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AMABHUNGANE: Why Eskom’s improved performance still leaves SA exposed
Eskom’s station-by-station data shows that its coal fleet was online only 58% of the time in 2025, well below the 80% target.
The silver bullet to save South Africa
Standard Bank chief economist Goolam Ballim says that South Africa would be better off having an annual rule of law conference rather than its current investment conference.
Government jumps for joy over 13,000 vaccines for 15 million cattle
South Africa hails first locally made FMD vaccines in 20 years, but critics dismiss the doses as negligible nationally.
News24 | amaBhungane | The sobering data from inside Eskom
Eskom station-by-station data shows that its coal fleet was online only 58% of the time in 2025, well below the utility’s 80% target.
Walk for peace: Buddhist monks arrive in Washington after 2,300-mile journey
WASHINGTON, Feb 10 (Reuters) – Draped in burnt-orange robes, two dozen Buddhist monks arrived in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday on a 2,300-mile “Walk for Peace”, a self-described spiritual journey across nine states that has been cheered on by crowds of thousands.
Super Bowl LX sets U.S. media record; Bad Bunny draws 4B+ social views
Super Bowl LX was the second-most watched show in United States TV history and set a domestic record for peak viewership, the NFL revealed Tuesday.
OUR CITY NEWS: Desperate measures — Joburg residents pushed to the brink after days and even weeks without water
Melville: 23 days without water. Brixton: 14 days without water. Parktown West: 21 days without water. Vrededorp: 12 days without water. Mayfair: 10 days without water. Greenside: 11 days without water. Parkview: 11 days without water. Emmarentia: 8 days without water.
POACHED: Rhino killers shift their sights back to Kruger National Park
The good news is that poachers slaughtered far fewer rhinos in the Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park in KwaZulu-Natal last year. The bad news is that they killed many more in Kruger National Park instead.
Title fight: Graaff-Reinet renaming backlash — ‘McKenzie filed a defective notice in government gazette’
The battle against the renaming of Graaff-Reinet to Robert Sobukwe Town has started with local attorney Derek Light, representing the Graaff-Reinet Economic Development Forum, citing legal shortcomings in the process, while hundreds of residents are reportedly signing objections to the name change.
FORGOTTEN IN THE GROUND: How Cape Town families discovered their loved ones in paupers’ graves
Paupers’ graves are meant for the forgotten. But what happens when the people buried there were never forgotten at all? In Cape Town, an undertaker’s alleged fraud has exposed a failure of the systems meant to protect the dead — and devastated those left behind.
Health Hazard: Residents’ nightmare as uncontrolled municipal waste site in Bluewater Bay becomes haven for suspected copper thieves
The alarm has been raised about toxic smoke spewing from a mismanaged waste site at Bluewater Bay, where residents allege fires are being set almost daily by copper thieves — threatening residents’ wellbeing and the local environment.
OF ART AND THE STATE: Gayton vs Goliath — minister’s machinations to cancel Venice Biennale artwork head for court showdown
Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie moved to replace Gabrielle Goliath’s Venice Biennale artwork, Elegy, citing political concerns, but missed court deadlines. Email evidence shows attempts to replace the work, though the department now claims no exhibition is planned.
AD HOC HEARING: ‘I was never a foreign agent in SA’ — Paul O’Sullivan denies spy suspicion
Forensic investigator Paul O’Sullivan has told Parliament’s ad hoc committee there have been about 10 attempts on his life in 15 years. And he has insisted that while he has worked in law-enforcing arenas, he has never been involved with South Africa’s intelligence agencies.
COURT BATTLE: Nelson Mandela Bay mayor says hair sales, not illicit funds, triggered Capitec compliance check
Facing accusations from former Good party regional chair Siyanda Mayana, Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Babalwa Lobishe insists her bank account was frozen for compliance reasons, not corruption, as she seeks legal action against defamation.
Lufthansa faces major flight disruptions on Thursday due to strikes
FRANKFURT, Feb 10 – Major flight disruptions are likely on Thursday at Lufthansa Group’s LHAG.DE core German airline, its freight arm Lufthansa Cargo and its short-haul carrier CityLine after two separate unions called for strikes by pilots and cabin crew.
LEGAL LUMINARY: Farewell Daryl Burman, champion of justice and advocate for the vulnerable
Daryl Burman, a champion of justice and women’s rights, has passed away at 88, leaving behind a legacy of integrity, mentorship and transformation in the legal community.
DAY ZERO: While Joburg battles for water tankers, they’ve been failing at informal settlements for years
Joburg has deployed tankers across the city during the latest water crisis, leading to frustrations over access and availability. Informal settlements have been battling the failed water tanker system for years.
Ukraine’s Heraskevych says he will compete in banned helmet, defying IOC
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO/MILAN, Italy, Feb 10 (Reuters) – Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych said on Tuesday he will defy an International Olympic Committee ban and compete in his “helmet of remembrance” honouring those killed in the war with Russia.