We’ve got all the latest news stories and headlines in South Africa you really need to know on Tuesday, 20 June 2023.
Derick Hougaard reportedly has a 50% chance of awakening from the coma he has been in since 10 June.
In just over two weeks, the new petrol and prices for July 2023 will take effect—a look at the latest numbers from the CEF.
Meanwhile, NUMSA says its members can’t afford to pay for the Gautrain as management wants to abolish staff cards that allow them to travel for free.
Good news for Johannesburg residents! Rand Water has reportedly postponed the 58-hour planned water shutdown.
Lastly, the DA says it has been requesting that the government reopen the Kempton Park Hospital or refurbish it for commercialisation purposes.
TODAY’S LATEST NEWS IN SOUTH AFRICA, Tuesday, 20 June
Derick Hougaard has a 50% chance of waking up from coma
Former Springboks flyhalf Derick Hougaard has a 50% chance of awakening from the coma he has been in since 10 June.
He is currently in the intensive care unit of a Pretoria hospital after being found unconscious by his girlfriend, singer Nadine, more than a week ago.
According to Rapport, Nadine noticed that Hougaard’s hands were blue, and after she failed to wake him up, she called an ambulance. It took paramedics an hour and a half to stabilise him.
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Fuel price LATEST: Petrol, diesel data – good and bad news for July 2023
In just over two weeks from now the new petrol and prices for July 2023 will take effect. For now, the latest numbers from the Central Energy Fund (CEF) bode better for petrol drivers than diesel car owners.
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Below, the latest projections as received by The South African website from the CEF, effective Friday, 16 June 2023.
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Gautrain strike looming: Here’s what workers are demanding
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) says it is outrageous that Bombela Operating Company which operates the Gautrain wants to abolish staff cards that allow workers to travel to and from work using the train for free.
NUMSA which was engaging in wage talks has deadlocked with the Gautrain management. The union has also been issued with a strike certificate to ballot its members in preparation for the strike on 28 June.
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Rand Water postpones major 58-hour shutdown in Joburg
Potable water supplier, Rand Water, has confirmed that the 58-hour planned water shutdown in Johannesburg is postponed until further notice.
The planned water outage would have started at 19:00 on Tuesday, 20 June, to Thursday, 22 June at 15:00.
Rand Water said the purpose of the planned shutdown is to complete a tie-in between the A19 and B14 with a new pipeline, installation of isolation valves, and system upgrades at its Eikenhof pump station.
The company said the Johannesburg Water infrastructure supplied by the Eikenhof pump station would be affected by no water supply. It was also estimated that full recovery of systems may take approximately five days or longer after the supply has been fully restored.
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Proposal to reopen Kempton Park Hospital falls on deaf ears
Democratic Alliance (DA) says its efforts in proposing for the Gauteng Provincial Government to utilise Kempton Park Hospital have fallen on deaf ears.
Bronwynn Engelbrecht MPL, DA Constituency Head for Kempton Park, said for several years both the Gauteng Department of Health and the Department of Infrastructure and Development (DID) have dodged taking responsibility for the reutilization of this abandoned hospital.
She said the DA has been requesting that the government reopen the hospital or refurbish it for commercialisation purposes that will benefit the residents of Kempton Park and surrounding areas.
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