Good Morning, SA | Bye bye Bheki? Ramaphosa mulls moving Cele

New power disaster rules open the way for a lot more deaths at Eskom's hands

View Online Good Morning, SA South Africa may soon have a new police minister as President Cyril Ramaphosa mulls moving Bheki Cele to head up the State Security Agency. News24 has reliably learnt a mere 18 months after scrapping the minister of intelligence position and assuming oversight responsibility for the SSA, Ramaphosa is said to be "strongly considering" reintroducing the intelligence ministry - with Cele at its helm. Here are your top stories for Wednesday, 1 March. KELLY ANDERSON, AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT EDITOR Bye bye Bheki? Ramaphosa mulls moving Cele from police to intelligence in Cabinet shakeup - sources The story: President Cyril Ramaphosa is said to be considering reintroducing the intelligence minister position.    What we know: His preferred candidate is said to be current Police Minister Bheki Cele.   What else: In such an instance, current Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi is said to be the favourite to take over as police minister. Read the full story ANALYSIS | New power disaster rules open the way for a lot more deaths at Eskom's hands The background: Eskom has long estimated that it kills a couple of hundred people a year through bad air.   What happened: Cooperative governance minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma gazetted the first set of regulations under the national state of disaster around electricity.   What now: As of Monday night, Eskom can instantly be exempted from all environmental rules, no matter how many more lives it costs. Read the full story EXCLUSIVE | 'My position is now untenable': Phakeng pushed out as leaked letter explains exit The story: Embattled University of Cape Town vice-chancellor Mamokgethi Phakeng has been placed on special leave immediately.   What happened: It follows a leaked confidential letter to the university's executive praising her own accomplishments and mere days before her departure after reaching an exit deal with the council.    The details: In the letter, Phakeng says she first declined to take a settlement, but her position as vice-chancellor has now become "untenable". Read the full story News for You GOVERNMENT Godongwana sworn in as an MP signalling Ramaphosa's long-awaited Cabinet reshuffle Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has been sworn in as a Member of Parliament, allowing a non-Member of Parliament to be appointed to President Cyril Ramaphosa's Cabinet. GOVERNMENT 'Concerned' Ramaphosa breaks his silence on De Ruyter's bombshell allegations President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday broke his silence on remarks made by former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter, who accused senior politicians of being part of cartels plundering the ailing power utility. NEWS Load shedding: Western Cape hands over millions to municipalities to address power crisis On Tuesday, Alan Winde met with mayors at the Premier's Coordinating Forum event in Cape Town. André de Ruyter's claims: Same old plot, but now with added drama André de Ruyter's revelations about Eskom's governance revealed an ANC in self-defence mode, once again trying to manage the corruption narrative, writes Mpumelelo Mkhabela. 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Read more Sex, busy schedules and pregnancy: Couple shares fertility struggle and why they remain hopeful The one thing Busi* and Thabo* looked forward to most was becoming parents. But after a recent visit to a specialist, they were told to brace for an uphill fertility battle. Read more In the rest of the world Andrew Tate seeks to recruit right-wing politicians to his cause, wiretaps show Andrew Tate has sought to fight rape and trafficking allegations while in police custody, directing associates to recruit two right-wing lawmakers to his cause, according to wiretaps of his phone calls submitted to a court by Romanian prosecutors. Read more Remains of missing Argentine man found in shark Two fishermen found the remains of an Argentine man who mysteriously disappeared 10 days ago inside a shark they caught, investigators said. 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