News in South Africa 28th September: 1. Matric exams and load shedding: The KwaZulu Natal Education Department is raising concern over the impact that continual load shedding could have on students’ preparation for matric exams. Speaking to reporters, the MEC for the department, Kwazi Mthethwa, said that at some point this year, the national minister was engaged […]
News in South Africa 28th June: 1. Eskom protest progress: Eskom has put its plans in motion to end protests that have disrupted its operations and break the deadlock at its wage talks – however, unions are pushing for intervention from public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan. Historically, an intervention from the minister worked in unions’ […]
News in South Africa 25th September: 1. National Lottery corruption charges: South Africa’s lottery regulator, the National Lotteries Commission (NLC), has been facing down a slew of allegations of mismanagement and corruption. The commission finally released lists of its beneficiaries under sustained pressure, after first fighting the move. In July, the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse […]
