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Just when Mzansi thought they’ll have an extra hour or two to catch up on their laundry and Netflix, Eskom threw a spanner in the works announcing indefinite stage 6 load shedding – yet again.
On Friday the struggling power utility gave South Africans hope when it announced that stage 5 and stage 4 load shedding would be implemented during the weekend.
Stage 4 load shedding was to be implemented on Sunday morning, but the country’s Sunday lunch plans were ruined on Saturday afternoon when Eskom announced that stage 6 load shedding is actually here to stay until further notice.
South Africans flocked to social media on Saturday using the last bit of their battery power to voice their frustration about the rolling blackouts.
READ MORE: South Africans gatvol of being in the dark
Limpopo ANC’s Vhembe region has pleaded with President Cyril Ramaphosa to make an urgent intervention in what they call a “leaderless” Limpopo ANC’s provincial executive committee (PEC) and the province’s administration.
The residents, comprising ANC branches, community leaders, religious and traditional leaders and ordinary citizens told Ramaphosa that Limpopo ANC was dying a natural death and very fast. This they said happened soon after the party’s December national elective conference, held at Nasrec last year. The angry residents said the latter has also affected service delivery and impacted on their livelihood.
READ MORE: Ramaphosa urged to intervene in “leaderless” Limpopo ANC’s PEC
Real Housewives of Durban reality star and businesswoman, Nonku Williams confirmed on Friday that her relationship with Dumisani Ndlazi, popularly referred to as ‘Rough Diamond’, has unfortunately come to an end.
Fans of the reality television show expressed their shock in March when a secret video of Nonku getting engaged to Ndlazi surfaced on social media.
Viewers of the popular reality television show were sceptic about Nonku’s relationship with Dumisani from the moment he joined the show in the third season, and many felt that Nonku was hiding something about their relationship.
READ MORE: Real Housewives’ Nonku Williams and her ‘gangster boyfriend’ broken up
All hail Stellenbosch FC – the PSL minnows became the first team to beat Mamelodi Sundowns after long unbeaten run that spread over 20 games.
Stellies, as Stellenbosch are better known, knocked Sundowns out of the Nedbank Cup with a 2-1 come from behind win on Saturday evening at Athlone Stadium.
The loss means Sundowns will not emulate last season’s feat where they cleaned the slate, winning all three PSL trophies. They have however already won the DStv Premiership for the sixth time in a row.
READ MORE: Gutsy Stellenbosch knock Sundowns out of Nedbank Cup
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