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Creecy: Phase down of coal should happen in a just manner

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Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Barbara Creecy says the Glasgow climate conference outcome on helping developing countries like South Africa accelerate the phase down of unfiltered coal to low-carbon energy should be done in a manner that takes into consideration national interests and availability of resources.

Eskom 'crisis' requires integrated solution

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Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan says South Africa will have to, amongst other things; add “a few more thousand megawatts” of electricity into the system before load shedding can be dealt with.

TERS radio campaign contract found to be “unlawful”

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The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) says the Unemployment Insurance Fund’s appointment of five service providers to flight radio awareness campaigns related to the Temporary Employee/Employer Relief Scheme (TERS) was an unlawful failure of duty on the part of the fund’s supply chain management.

SIU brief SCOPA on TERS investigations

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The SIU says it expects to complete the first phase of its investigation into the Unemployment Insurance Fund’s (UIF) Temporary Employee/Employer Relief Scheme (TERS) fund by the end of this month.

Concern at kidnapping of Grade 5 learner in Mayfair

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Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has expressed shock and deep concern about an alleged kidnapping of a Grade 5 girl learner which took place this morning outside E. P. Baumann Primary School in Mayfair, Johannesburg.

Sewing for change

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Touched by the high unemployment rate in the Msinga area, Lelly Mntungwa felt she needed to do something to create job opportunities for the locals, particularly young women.

Load shedding to start at 2pm

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Eskom chief executive Andre de Ruyter has announced that the power utility will implement Stage 2 load shedding from 2pm this afternoon.