-on-lockdown-level-1-read-president-cyril-ramaphosas-full-speech-bb2ae419-990a-4c1d-b89c-e9271ebd38d8   Earlier this week, our scientists identified a new variant of the coronavirus that causes the Covid-19 disease. The World Health Organization has named it Omicron and has declared it a ‘variant of concern’. The Omicron variant was first described in Botswana and subsequently in South Africa, and scientists have also identified cases in countries such as Hong Kong, […]

Big fuel price hikes announced for Wednesday Source : https://www.news24.com/fin24/companies/industrial/big-fuel-price-hikes-announced-for-wednesday-20211129 The petrol price will be hiked by 81c a litre on Wednesday, while diesel will go up by between 72.5c a litre (0.05% sulphur) and 74.5c (0.005% sulphur), the department of mineral resources and energy announced.The latest price hike will push the price of petrol – currently around R19.50 a litre – to above R20 in Gauteng and other inland provinces.At the start of November, […]