Daily news update: Load shedding, Mpumalanga horror crash and police arrest ‘racist’ Belinda Magor

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Daily news update: 28 November

Eskom announces load shedding changes for the week ahead

Eskom has announced that load shedding will be suspended at midnight on Sunday.

The rolling power blackouts will then resume again on Monday morning from 5am until 4pm at stage 1.

Stage 2 load shedding will then be implemented daily from 4pm throughout the night to 5am on Tuesday until further notice.

Ramaphosa’s visit to Ditsobotla unlikely to bring about change, says analyst

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s visit to the troubled Ditsobotla Local Municipality in the North West over the weekend is unlikely to bring about fundamental change.

This is according to a political analyst at the North West University Professor André Duvenhage.

Ramaphosa visited the area in his capacity as president of the African National Congress (ANC) as part of his party’s Letsema campaign on Saturday.

Would Ramaphosa secure a second term if his rivals unite behind Mkhize?

The African National Congress (ANC) is abuzz this week as supporters of the various factions within the party try to secure their chosen candidates.

As reported by The Sunday Times, President Cyril Ramaphosa’s rivals are looking for a way to prevent him from serving a second term.

Former health minister Zweli Mkhize’s supporters are trying to convince cooperative governance minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma’s supporters to back Mkhize instead.

This after ANC branches overwhelmingly backed President Cyril Ramaphosa and strengthened his chances of being re-elected.

Mpumalanga horror crash claims six lives, three killed in Midrand accident

Six people tragically lost their lives in a horror crash on the N4 between Middleburg and Emalahleni on Sunday morning.

In addition, multiple people were injured in a minibus taxi in Hatfield, an accident in Midrand claimed three lives, and a motorcyclist was killed in Onderstepoort.

Belinda Magor: Court date confirmed, Lesufi thanks Saps for ‘swift’ arrest

Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi took to Twitter to announce the arrest of racist Belinda Magor on Saturday. He thanked police for “the swiftness” in dealing with the matter.

Magor (60) made headlines after a WhatsApp voice note from a group called ‘Pit Bulls Be My Voice’ was leaked.

In the voice note, she calls for black men to be castrated and for black women’s uteruses to be cut out.

Springbok player ratings against England at Twickenham

The Springboks ended their 2022 November tour of Europe with a 27-13 win against England at Twickenham on Saturday.

The Boks scored two tries, by Kurt-Lee Arendse and Eben Etzebeth, with England managing just the one five-pointer by Henry Slade.

The Boks dominated their opponents from start to finish in a clinical display, with their forwards laying the foundation for the victory.

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