# The Freedom Front Plus has reiterated its objection to the Ekurhuleni Municipality’s so-called public participation process regarding proposed electricity tariffs. The party says the majority of residents are effectively excluded, seeing as meetings are strategically grouped and scheduled to take place at locations that are hard to reach for several communities. FF Plus’ Jennifer […]
# The City of Cape Town’s Energy Directorate says more customers will benefit from the meter replacement programme, as the metro continues to invest in electrical infrastructure. The programme sees the replacement of the old credit meters and some old prepaid meters free of charge. Mayoral committee member for Energy, Xanthea Limberg, says areas that […]
# The Freedom Front Plus in Gauteng has welcomed the nine-year sentence handed down by the Brakpan Regional Court to a Lesotho national for cable theft. Khothatso Adora was found guilty of damaging essential infrastructure, theft of infrastructure and illegal immigration. He was caught in March while digging up power cables along the R23 in […]
# Eskom says it has reduced fraud linked to its Online Vending System to very low levels by improving physical security, cyber resilience, and operational controls. This follows reports that a breach in the OVS enabled fraudsters to generate prepaid electricity tokens that could be used on Eskom Direct and municipal prepaid meters. Eskom’s spokesperson, […]
# Build One South Africa says making the National Register of Sexual Offenders public is essential to protecting the safety of the most vulnerable in the country. The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, has directed her department to attend to the necessary legislative amendments that will allow the register to be generally accessible to the public. […]
# The Public Servants Association has criticised the latest report regarding the Department of Defence and Military Veterans’ over 20-million-rand travel expenses. In a written reply to a parliamentary question, minister Angie Motshekga provided a breakdown of how she, her two deputies, and support staff spent taxpayers’ money on 22 international trips to Russia, Angola, China, […]
# Transnet Port Terminals has handed over the first nine advanced rubber-tyred gantries at the Cape Town Container Terminal, marking a major milestone in port operations. Equipped with anti-sway technology, the gantries are reducing vessel and truck turnaround times while increasing daily container handling. Western Cape MEC Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism, Ivan Meyer praised […]
# The DA in Gauteng reports that Tshwane residents and businesses face soaring municipal bills after the new budget. Property rates and electricity tariffs have spiked, while a city-cleansing levy was imposed and later reversed by a court order. The ANC-led metro is accused of double standards, suspending credit control on properties linked to Deputy […]
# Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen says South Africa is driving collaboration with the B20 to finance resilient, inclusive, and sustainable food systems. B20 serves as the official G20 dialogue forum with the global business community. Steenhuisen says the B20 Sustainable Food Systems and Agriculture Task Force has built a pragmatic platform for this collaboration. He […]
