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Michelle Banda

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Oct 1, 2026
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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Michelle Banda

    EXPLAINER | All you need to know about Eskom’s solar registration waiver extension (opens the original)

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    Thinking of going solar to cut your Eskom bill? You can generate your own electricity, but if your solar system is still connected to Eskom’s grid, you cannot simply install it and walk away. Therefore, Eskom has extended its waiver of registration fees for eligible small solar systems, giving households more time to register without paying the registration-related charges. However, the registration requirement itself remains. The initial deadline was set for March 2026; the fee registration wai

  2. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Michelle Banda

    From ‘survival mode’ to award-winning teacher (opens the original)

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    After being nominated three times in a row without receiving the award, Miranda Pretorius, 38, was named an excellent Grade R teacher in the Gauteng Department of Education’s 26th teaching awards this week. This marks her first-ever recognition in the profession, which she has been in for 10 years. Pretorius is a teacher at Delta Park Remedial School, a school for children on the autism spectrum. “The work is very challenging but, at the same time, fulfilling. Working with young children you lea

  3. Article · Sep 27, 2026 · Michelle Banda

    WATCH | Bloodied ground, scattered food tells of Wedela massacre chaos (opens the original)

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    Just 100 metres from Dora’s Tavern in Wedela Extension 3, near Carletonville on the West Rand, the bloodstained ground tells the story of the horror that unfolded on Saturday night and left 17 people dead. At the scene, blood stains remained scattered across the ground where the mass shooting that also left 15 people wounded is alleged to have started shortly after 9pm. Outside, a braai stand lay overturned, while raw chicken feet and heads, forks, charcoal, cooking oil and spices were scattered

  4. Article · Sep 27, 2026 · Michelle Banda

    WATCH | 17 killed in second deadly shooting at Wedela tavern in two months (opens the original)

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    When gunmen stormed a tavern in Wedela in the west of Johannesburg and killed 17 people on Saturday night, it was the second time a deadly shooting happened in the same establishment in two months. Now residents who live near the tavern fear for their lives, as the latest shooting left 17 people dead, 15 others injured, and two cars destroyed. “We are really scared because this is not the first time at this particular tavern,” said a resident who did not want to be named. “About two months ago a

  5. Article · Sep 27, 2026 · Michelle Banda

    WATCH | Tavern massacre: 17 dead at place that previously claimed two lives (opens the original)

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    When gunmen stormed a tavern in Wedela in the west of Johannesburg and killed 17 people on Saturday night, it was the second time a deadly shooting happened in the same establishment in two months. Now residents who live near the tavern fear for their lives, as the latest shooting left 17 people dead, 15 others injured, and two cars destroyed. “We are really scared because this is not the first time at this particular tavern,” said a resident who did not want to be named. “About two months ago a

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