Adriaan's top 10 reads of the day | Jostle for Joburg, new Eskom board, Rassie returns

View Online Adriaan's top 10 reads of the day ADRIAAN BASSON, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Despite legal attempts to block a motion of no confidence against her, the DA's Mpho Phalatse was ousted as City of Johannesburg mayor in an extraordinary council sitting on Friday. The mayoral chain now goes to the ANC's Dada Morero as the city's coalition government crumbles.   Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has revamped the board of Eskom, appointing Mpho Makwana as the new board chair at the ailing power utility. Stay glued to News24 Business for more on these developments.  As Cape Town authorities deal with an alarming increase in abductions, CCTV footage has emerged showing how kidnappers snatched a 35-year-old woman in broad daylight in Blue Downs on Thursday morning.  That's it from me today. Have a restful weekend. Adriaan.  Budget, electricity top of the list for newly elected Joburg mayor Dada Morero Johannesburg's new mayor-elect, Dada Morero, will be sworn in on Saturday. This after the ANC successfully took back control of the city, with the assistance of smaller parties.    Morero was voted in to replace outgoing executive mayor Mpho Phalatse.   He said there were two things he would need to do immediately - to fix the city's finances and sort out the electricity crisis. Read the full story 2. Former Cosatu boss Ntshalintshali, Nedbank chair Makwana on new Eskom board All the latest news and analysis on load shedding, power and the national grid. 3. BMF Investments investigating allegations of sexual and verbal abuse against directors A former employee is accusing two directors of Black Management Forum Investments of sexual and verbal abuse respectively. 4. Load shedding crisis: 37 hospitals exempt, but Phaahla wants all public health facilities spared Thirty-seven hospitals across the country have so far been exempted from load shedding. But Health Minister Joe Phaahla says he wants to see all public hospitals and other healthcare facilities spared from power cuts. 5. WATCH | Gone in two minutes: Woman taken in broad daylight in yet another kidnapping in Cape Town A Cape Town woman was snatched in two minutes, with traffic whizzing past in the distance as her kidnappers bundled her into a car. 6. Sisulu's star still shining, despite KZN fielding Mkhize for ANC president, insists her campaign team The endorsement of Zweli Mkhize as KwaZulu-Natal's preferred candidate for ANC president has not only shut the door on former president Jacob Zuma's attempt at a political comeback; it has also left Lindiwe Sisulu's presidential ambitions in tatters. 7. Tripartite alliance cracks laid bare: Cosatu votes on whether to support ANC or SACP during 2024 elections Delegates spent the final day of Cosatu's 14th elective conference deliberating on whether to throw their support behind the ANC or the SACP at the 2024 national elections. 8. Rassie's World Rugby ban officially over SA Rugby's director of rugby, Rassie Erasmus, is officially allowed to attend Springbok Tests again after his World Rugby ban ended on Friday. 9. Kim Engelbrecht scores International Emmy nomination for her role in Reyka South African actor Kim Engelbrecht has been nominated for an International Emmy for her role in the local drama, Reyka. 10. Contact lens wearers at higher risk of rare eye infection – are you caring for your lenses the right way? Researchers have found that reusable contact lens wearers are at "more than triple risk" of a rare eye infection. But this can be avoided with simple, healthy habits. DOWNLOAD THE NEWS24 APP CONNECT WITH US

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