# Eskom says it has significantly reduced reliance on diesel-powered generation, despite diesel being deployed selectively during peak demand periods and to maintain required reserves. For the financial year-to-date from 1 April to 6 August this year, diesel expenditure stands at 948.46-million-rand, compared with 5.73-billion-rand over the same period last year. Eskom spokesperson Daphne Mokwena […]
# Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Defence has stressed the importance of having a well-functioning defence industry supported by an effective regulatory and oversight framework. The National Conventional Arms Control Committee has released its first quarter report on the approval of import and export permits for conventional arms. The NCACC approved 64 contracting permits valued […]
# Gauteng, Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal has the most dissatisfied South African consumers, accounting for 78-percent of all complaints lodged with the Consumer Goods and Services Ombud. The Ombud received 15-thousand-355 complaints between 1 March 2025 and 28 February 2026, a 25.8-percent increase from the 12-thousand-207 complaints recorded in the previous financial year. According to […]
# Tennis: World number one Jannik Sinner has withdrawn from the Cincinnati Open due to a right knee injury, raising concerns over his fitness ahead of the US Open, which starts on the 30th. The Italian has not competed since capturing his second straight Wimbledon title last month. Sinner says he is focused on getting […]
# Cricket: Proteas fast bowler Kagiso Rabada says they are embracing the freedom and responsibility of playing a World Cup on home soil. South Africa will co-host the 14th edition of the 50-over World Cup alongside Zimbabwe and Namibia next year. The tournament returns to Africa after 24 years. Rabada has particpated in South Africa’s […]
# A Ukrainian drone strike has killed at least 12 people and injured 39 others in the city of Nizhnekamsk in Russia’s Tatarstan region this morning. The city is the site of a major, technologically advanced oil refinery, the likely target of the strike. Moscow says it shot down 456 Ukrainian drones. Ukraine’s president Volodymyr […]
# The N3 Toll Concession says the combination of increased traffic volumes, adverse weather conditions, and ongoing construction activities will most likely result in slower travelling conditions and possible delays. This as the Women’s Day long weekend draws to a close today, with heavy traffic already being experienced northbound towards Gauteng. N3TC chief operating officer, […]
# Three mountain passes in the northern parts of the Eastern Cap are currently closed due to heavy snowfall. These are the Barkly Pass on the R58 between Elliot and Barkly East, Penhoek Pass on the N6 between Komani and James Calata and Boesmanshoek Pass between Sterkstroom and Molteno. The provincial Department of Transport spokesperson, […]
# Chinese authorities have downgraded Typhoon Dolphin to a tropical storm. More than a million people were evacuated from their homes in eastern China including Shanghai on Sunday as the typhoon made landfall. It also forced Shanghai’s two airports to cancel more than one-thousand-300 flights. While the storm is moving inland within China, authorities have warned […]
