The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment is in the process of hastening the applications related to authorisation permits and licenses required for energy generation, transmission and distribution, said Minister Barbara Creecy.
Eskom interim Group Chief Executive, Calib Cassim, says government’s commitment to take on at least R254 billion of the power utility’s debt will allow it to put more focus on dealing with the current generation capacity challenges it faces.
KwaZulu-Natal Premier, Nomusa Dube-Ncube, says the killing of traditional leaders and Izinduna is an attack on the State, as it threatens to destabilise an institution critical to the stability and order of society.
Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, says he hopes the alternative energy supply and exemption of essential hospitals from load shedding will be sped up after President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a National State of Disaster regarding the ongoing load shedding.
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, says the declaration of the National State of Disaster pertaining to the impact of Severe Electricity Supply Constraints was unavoidable.
The KwaZulu-Natal government has undertaken to embark on an intensive community mobilisation campaign against crime, following the spate of gruesome incidents of killings, murder and gender-based violence (GBV).
Minister in the Presidency, Mondli Gungubele, has assured South Africans that the gazetted regulations for the National State of Disaster pertaining to the impact of Severe Electricity Supply Constraints will provide government with “the extraordinary measures required to deal with our energy constraints”.
Northern Cape Premier Dr Zamani Saul says the provincial government is intent on breaking the back of youth unemployment in the province.
Minister of Water and Sanitation (DWS), Senzo Mchunu, has emphasised that the department and Rand Water followed all the due processes prior to opening the 12 sluice gates at the Vaal Dam following heavy rains.
The Police Ministry has called for a "whole of government and society" approach in fighting crime and preventing the proliferation of gang violence in the Sophiatown precinct in Johannesburg, Gauteng.
Despite the challenging odds including the floods that ravaged parts of KwaZulu-Natal, Ayanda Zulu, did not despair but continued to pursue her love for farming thanks to government’s support.
Eskom is expected to implement Stage 3 and 4 load shedding over the weekend.
Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) Minister, Patricia de Lille, has approved the released of 2.8 hectares of land to the Housing Development Agency (HDA) for human settlement development and the formalisation of an existing settlement at Msunduzi Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal.
Cabinet says it is pleased the South African Police Service (SAPS) has nearly cleared the DNA testing backlog at its forensic service laboratories.
The home of actress Moitheri “Terry” Pheto is expected to be auctioned off after the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) obtained a preservation order on her property which the unit says “was built with funds linked to siphoning of the National Lottery Commission (NLC) grant funding”.
