
Ntsako Mashaba
Digital Content Producer at Power FM (Gauteng, South Africa)
Online Journalist at Caxton Newspapers
Articles
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3 weeks ago |
power987.co.za | Ntsako Mashaba
Police in the Western Cape have dismissed reports that there is a low conviction rate in illegal possession of unlicensed or prohibited firearms. According to the reports, there is only 5% for the illegal possession of unlicensed or prohibited firearms. However, SAPS spokesperson Colonel Andrè Traut said the analysis of the conviction record paints a far more accurate and encouraging picture.
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3 weeks ago |
power987.co.za | Ntsako Mashaba
The decision by the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party to reassign its Secretary-General, Floyd Shivambu, to Parliament marks a significant development in the party’s internal operations. The move follows Shivambu’s unauthorised trip to Malawi, which party leadership says breached internal protocols. According to a statement by party president Jacob Zuma, Shivambu’s trip violated Section 3(j) of the MK Party’s constitution, which regulates international engagements.
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3 weeks ago |
power987.co.za | Ntsako Mashaba
The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has confirmed that its Secretary-General, Floyd Shivambu, has been reassigned to Parliament following an unauthorised trip to Malawi that raised concerns within the party’s leadership. In a statement issued on Tuesday by party president Jacob Zuma, the MK Party said Shivambu’s trip had not been sanctioned by its leadership and violated the party’s constitution—specifically Section 3(j), which governs international engagements.
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1 month ago |
power987.co.za | Ntsako Mashaba
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have filed an urgent court interdict in the Western Cape High Court to stop the fuel levy. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced in his last Budget speech that the fuel levy would be increased by 16 cents per litre on petrol and 15 cents per litre on diesel effective from 4 June 2024.
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1 month ago |
power987.co.za | Ntsako Mashaba
The City of Tshwane has confirmed that power has been restored in all areas supplied by the Zwartkop Substation. The substation which was damaged by fire a week ago is fully operational. Areas in Centurion and Pretoria East without electricity were left without fire after the explosion at the substation. “The city’s energy and electricity technicians had to work around the clock through a strenuous cable installation and connection process.
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