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Culpable homicide: The Quantum was allegedly attempting to overtake four vehicles when it collided head-on with an oncoming truck. Twelve learners were killed. Photo: Timothy Bernard/Independent Newspapers

Deadly Vaal ride to school

No single institution carries end to end accountability for ensuring a child’s journey to school is safe, leading to lethal consequences

  • Eyaaz
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Minister of Electricity and Energy Kgosientso Ramokgopa

Kgosientsho Ramokgopa: Electricity and Energy

SCORE: B+ A remarkable milestone under Ramokgopa’s leadership is an impressive and sustained electricity supply record, with over 196 consecutive days without loadshedding for the year 2025 and over 400 days of intermittent power supply. The department’s Generation Recovery Plan aimed at improving energy availability and reliability has resulted in a 71% average in the […]

  • Eyaaz
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Prasa, through the rolling stock recapitalisation programme, procured new rolling stock for its Metro Rail operations as part of its long-term modernisation strategy. (Delwyn Verasamy)

Prasa achieves first unqualified audit in nine years with 93% performance rate

The state-owned passenger rail agency has a long-term goal of 600 million trips by 2035

  • Eyaaz
3 min read
Denial: The suspended police minister, Senzo Mchunu (above), has described the allegations by KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi against him as ‘wild’. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Mkhwanazi: Political killing task team disbanded when closing in on Gauteng syndicates

The KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner said his testimony would deal with political interference by parliamentarians and the national executive

  • Eyaaz
7 min read
Suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu.

Mkhwanazi: Mchunu not briefed before disbanding political killing task team

The KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner said the order to disband the team was irrational and irregular

  • Eyaaz
7 min read