# Eskom reports continued power system stability, with no load-shedding since 15 May and only 26 hours recorded from April to July. Eskom spokesperson Daphne Mokoena says current unplanned outages stand at eleven-thousand-695-megawatts, with available capacity at 30-thousand-236-megawatts. Mokoena says Eskom plans to return three-thousand-960-megawatts next week. She confirmed that diesel spend remains within budget, […]
# Homeschooling civil rights group, the Pestalozzi Trust, has filed a Constitutional Court challenge against the Basic Education Laws Amendment Act, arguing that Parliament failed to ensure meaningful public participation. Spokesperson Chris Cordeiro says inadequate notice and limited engagement time make the law procedurally flawed. In 2023, the Trust pledged 2.35-million-rand toward legal action, claiming […]
# The National Treasury has invited proposals for innovative and cost-efficient ways to supplement South Africa’s foreign-currency borrowing programme for the current fiscal year. The move aims to diversify funding sources beyond traditional Eurobonds and reduce borrowing costs. Treasury is seeking input from primary dealers, banks, multilateral institutions, and investors. The government plans to raise […]
# A Limpopo woman appeared in the Seshego Magistrate’s Court following the murder of her two-year-old daughter at Ga-Mashashane. Police spokesperson, Malesela Ledwaba, says the child was found unconscious on a bed on Thursday when paramedics declared her dead at the scene. The cause of the child’s death is remains unknown. Her case was postponed […]
# South Africa has secured a 8.4-billion-rand loan from the African Development Bank to support its just energy transition. National Treasury says the 15-year agreement with a three-year grace period, will boost infrastructure sustainability, energy efficiency, and decarbonisation. The funding forms part of the third Development Policy Operation, with support from global partners including the […]
# Economic analysts say the 6.3-billion-rand settlement in the Steinhoff scandal marks a key step toward closure. The Reserve Bank has wrapped up its seven-year probe, calling the deal with successor Ibex Group reasonable and justifiable. The funds go to the state, with asset restrictions lifted to allow Ibex’s wind-down. While not fully addressing investor […]
# ANC’s Lindiwe Zulu has described the proposed US sanctions bill targeting ANC leaders as unfortunate. This comes after the US House Foreign Affairs Committee passed the US-South Africa Bilateral Relations Review Act by 34 votes to 16. Speaking to the SABC News amid the Liberation Movement Summit in Johannesburg, Zulu urged for dialogue and […]
# The National Prosecuting Authority has condemned the leak of a state witness affidavit in the controversial Malawian pastor, Shepherd Bushiri case. NPA’s Lumka Mahanjana says the leaked affidavit, part of the case docket shared with the defense, could jeopardise the state’s case and endanger the witness, whose full details and photo were published. The […]
# Deputy Police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya has filed an urgent application at the Pretoria High Court seeking reinstatement after being placed on leave amid allegations by KwaZulu-Natal Police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. Mkhwanazi accuses Sibiya of obstructing justice and shielding politically connected suspects. According to New24, Sibiya claims in January 2025, the disbandment of the police […]
