{"id":46717,"date":"2026-01-05T06:19:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T06:19:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=46717"},"modified":"2026-01-05T06:19:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T06:19:46","slug":"eskom-employees-implicated-in-prepaid-electricity-scheme-and-tax-changes-coming-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/01\/05\/eskom-employees-implicated-in-prepaid-electricity-scheme-and-tax-changes-coming-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Eskom employees implicated in prepaid electricity scheme, and tax changes coming in 2026 \u2013 Newsday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Today, 5 January, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who was recently captured by US forces, is set to appear in a New York court, facing charges of narco-terrorism and drug trafficking.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In Gauteng, the case against five people linked to the Bekkersdal December mass killing will continue in the Westonaria Magistrate\u2019s Court.<\/p>\n<p>The incident claimed ten lives at KwaNoxolo tavern. Court proceedings will take place under strict regulations, and the media will not be allowed to film proceedings.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the Humansdorp Magistrate\u2019s Court in the Eastern Cape, a childminder is expected to appear today, after a two-year-old toddler under the individual\u2019s care was found with wounds to the body in the Tokyo Sexwale township on New Year\u2019s Day.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 59-year-old suspect is facing charges of child neglect and assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Western Cape Health and Wellness Department is currently under severe strain with an overwhelming number of admissions over the festive season. From December to 2 January, the province\u2019s emergency centres made more than 74,300 admissions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In Cape Town, twenty thousand performers are set to take part in the Minstrel Klopse parade today.<\/p>\n<p>This is amid ongoing legal disputes between the city and the Kaapse Klopse Karnival association, which resulted in lower attendance rates than usual for the Cape Town minstrel carnival association\u2019s parade over the weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Here are five other big things happening in South Africa today:<\/h2>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p><strong>Eskom employees implicated in prepaid electricity scheme <\/strong>\u2013 MyBroadband<\/p>\n<p>Several Eskom employees have been implicated in a scheme to create fraudulent prepaid electricity vouchers worth billions of rands.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p><strong>Tax changes for South Africans in 2026<\/strong> \u2013 Daily Investor<\/p>\n<p>According to tax experts, South Africans can expect several tax changes in the new year, including tighter audits and the introduction of new taxes.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p><strong>The official petrol price for January<\/strong> \u2013 BusinessTech<\/p>\n<p>The fuel price adjustments, published by the Department of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, will take effect on Wednesday, 7 January 2026.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p><strong>SACP putting itself at risk, says Mantashe<\/strong> \u2013 SABC<\/p>\n<p>ANC National Chairperson Gwede Mantashe says that the SACP is putting itself at risk by contesting elections independently.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p><strong>GNU parties clash over US intervention in Venezuela<\/strong> \u2013 Newsday<\/p>\n<p>South African political parties are divided about the United States (U.S.) recent military action in Venezuela that saw the subsequent capture of President Nicholas Maduro and his wife.<\/p>\n<div class=\"text-center border p-3 bg-light mt-4 rounded\">You have read 1 out of 5 free articles. 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