Parliament 10.12.2019 11:00 pm

SANDF doesn’t have money to maintain military base, spends R20.5m on luxury cars

The list of vehicles acquired reveals that the defence force’s top brass tends to favour German precision as far as their transport is concerned, at least.

While the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) was unable to maintain the Thaba Tshwane military base in Centurion due to "predominantly a lack of funds", it has managed to find the cash to spend R20.5m on "luxury vehicles", valued at over R600,000 each, for senior management in the previous two financial years.

Courts Eastern Cape man to appear in court for allegedly raping, killing girl, 10

He was arrested on Monday following the discovery of the girl’s body.

Courts Cape Town seeks court permission to buy electricity directly from IPPs

This move comes as the energy crisis in South Africa has reached a new peak, Cape Town acting mayor Ian Neilson says.

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Government Unpopular decisions must be made to fix ailing SOEs – Mabuza

The deputy president admitted at the SA Communist Party’s special national congress that the country’s SOEs were ‘in a state of collapse’.

Environment Creecy commits to enhancing SA’s climate change contributions at COP25

However, Climate Action Tracker said SA would ‘still complete nearly 6GW of costly coal capacity currently under construction and commission another 1.5GW of new coal capacity by 2030’.

Disasters Gauteng floods: Two bags of clothes, birth certificates is all one family could salvage

With her three-year-old child on her back, her 16- and 10-year-old children on either side, Margaret Ngobeni waded through the raging water.

Courts Boksburg man who allegedly strangled wife to death granted bail

Radebe, who is Nhlanhla’s sister, alleged she had been abused before her death and was planning to leave her marital home in December 2019.

Load Shedding Police helplines, ATMs, public services take strain during load shedding

Someone else shared they had gone to a public hospital in Johannesburg to get their MRI results and saw how cancer patients were being turned away.

Load Shedding Blame the state of Eskom on the ANC – NEC member Gungubele

The former deputy finance minister said it had been clear that people had deliberately allowed the electricity supplier to have poor capacity.

Investigation R19m and counting: How top Lottery executives coin it

GroundUp’s ongoing investigation of the Lotteries Commission shows it’s a lucrative place to work, but some government agencies are sitting even prettier.

News Update Kwagga substation fire causes day of misery and darkness for Tshwane

Power in the capital has mostly been restored, with the situation so bad that the city was taken off the load shedding schedule.

Load Shedding Eskom is being deliberately sabotaged to justify privatisation – EFF

The party alleges that Minister Pravin Gordhan and Eskom’s Jabu Mabuza are hell-bent on making the power utility dysfunctional ‘so it can be sold to their capitalist friends’.

Politics Bobani’s bid to have his ousting set aside postponed

Supporters gathered outside the High Court ahead of Bobani’s urgent application to be reinstated as NMB mayor.

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Disasters At least two dead after cyclone Belna hits Madagascar

Both of the deaths reported so far occurred in Soalala, which was flooded after the dam gave way.

Load Shedding Ramaphosa reportedly returning to SA to meet Eskom officials on Wednesday

The president was on an official visit to Egypt but is cutting his stay short.

Courts Joburg man sentenced to 13 life terms after being found guilty on 54 counts, including rape, kidnapping

After the sentencing, some in the court gallery shouted ‘Go to hell!’ and ‘Justice has been served!’, but the accused just smiled and walked away.

Load Shedding Electricity surge after load shedding may be behind fire in Free State nurse’s room

Neighbours came to her rescue and stopped the fire from spreading further.

Crime After being raped while taking a nap, woman losing faith in justice

Activists say they were horrified to see the accused walking around the court’s waiting area.

Disasters Pietermaritzburg fire leaves 164 people homeless

A fire gutted 97 shacks, leaving 164 people homeless in Jika Joe Informal Settlement in Pietermaritzburg at the weekend.