# Rugby: The Springbok Women’s Sevens coach Renfred Dazel remains confident in their 2025 qualification goal despite a 17-0 defeat to Kenya in the World Rugby Sevens Challenger final in Cape Town. Dazel says South Africa now sits second on the log ahead of the final Challenger tournament in Poland next month. The squad looks […]
# Gauteng police arrested a 37-year-old suspect in Winterveldt, Pretoria, for theft and tampering with infrastructure, seizing 28 Eskom transformers worth 1.7-million-rand. They also uncovered 27 more illegally connected transformers, causing an estimated 90-million-rand revenue loss. In a separate operation, 13 transformers were seized in Diepsloot and Erasmia. Police spokesperson Amanda van Wyk says authorities […]
# Eskom has suspended load-shedding after restoring over three-thousand MegaWatts of generation capacity and replenishing emergency reserves in the past 44 hours. Spokesperson Daphne Mokoena says Kusile Power Station’s coal operations are optimal, with all offline units now back in service. Progress on Koeberg Unit 2’s recovery is well underway. She confirmed that four-thousand-and-91 MegaWatts […]
# Award-winning comedian and actor Ebenhaezer Dibakwane has passed away. The cause of death of the 31-year-old has not been disclosed. Dibakwane was known for his unique stand-up comedy and infectious humor. He won multiple Savanna Comics’ Choice Awards and was also nominated for a South African Film and Television Awards for his writing. His […]
# The DA has raised concerns over Eskom’s lack of transparency regarding negotiated pricing agreements with industrial users. A report shows that while 82.7-percent of customers pay full price, they contribute 91.5-percent of revenue, while large users benefit from lower tariffs. The DA demands Eskom disclose details on negotiated pricing agreements, revenue, and tariff increases. […]
# Auditor General Tsakani Maluleke has called for renewed efforts towards achieving full gender equality. Speaking at a Thabo Mbeki Foundation event, Maluleke emphasised the need to dismantle legal, social, and economic barriers to women’s empowerment. Maluleke urged all sectors to accelerate efforts to realise gender equity, in the wake of the Beijing Declaration’s 30th […]
# The South African Correctional Services Workers’ Union is calling on the Department of Correctional Services to implement the overdue 1.5-percent pay progression for all eligible workers. The union’s general secretary Zanethemba Ndamane says the department also failed to implement grade progression in July 2024, preventing long-serving employees from advancing. She demands immediate action, vowing […]
# The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture, in consultation with minister Gayton McKenzie, will provide an updated guideline to broaden the Mzansi Golden Economy programme for greater participation and fairness tomorrow. The initiative aims to provide employment opportunities in the creative sector. A more user-friendly application system will be introduced, with manual submissions available […]
# The ANC Women’s League has urged collaboration to combat gender-based violence and poverty in South Africa. Statistics show that ten women are killed daily in South Africa, with six murdered by someone they know, highlighting the urgency of the crisis. Speaking in Khayelitsha, in Cape Town, league president and Social Development minister, Sisisi Tolashe, […]
