New Johannesburg mayor Thapelo Amad from Al Jama-ah is held in high regard among his peers who have described him as “fearless, passionate about youth development and the upliftment of poor people”.
A heavily armed police contingent descended on the Johannesburg CBD yesterday and used fences to separate DA and ANC Youth League (ANCYL) members during the DA’s march to Luthuli House the ANC's headquarters over rolling blackouts in the country.
The class of 2022 has been hailed for its resilience and for being the best class in SA history as it achieved an 80.1% pass rate despite a difficult three years of schooling due to the pandemic and increased blackouts.
The Black Business Council (BBC) has warned that electricity blackouts and the 18,65% tariff increase would lead to more jobs being lost as small businesses buckled under the weight of Eskom's stage 6 loadshedding.
You will be paying more for electricity you do not have from April 1 after the energy regulator granted embattled power utility Eskom a staggering 18.65% tariff increase yesterday, much to the dismay of hard-pressed consumers.