Ramokgopa vows Eskom will eradicate load reductions within 12 months Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has vowed that Eskom will eradicate load reductions across the country within the next 12 months. 12 February 2026 Thoko Didiza (C) presides after being elected Speaker of the National Assembly during the first sitting of the New South African Parliament in Cape Town on June 14, 2024. No disruptions expected at SONA, says Speaker Didiza National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza says Parliament is not anticipating any disruptions when President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers his State of the Nation Address on Thursday. 12 February 2026 SA under threat ahead of SONA, says Amnesty International Amnesty International is warning that the country faces a deepening crisis of corruption, crime, and weak accountability. 12 February 2026 Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala Matlala, co-accused back in court for fresh bail application Alleged Big 5 cartel member Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala and his co-accused are back in court. 12 February 2026 SONA Promises vs reality | Hunger and poverty still plague SA, says expert About 5.4 percent of GDP is allocated to social protection, compared with an average of 8.5 percent among peer countries. 11 February 2026 load more
Ramokgopa vows Eskom will eradicate load reductions within 12 months Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has vowed that Eskom will eradicate load reductions across the country within the next 12 months. 12 February 2026
Thoko Didiza (C) presides after being elected Speaker of the National Assembly during the first sitting of the New South African Parliament in Cape Town on June 14, 2024. No disruptions expected at SONA, says Speaker Didiza National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza says Parliament is not anticipating any disruptions when President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers his State of the Nation Address on Thursday. 12 February 2026
SA under threat ahead of SONA, says Amnesty International Amnesty International is warning that the country faces a deepening crisis of corruption, crime, and weak accountability. 12 February 2026
Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala Matlala, co-accused back in court for fresh bail application Alleged Big 5 cartel member Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala and his co-accused are back in court. 12 February 2026
SONA Promises vs reality | Hunger and poverty still plague SA, says expert About 5.4 percent of GDP is allocated to social protection, compared with an average of 8.5 percent among peer countries. 11 February 2026