# Economist Thabi Leoka says South African motorists face record fuel prices next month. Central Energy Fund figures show 95 unleaded petrol’s price could surge by two-rand-78 to 29-rand-70 a litre, eclipsing June’s record of 28-rand-6-cents. Diesel wholesale prices could hit 33-rand-5-cents, up three-rand, driven by Russian-Ukrainian war disruptions. Leoka warns higher transport costs will […]
# The Board of Healthcare Funders supports the objective of keeping medical scheme contribution increases as low as possible, but says this cannot be achieved through contribution guidance alone. The Council for Medical Schemes recommended that contribution increases for the 2027 benefit year be anchored at 3.8-percent. BHF’s managing director, Katlego Mothudi, says healthcare providers […]
# Fire and rescue crews from Mitchells Plain, Bellville and the Incident Management Team in Cape Town were dispatched to Maanskynkop Street after several houses sustained damage due to strong winds. Spokesperson Jermaine Carelse says crews found several houses’ roofs were blown off. He says emergency personnel remain on scene to monitor the situation and […]
# Deputy minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Bernice Swarts, will lead a nationwide campaign to plant ten million trees on Heritage Day on Thursday. This forms part of president Cyril Ramaphosa’s One Billion Trees Programme to mobilise citizens to mitigate climate change. Swarts will lead the main event at Freedom Park in Pretoria […]
# The South African Women in Construction and Built Environment says it strongly condemns any form of intimidation, harassment, threats or abuse directed at women. This comes after Zimbabwean businessman Lawrence Mudzinganyama was caught on camera threatening a group of women who rejected his advances at an upmarket restaurant in Sandton. He handed himself over to […]
# The National Student Financial Aid Scheme has restored funding to 357 students from the Nelson Mandela University’s campuses in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape and George in the Western Cape. The funds were previously withdrawn due to incorrect qualification codes. The news was announced during deputy Higher Education minister Yusuf Cassim’s official visit. Minister […]
# The Department of Health says a social gathering in Cape Town is linked to a cluster of Mpox infections in the Western Cape. Spokesperson Foster Mohale says almost all those who tested positive were at the same event in the last four weeks. The number of confirmed Mpox cases nationally has risen to 18, […]
# KwaZulu-Natal Education MEC Sipho Hlomuka condemns two violent attacks at schools in the province. A security officer was killed during a robbery at Inanda Comprehensive High School on Friday night. In a separate incident, three matric learners were shot outside Bukimvelo High School in the Ezibayeni region after attending a revision class. They have […]
# The Electoral Commission announced applications for special votes for November’s local government elections are now officially open. Registered voters who will not be able to cast their ballots at their voting station on election day are encouraged to apply to vote on a predetermined day. This provision is for voters who are physically infirm, […]
