BUDGET 2023 | Prepaid electricity meters seen as debt solution | Treasury sets aside R14bn to fight crime, graft

Download the SowetanLIVE app [image: SowetanLIVE]( [image: SowetanLIVE]( [image: SowetanLIVE] Morning Newsletter — February 23 2023 --------------------------------------------------------------- [News]( | [South Africa]( [BUDGET 2023 | Prepaid electricity meters seen as debt solution]( [image: BUDGET 2023 | Prepaid electricity meters seen as debt solution]( Prepare to pay for electricity usage upfront as the National Treasury nudges municipalities struggling to collect revenue from non-paying consumers to install prepaid meters. [Read more >>]( Top stories [News]( | [South Africa]( [BUDGET 2023 | Treasury sets aside R14bn to fight crime, graft]( [image: BUDGET 2023 | Prepaid electricity meters seen as debt solution]( Police will receive 15,000 new recruits over the next three years to help fight the crime pandemic that has plagued the country. [Read more >>]( [News]( | [South Africa]( [BUDGET 2023 | Grants go up, R350 relief stays]( [image: BUDGET 2023 | Prepaid electricity meters seen as debt solution]( The social relief of distress (SRD) grant has been extended until March 31 2024, finance minister Enoch Godongwana said yesterday during the budget speech. [Read more >>]( [News]( | [South Africa]( [BUDGET 2023 | Support for agri sector lauded by producers]( [image: BUDGET 2023 | Prepaid electricity meters seen as debt solution]( A levy refund announced by finance minister Enoch Godongwana to ease pressure on food producers may not necessarily lead to lower food prices. [Read more >>]( [News]( | [South Africa]( [Andre de Ruyter leaves Eskom with immediate effect]( Eskom CEO Andre De Ruyter leaves the power utility with immediate effect. [Read more >>]( [News]( | [South Africa]( [Underspending costs Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga cash]( The departments of basic education in the Eastern Cape and Mpumalanga have forfeited more than R400m due to having underspent the infrastructure grants for schools. The money was taken away by the national department of education and will be reallocated to other provinces that... [Read more >>]( [News]( | [South Africa]( [Classroom ceiling collapses on pupils]( Seven grade 10 learners were injured when the ceiling fell on their heads while they were sitting quietly in class waiting for their teacher at a school in Soshanguve, Tshwane. [Read more >>]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [News]( | [South Africa]( [Lioness on the loose in North West]( [News]( | [South Africa]( ['I feel vindicated': Floyd Brink on probe into ousted Joburg mayor Mpho Phalatse]( [Entertainment]( [DJ Lag takes gqom abroad with his Alpha-Zulu Tour]( [S Mag]( | [Fashion & Beauty]( [Mzansi fashionistas unpack Louis Vuitton’s polarising appointment of Pharrell]( [Sport]( | [Soccer]( [Derby is about pride, not log position – Vilakazi]( [Sport]( | [Soccer]( [Big match's relevance not in doubt for Mkhonza]( [Sport]( | [Soccer]( [What drives the Soweto derby to be the mega event it is]( [Sport]( | [Soccer]( [Focused SuperSport not worried about Soweto derby]( [Sport]( | [Soccer]( [Usuthu's Maluleka none the wiser on warming bench]( [Sport]( | [Soccer]( [From shot-stopper to show-stopper]( [Sport]( | [Boxing]( [Boxers must take every chance to fight for titles]( [Unsubscribe]( • • [View PDF]( • [Pause Subscription]( • [View Online]( This email was sent to {EMAIL} on 23-02-2023 by Digital News, 16 Empire Rd, Parktown, Johannesburg,, Gauteng, 2193 [Arena Holdings]( is intended for opt-in communication only. If you feel this email is unsolicited please [report it]( to us Email Powered By [Arena Holdings](