Ramaphosa says South Africa has been approached for a ‘mediation’ role in the Russia-Ukraine crisis; Eskom says its system is slowly getting back online, but stage 2 sticks until Monday; Treasury raises eyebrows with ‘no more tenders’ advisory; and reaction to Zondo’s appointment as chief justice is broadly positive.
In South Africa, there have been 25 new Covid-19 deaths, taking the total reported to 99,681. The country has 18,852 active cases and a recovery rate of 96.8%.President Cyril Ramaphosa said that he had been approached to play a mediation role in the Russian invasion of Ukraine due to relations with Russia through the BRICS alliance. Rampahosa spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday and told him that the conflict requires resolution through negotiations and mediation.
While some generating units have returned to service, others have been taken offline. Stage 2 load shedding continued until 05h00, Monday. [Government departments, state-owned entities and business formations have expressed concern over a National Treasury advisory that the issuing of new tenders – anything from mid-February – should be stalled. Treasury is seeking clarification on a Constitutional Court ruling against the apparent exclusion of white South Africans and their businesses.
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