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South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius was Friday seeking an early release from prison, a decade after he killed his girlfriend in a crime that gripped the world.

Thulas Nxesi challenged the businessman who made the allegations to present evidence to support his claims.

National Treasury said that the concessional financing included a loan of $1 billion from the World Bank, €500 million from KfW and $300 million from the AfDB.

Energy company Eskom, responsible for supplying electricity across the country, took to X on Wednesday to announce that South Africans will face Stage 4 of load shedding until further notice.

Education International 10th Africa Regional Conference was attended by around 400 delegates, observers and guests from across and beyond the region.

Speaking at the inaugural Energy Conference hosted by the South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI) in Johannesburg on Tuesday, Deputy Minister Nobuhle Nkabane said a milestone as such "will catapult our economy to greater heights."

The deployment of the personnel from South African National Defence Force (SANDF) began Oct. 28 and will last till April 28.

Just Energy Transition Implementation Plan will help South Africa achieve a low carbon economy while scaling up renewable energy sources.

Ramokgopa praised the return of big units - Units 1 and 3 in Kusile Power Station - noting that it will create an additional buffer.

The Electoral Commission praised the citizens for opting for online registration, as well as those who visited the stations for registration, re-registering, or even cross-checking their details for the upcoming general elections.

The severe thunderstorms reportedly had the potential to damage the infrastructure and cause flooding in the North West, Gauteng, Northeastern parts of the Northern Cape, Free State and southwestern KwaZulu-Natal.

The minister pointed out during the parliament's mini-plenary session on Thursday that the zero-rating initiative has been misused, so vulnerable people in South Africa are not able to make the most of it.

The minister highlighted that this code of conduct will ensure that the councilors apply certain measures jointly, even if there are disagreements during the discussion.

According to the Electricity Minister, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, South Africa can lose up to R1 billion on a daily basis if the country's load shedding crisis is not solved.

The number of employed individuals during the second quarter was 16.3 million, but it increased by 399,000 in the third quarter, therefore climbing to nearly 16.7 million, as per Stats SA data.

The summit will be hosted by the Central Drug Authority (CDA) and the Social Development Department.

SAS Drakensberg has been used as a replenishment ship since 1986, and was built by the Sandock-Austral Shipyard company, which was responsible for providing in-house marine solutions in South Africa.

Patricia de Lille, South Africa's tourism minister, and Alistair Mokoena, Google's country director for South Africa, formalized the partnership by signing an agreement on Monday.

The infection claimed the life of a 19-year-old male inmate who earlier tested positive for diphtheria and was taken to a local hospital for medical care.

KZN Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube said the province is "approaching a turning point in the management of dwindling resources."

Sihle Zikalala has been scheduled to attend Global Trade Review Africa in London on Wednesday, where he will deliver a keynote. Furthermore, he will also mark his presence at the opening of Parliament at the invitation of Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom, Lindsay Hoyle.

Only 17% of the total cases were logged locally, and most South Africans reportedly got the disease while they were out of the country.

Spaza shops in villages and towns would go through an audit process and they need to be registered under both traditional leaders and municipalities, said Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, Minister in the Presidency of South Africa, said.

South Africa has been dealing with electricity issues for a decade now.

EEF leader Julius Malema said his party checked the books of the municipality, where they learned, "Ekurhuleni is in the positive. It is not negative."

Nomonde Mnukwa, who serves as the Acting Director-General of the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS), noted that "professional journalism and a free and objective press are cornerstones of democracy and serve to hold society accountable."

Advocate Makhosini Msibi, CEO of RTMC, said South Africans are saving time by processing their licenses online and having their discs delivered to their homes instead of visiting the licensing center where they have to stand in long queues.

The proposed fiscal consolidation measures will help the government save and receive long-term gains from improvements in the efficiency of public spending and budget allocations.

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said out of the amount allocated, R945.9 billion will be spent on social protection transfers, including the COVID-19 social relief of distress grant, the old age grant, the child support grant, and the disability grant.