Cape Town –
Zuma’s deadline to drop Ramaphosa’s private indictment is here
Former President Jacob Zuma instituted a private prosecution against President Cyril Ramaphosa. Zuma accuses Ramaphosa of being an accessory to the crimes of which he has also accused state attorney Billy Downer and journalist Karyn Maughan, Eyewitness News reports. Zuma accuses Downer of leaking confidential medical information to Maughan. Ramaphosa, through the State’s Attorney’s Office, has since written to Zuma, saying the subpoena was “flawed” and an “abuse of process.” The deadline for withdrawal is today.
Eskom Load Shedding now in stage 4
As it fights to restore disconnected units at several power plants, Eskom says the Stage 4 power outages will remain in effect until further notice. The utility raised the level of power outages from stage 4 to stage 6 Tuesday night, then back to stage 4 from 5 a.m. Wednesday morning. In the meantime, consumers will wait until January 2023 to find out what the rate increase will be for consumers.
Nearly 3,000 arrests for various crimes in KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal police say they have arrested nearly 3,000 suspects linked to serious crimes including murder, assault and kidnapping in the past two weeks alone. The arrests are part of the police plan to intensify their safer operations in the festive season, Eyewitness News reports.
