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ANC Youth League national youth task team (NYTT) spokesperson Sizophila Mkhize believes she was hacked.

'Time for talk is over' — ANCYL plans to mobilise South Africans over load-shedding

"We're done speaking to [the ANC leadership] nicely. We will mobilise young people and if we get suspended from the ANC, so be it.If we are accused of bringing the ANC into disrepute, so be it,” said Mkhize.

The power utility said higher levels of planned maintenance outages, aimed at winter preparation and meeting regulatory and environmental licensing requirements, are still under way.

POLL | Would you join a mass protest against load-shedding?

Should we take to the streets over SA's energy crisis?

EFF deputy president Floyd Shivambu.

'He won't come out alive' — Shivambu says Ramaphosa won't survive upcoming motion of no confidence

Shivambu said the Phala Phala farm scandal reinforces claims by the EFF that Ramaphosa is unfit to run the country.

Eskom ramping up load-shedding to stage 6 is impacting on eThekwini's weak power infrastructure. Stock photo.

EFF says Gordhan, De Ruyter must take blame for Eskom woes as load-shedding continue

The opposition party said load-shedding is a deliberate crisis to justify calls for Eskom's privatisation.

Rev Kholeka Gaveni asks for peace and healing during the
mass prayer meeting for the families on Monday.

WATCH | Sombre mood at Enyobeni tavern tragedy prayer meeting

Bereaved parents and families in Scenery Park, East London, gathered for a prayer meeting on Monday after the deaths of 21 young people at the Enyobeni tavern in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Rev Kholeka Gaveni asks for peace and healing during the
mass prayer meeting for the families on Monday.

WATCH | Sombre mood at Enyobeni tavern tragedy prayer meeting

Bereaved parents and families in Scenery Park, East London, gathered for a prayer meeting on Monday after the deaths of 21 young people at the Enyobeni tavern in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Royal House of Mandela calls for alcohol ban after Enyobeni tavern tragedy

Inkosi Zwelivelile Mandla Mandela said alcohol exacerbated many underlying social ills.

Police minister Bheki Cele has deployed a tactical response team to Soweto after the mass shooting at a tavern in the area at the weekend. File photo.

WATCH | Bheki Cele breaks down at Enyobeni Tavern tragedy

The police minister said what he witnessed inside the tavern was horrifying.

Former Stellenbosch University student Theuns du Toit was filmed urinating on fellow student Babalo Ndwayana (in the picture) study material in May.

Stellenbosch University student 'disappointed' with handling of urination incident

“He is not happy with the objectivity of the panel that has been appointed. He has decided not to participate and will take further legal action," the student's lawyer said.

Johannesburg's MMC for health and social development Ashley Sauls says the first case of monkeypox in SA is no cause for panic.

POLL | Government says there's no need to panic about monkeypox — are you worried?

Sauls said the strain of the disease was not considered fatal and sufferers start to experience symptoms within seven to 14 days of exposure.

A video of ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe singing went viral. File photo.

'A crude publicity stunt' — ANC responds to DA roping in FBI on 'farmgate'

Pule Mabe said it was bizarre that the DA overlooked local law enforcement authorities and reached out to a foreign agency.

An SA soldier chases people who crossed into SA from Zimbabwe illegally to buy food in the border town of Musina.

Home affairs denies AfriForum has been deployed to protect Limpopo border

The department has cleared the air on the lobby group's patrols at the Musina border.

Former minister Tito Mboweni. File photo.
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POLL | Do you agree with Tito Mboweni that the ANC is still a dependable party?

Mboweni said the ruling party, despite its challenges, remains the only party for "black people in general, Africans in particular and democratic South Africans".

Voter registration will be done this weekend. File photo.

IEC welcomes conviction of official who fraudulently cast 24 votes in last year’s elections

The Electoral Commission welcomed her conviction, saying it is in line with its commitment to timely intervention and consequence management.

The legal suit adds more woes for the department of health. Picture:

How many Covid-19 infections have been reported in Africa?

The continent has recorded a substantial increase in Covid-19 cases following a three-week decline in daily infections.