# Norwegian company Scatec ASA has secured preferred bidder status for a two-billion-rand battery energy storage project in South Africa, as part of the country’s green energy transition. The renewable energy company was named the preferred bidder for the Haru battery energy storage project under the third bid window of the independent power producer procurement […]
# Deputy president Paul Mashatile says President Cyril Ramaphosa will soon announce the date for the national dialogue aimed at addressing South Africa’s pressing challenges. The dialogue will bring together government, civil society, churches, traditional leaders, and political parties. Addressing the National Council of Provinces, Mashatile said the national dialogue is not a government-led event, […]
# Justice minister Mmamoloko Kubayi welcomes the life sentences handed down to Kelly Smith, Jacquen Appollis, and Steveno van Rhyn for the kidnapping and trafficking of Smith’s daughter Joshlin Smith last year. The High Court in the Western Cape found the three showed no remorse for selling Joshlin for 20-thousand-rand. The spokesperson for the Ministry, […]
# Deputy president Paul Mashatile says he has nothing to hide and has subjected himself to all relevant oversight institutions amid ongoing allegations against him. In his oral reply to questions in the National Council of Provinces, Mashatile confirmed that he had declared all his interests to Parliament and the ANC’s integrity commission:
# The DA says 171 non-profit organisations in Gauteng were denied funding due to non-compliance, while state-run facilities operating under similar conditions continue to receive support. The DA’s Refiloe Nt’sekhe accused the provincial Department of Social Development of applying double standards, citing many government facilities lack required certificates like building plans and evacuation plans but […]
# The Western Cape government opposes the new draft rules for the National Health Insurance Act, which outline how the NHI Fund will be governed. The government believes the rules could negatively affect service delivery and health systems in all provinces. Premier Alan Winde supports universal healthcare but believes the current rules threaten the smooth […]
# The National Prosecuting Authority has confirmed it will proceed with fraud charges against defence contractor Nombasa Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu, a key witness in the corruption trial of former National Assembly speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula. According to News24, Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu, who turned state witness, had asked for the 100-million-rand tender fraud case against her to be dropped, but NPA […]
# The minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, says security will be intensified when US president Donald Trump visits South Africa for the G20 leaders’ summit in November at the NASREC Expo Centre in Johannesburg. She says this level of protection is standard for any other global leader attending the summit. Ntshavheni dismissed claims that […]
# The DA in Tshwane has rejected the City’s latest budget, labelling it a tool to protect ANC patronage at the expense of residents. According to the party, the new city cleansing levy will unfairly tax residents 200-rand a month, even those who already pay for private waste collection. The DA’s Jacqui Uys says the […]
