South Africans urged to get Covid-19 vaccines or boosters; De Ruyter poisoning could intimidate potential replacement; Eskom to be hauled before parliament over continued load shedding; North West mayor resigns shortly after being elected.
: South Africans have been advised to get a Covid-19 vaccine or booster shots – particularly the elderly and those with underlying health issues. This comes after the highly-transmissible XBB.1.5 mutation – known colloquially as the ‘Kraken’ – was discovered in South Africa.
Yelland also says there is a fear that De Ruyter’s replacement will be a political appointment rather than the best-skilled person for the job. [MPs will be hauling Eskom management before parliament before it officially opens next month, demanding answers for the extended and elevated levels of load shedding in the country over the past few months. Parliament will seek answers for why load shedding is currently so bad, and wants Eskom to tell it what it intends to do to resolve the problems.
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