# Eskom has reported a second consecutive profitable year, with profit after tax more than doubling from 14-billion-rand last year to 30.3-billion-rand this year. CEO Dan Marokane says improved power-station availability, cost discipline and reduced diesel use supported the turnaround. Eskom’s cost optimisation programme delivered 22.4-billion rand in savings and revenue. Marokane emphasises profits will […]
# KwaZulu-Natal Hawks officer Deena Govender has alleged suspended Police minister Senzo Mchunu instructed him to implicate provincial commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi over 172 shootings recorded in the province. Govender told the Madlanga commission he recognised Mchunu’s voice during a phone call and was asked whether he loved the country. He alleges Mchunu then instructed him […]
# A 37-year-old suspect linked to the alleged 635-million-rand looting of Tembisa Hospital has been granted 200-thousand-rand bail in the Gauteng Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Palm Ridge. Stefan Govindraju was arrested at OR Tambo International Airport on Friday after returning from abroad. He faces money laundering, fraud and corruption charges. The Special Investigating Unit […]
# The Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s 2026 Business Environment Survey shows that strict labour legislation and regulatory compliance are among the biggest obstacles to economic growth. The survey of 369 businesses indicates that almost 80-percent of large employers, with more than 200 staff, rated labour laws as a serious constrains, highlighting skills shortages […]
# South African motorists are facing more huge fuel-price increases on Wednesday, with petrol and diesel prices rising sharply. Petrol prices will increase by around one-rand-34-cents-per-litre, while diesel prices will increase by between two-rand-93- and three-rand-14-cents-per-litre. The increases are being driven by higher international oil prices and a weaker rand. The latest hikes will add […]
# Fourteen municipalities risk electricity supply interruptions from Eskom if they fail to conclude distribution agreements by tomorrow. The National Treasury says none of the municipalities has signed a Distribution Agency Agreement with Eskom. The municipalities owe Eskom substantial amounts, with total municipal debt reaching 119-billion-rand. The agreements would see Eskom temporarily take over electricity […]
# Airlink has defended its formation flyover over Cape Town Stadium before Saturday’s second Test between the Springboks and the All Blacks. It says no aviation safety regulations were breached, despite social media concerns that the aircraft appeared to fly unusually low. Airlink says the flypast required careful planning and rehearsals under guidance from the […]
# Businessman kingpin Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala is set to rejoin suspended National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola and several senior police officials in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on 29 September. This is in the alleged irregular awarding of the 228-million-rand Medicare24 Tshwane District tender to Matlala. NPA spokesperson Henry Mamothame says Matlala’s return is after he […]
# Cabinet says government is preparing for the registration and introduction of a new tuberculosis vaccine, should ongoing Phase Three trials prove successful. Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni says the M72/AS01E candidate is being tested in South Africa and other countries and it aims to prevent active pulmonary tuberculosis in adolescents and adults. It […]
