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SA’s 21 000km rail network used to be a matter of national pride, accounting for about 80% of Africa’s total network.

President Cyril Ramaphosa told the NCOP yesterday that the government is working on exempting critical infrastructure, especially hospitals, from rolling blackouts.

Acting Western Cape Judge President Patricia Goliath is set to introduce the first victim support room at the High Court today, says a Cape Argus report.

SA Tourism spent more than R500 000 to travel to London in January to discuss the now-canned Tottenham Hotspur marketing deal.

Parliament yesterday heard how more than 400 courts across the country cannot function during load shedding. KZN has the highest number of courts without generators (83), followed by the Free State (79) and Eastern Cape with 65. The Western Cape has 45 courts that don’t have generators, Mpumalanga 41, Limpopo 36, North West 27, Northern Cape 22 and Gauteng 19.

The government is taking legal advice on how to handle an International Criminal Court arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin in the event the Russian leader attends a Brics summit in August, reports News24.

Despite the claims of huge monetary benefits for the country, the proposed R900m sponsorship deal between SA Tourism and Premier League football club Tottenham Hotspur is unlawful. This is according to Minister of Tourism Patricia de Lille, The Citizen reports.

SA once again finds itself in the cross-hairs of the International Criminal Court (ICC) with International Relations & Co-operation Minister Naledi Pandor yesterday confirming that Russian President Vladimir Putin has been invited to attend the 15th Brics summit in SA in August.

The EFF is facing a mushrooming bill already exceeding R200 000 for the removal of illegally erected posters advertising the party’s national shutdown across the City of Cape Town, reports TimesLIVE.

The ANC has again refused to be drawn on whether the government would act in line with the International Criminal Court to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin if he set foot in the country.

State Advocate Billy Downer’s application to set aside former President Jacob Zuma’s private prosecution of him will continue today in the KZN High Court (Pietermaritzburg) despite the ‘national shutdown’.

King Misuzulu ka Zwelithini has ordered Ingonyama Trust Board (ITB) chairperson Jerome Ngwenya to publicly account for the entity’s finances within seven days in a bid to enforce transparency and accountability in its workings.

Tensions continue to rise ahead of Monday’s national stayaway, with President Cyril Ramaphosa yesterday warning that law enforcement officials have been briefed to ensure no anarchy and disorder are permitted.

Matjhabeng in the Free State believes it can turn around its financial trajectory despite R16bn of debt, something the Auditor-General (AG) warned could prevent it from functioning, reports TimesLIVE.

Retired Judges Willie Seriti and Hendrick Musi will today argue before the Gauteng High Court (Pretoria) that the definition of who is a judge must be amended to exclude retired judges; one consequence of which would be that retired judges could not be subject to investigation by the Judicial Conduct Committee (JCC).