South Africa: Parliament Passes Electoral Amendment Bill - South African News Briefs - October 20, 2022

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20 October 2022
allAfrica.com
By Esther Rose

Cape Town —  

Update as at 18h00 SAST

Parliament Passes Electoral Amendment Bill

The National Assembly has passed the Electoral Amendment Bill - paving the way for independent candidates to stand in national and provincial elections, Eye Witness News reports. Opposition parties who objected to the bill include the Democratic Alliance (DA), the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), the Freedom Front Plus (FFP), the Congress of the People (Cope) and the African Christian Democratic Party. (ACDP). They say the amendments will not level the playing field and will disadvantage independent candidates. The Bill will now be sent to the National Council of Provinces.

Eskom Extends Stage 3 Load Shedding Indefinitely, Arrest Made For Theft

Eskom has announced that the breakdown of four units - two at Kendal and one each at Kriel and at Arnot power stations has forced it to continue with Stage 3 load shedding, which was supposed to have been suspended for the day at 5am today. Meanwhile the utility has reported that internal investigations, with the assistance of the Hawks, led to the arrest of an employee at the Tutuka power station on October 17, 2022 for the removal of ten drums of hydraulic oil worth R800,000 from the on-site stores facility.

Democratic Alliance Calls for Ex Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste to be Charged Criminally

The Democratic Alliance's Glynnis Breytenbach has said the attachment of Markus Jooste's assets by the South African Reserve Bank this week should put pressure on the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to charge him criminally. She said it was disappointing that the NPA has taken so long to move its investigation to the next level, Eye Witness News reports.

Murdered Hillary Gardee's Family to Sue Justice Minister For R18 Million

Hillary Gardee, the 28-year-old daughter of former Economic Freedom Fighters secretary-general Godrich Gardee, went missing on April 29, 2022 and was found dead on May 3, 2022 in Mbombela. Hillary's father contends that if one of the alleged killers, who was previously  arrested for rape while on parole, had been sent back to prison until 2023, she would still be alive, Eye Witness News reports. Gardee intends suing the Department of Justice for R18 million -  claiming R2 million in damages from the department for himself and eight family members.

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