A lot can change overnight, but we’ll keep you posted with the latest news and headlines in South Africa on Monday 9th January 2023.
Eskom chief executive André de Ruyter survived an attempt on his life after an assassin reportedly sprayed cyanide into his coffee a day after he resigned as Eskom chief executive.
The current license card printing machine will be decommissioned. Here are five things to know about the new driver’s license cards.
Former apartheid-era law and order minister Adriaan Vlok died on Sunday at the age of 85 after a brief illness.
Preparations have begun in earnest for the reopening of schools across the country, as early as next week for five out of nine provinces.
A BMW sedan plowed into several pedestrians, killing three children in Salvokop, Pretoria. The driver allegedly hit the run and abandoned his car.
And finally, fearing a flat tire, or worse still, damaging a CV joint, is what motorists pray against daily as they navigate potholes that have become trenches in Cosmo City.
LATEST NEWS TODAY IN SOUTH AFRICA, Monday 9th January
Eskom CEO André de Ruyter POISONED the day after his resignation
Eskom chief executive André de Ruyter survived an attempt on his life after an assassin reportedly sprayed cyanide into his coffee a day after he resigned as Eskom chief executive.
According to a report from EE Business Intelligence De Ruyter confirmed the attempt on his life, which took place on Tuesday, December 13, 2022, one day after submitting his resignation as CEO to Eskom Chairman Mpho Makwana, but before this was made public on December 14. of 2022.
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The current license card printing machine will be decommissioned in 2023
The printing machine that produces the current driver’s license cards will be decommissioned in 2023, as South Africa will test a new driver’s license card in 2023.
This comes as Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula announced late last year that current driver’s license cards would be phased out.
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Former apartheid-era minister Adriaan Vlok dies
Former apartheid-era Law and Order Minister Adriaan Vlok died on Sunday at Unitas Hospital in Centurion.
Vlok reportedly passed away in the early hours of Sunday morning at the age of 85 after a brief illness.
He is survived by his wife, three children, four grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
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The driver flees the scene after killing three children in Salvokop, Pretoria
The driver of the BMW sedan that plowed into several pedestrians, killing three children and injuring four others in Salvokop, Pretoria, allegedly fled the scene.
The horrific accident occurred near a roundabout at 6th and Koch Street in Salvokop in Pretoria on Saturday afternoon, January 7, 2023.
According to the emergency service, Emer-G-Med, the BMW sedan was found to have skidded off the road, striking seven pedestrians and killing three of them.
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WATCH: Navigating the toughest potholes and trenches in Cosmo City
Fearing a flat tire, or worse, damaging a CV joint, is what motorists pray against daily as they navigate potholes that have become trenches in Cosmo City.
Nothing says it’s a new year in Cosmo City as most of the roads are still the same as the year before (2022). It’s an ongoing battle for the toughest vehicle in Cosmo City, which motorists are inevitably forced to navigate the battered road of the urban shanty town.
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School terms 2023: the year begins for these FIVE provinces THIS week
Preparations have begun in earnest for the reopening of schools across the country, as early as next week for five out of nine provinces.
The Department of Basic Education has published the 2023 school calendar that begins on Wednesday, January 11, 2023 for students in inside the schools, while coastal schools will start a week later Wednesday, January 18.
According to BusinessTech, the 2023 school year will comprise 199 school days across the four quarters, with 32 days set aside for school vacations and eight holidays in between.
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LATEST NEWS: WEATHER FORECAST, Monday, January 9
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LIVE TRAFFIC UPDATES FOR CAPE TOWN, JOHANNESBURG AND DURBAN
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HOROSCOPE TODAY
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