South Africa

Eskom has announced that Stage 6 load shedding will be implemented until further notice.

Eskom will on Sunday evening from 8pm ramp up load shedding to Stage 6, the power utility confirmed.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed heartfelt condolences following the passing of Peter Cyril Jones, a liberation activist and leader of the Black People’s Convention.

The lessons Africa learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic must be an opportunity to build more robust health systems.

The Lekwa Municipality in Mpumalanga is reeling from the floods that have in the past week again tested the resilience of its infrastructure.

Eskom has warned the public Stage 6 load shedding could be implemented on Sunday evening.

A pregnant woman and an 11-day old baby are among the scores of people that were rescued by Eastern Cape government emergency services from floods in Komani at the weekend.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged African leaders move as a collective in efforts to curb the scourge of gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) on the continent.

As Eskom continues to experience power capacity constraints, acting general manager Thomas Conradie says the power utility will implement Stage 3 and 4 load shedding this weekend.

A total of 7555 people were killed in South Africa between October and December 2022, said Police Minister Bheki Cele.