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Adriaan’s top 10 reads of the day | New disaster powers, Karpowership grumpy, Tom Daley in SA

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View Online Adriaan's top 10 reads of the day ADRIAAN BASSON, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF New disaster regulations have been published,  giving ministers the power to exempt facilities like hospitals, water treatment plants and ports from load shedding. The new regulations gazetted by Minister for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma also make it easier to sell and generate power.   The DA has written to Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, asking for the urgent establishment of an  ad hoc committee to investigate systematic corruption at Eskom.  Party leader John Steenhuisen says former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter's bombshell interview revealed that Eskom was "under siege from a corrupt network of ANC-connected cartels".   Controversial Turki...

Just Tom Daley 'having a little crochet break on Table Mountain'

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PLUS: The series reboot of American Gigolo pales compared to the 80s original, but Jon Bernthal delivers as usual. View Online Entertainment Flash Did Prince Harry really take magic mushrooms at his Friends crush's house? Courteney Cox says... Also in today's Entertainment Flash: Ayanda Thabethe will represent South Africa at this year's Miss Supranational pageant, Schalk Bezuidenhout gets candid with Chad le Clos' mom, Keke Palmer welcomes her first child, and Tyla rubs shoulders with Kim Kardashian during Milan Fashion Week. BRONWYN MCKAY , LOCAL NEWS EDITOR PHOTOS | British Olympic diver Tom Daley in Cape Town Olympic gold medallist Tom Daley spent the weekend in South Africa.    The Bri...