Sinenhlanhla Masilela

Digital Journalist, IOL

Load shedding suspended until Wednesday afternoon

Sinenhlanhla Masilela and Sarene Kloren|Published

Eskom said that it will provide further update on Wednesday afternoon regarding any significant changes occur.

Eskom implements load shedding to Stage 4 at 8pm

Sinenhlanhla Masilela|Published

Eskom said the alternating pattern of Stage 2 and Stage 4 load shedding will be implemented until further notice.

City Power disconnects seven properties that owe over R52 million in unpaid electricity bills

Sinenhlanhla Masilela|Published

The City stated that it will persist in disconnecting non-paying customers as their non-compliance creates challenges in delivering essential services.

Putco denies claims by Numsa that it dumped faeces in a residential area

Sinenhlanhla Masilela|Published

According to Numsa, suspended employees have been forced to come to work and sit at the Nancefield depot in Soweto and are not allowed to use toilets in the building. ...

This is how much DSTV will cost you from April

Sinenhlanhla Masilela|Published

The new prices will become effective on April 1 with high tariffs on three packages- Premium, Compact Plus, and Compact.

Thoko Didiza says government has spent R22. 5 billion on land claims

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Minister Thoko Didiza said that between 2019 and 2023, a total of 1,494 claims were settled and R22. 5 billion has been spent on beneficiaries who elected for financial ...

Eskom resumes load shedding on Tuesday

Sinenhlanhla Masilela|Published

Eskom will resume load shedding on Tuesday after a brief reprieve over the festive holidays.

The Year in Review 2023: All the drama that unfolded in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial

Sinenhlanhla Masilela|Published

Before the tragic shooting of Bafana Bafana and Orlando Pirates goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa at her Vosloorus home in October 2014, his girlfriend Kelly Khumalo had been ...

Court awards wife R39 000 in spousal maintenance

Sinenhlanhla Masilela|Published

She explained that she did not finish her high school education as she left school after completing Grade 10.

Court battle over missing R3. 8 million and jewellery in messy divorce saga

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The husband was certain that his wife had used his money which he had left in the safe and had sold some of the items, if not all. He also accused his wife’s friend ...

Wife who refused to share her pension, fails to get R14,000 spousal maintenance and only gets 25 percent of husband's pension ...

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Judge Mthimunye added that if the wife were to get 50% of the husband’s fund, that would go against the principles of justice and fairness.

TIMELINE: The mystery of the Senzo Meyiwa murder, from 2014 to now

Sihle Mlambo and Sinenhlanhla Masilela|Published

Today, October 26, 2023, marks exactly nine years since the former footballer Meyiwa was murdered in mysterious circumstances at the Vosloorus home of his girlfriend, ...

Father drags mother to court after limiting access to his daughter because he fixed things with his girlfriend

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In a complex legal case, a Johannesburg father wins the right to spend weekends and school holidays with his daughter. Allegations of abuse remain unproven, but ...

Tragic blaze claims lives and leaves dozens homeless in Johannesburg informal settlement

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A devastating fire in a Johannesburg informal settlement claims two lives, leaving many homeless. Firefighters work tirelessly to quell the flames, and investigations ...

Court rules Cape Town house left to six brothers can be sold after a bitter dispute

Sinenhlanhla Masilela|Published

The Western Cape High Court ruled that a Cape Town house which was left to seven brothers, can be sold after there was a long-standing dispute regarding the sale ...

Eastern Cape headmaster, teacher suspended for allegedly impregnating pupils

Sinenhlanhla Masilela|Published

A principal and a teacher at Bonkolo Senior Secondary school in Dutywa, have been placed on precautionary suspension following allegations that they impregnated ...

Wits SRC accuses university bosses of negotiating in bad faith after refusing to negotiate with suspended student leaders ...

Sinenhlanhla Masilela|Published

The student representative council has slammed the institution’s management for refusing to let suspended student leaders be part of talks to end campus strife. ...

Gareth Cliff slams Wits protests calling for free education: ‘I’m not paying, I don’t give a s**t whether you are educated ...

Sinenhlanhla Masilela|Published

Media personality Gareth Cliff has slammed students who are taking part in the Wits University fee protests, saying he will not pay for anyone’s education and doesn’t ...

Protesting will not resolve issues, says Wits

Sinenhlanhla Masilela|Published

Wits University spokesperson Shirona Patel has discouraged the protest by students saying it will not yield any results, but only a dialogue will work to resolve ...

Wits SRC president Aphiwe Mnyamana suspended after students take protest to VC’s house

Sinenhlanhla Masilela|Published

Wits SRC president Aphiwe Mnyamana was on Monday suspended from the institution following a week of protests over financial exclusion and accommodation issues

‘I’m a change maker, I rattled cages of racial discrimination’, Mamokgethi Phakeng says after leaving UCT

Sinenhlanhla Masilela|Published

Former University of Cape Town vice-chancellor Mamokgethi Phakeng said she found the institution in tatters and made significant changes regarding racism and gender ...

Gauteng Department of Education wants Grade 10 pupil who attacked schoolgirl in Krugersdorp to be expelled

Sinenhlanhla Masilela|Published

The Gauteng Department of Education has recommended that a Grade 10 schoolboy who was caught on camera assaulting a female pupil at at the Nic Diederichs Technical ...

Emalahleni protest over lights prevents matrics from writing maths final exam

Sinenhlanhla Masilela|Published

Matric pupils at Emalahleni in Mpumalanga were prevented from writing their maths exam on Monday when community members went on a protest over power cuts.

SA education falling behind in the digital age of learning

Sinenhlanhla Masilela|Published

The country still falls far behind the rest of the world in terms of individual digital literacy and the much of its population is left in the dark when it comes ...

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