# Eskom is maintaining an energy surplus, regularly holding six-thousand-megawatts in cold reserve. This is due to excess capacity, providing further assurance of system adequacy. Eskom spokesperson, Daphne Mokwena, says diesel was deployed selectively during periods of peak demand and to maintain required reserves in accordance with the South African Grid Code. She says for the […]
# The ANC is encouraging all South Africans to register as voters for the upcoming local government elections in November, in honour of former president Nelson Mandela’s legacy. During the registration weekend, the Electoral Commission recorded 2.9-million registration transactions. This is an improvement from the 1.7-million transactions recorded during the voter registration weekend for the comparable […]
# Education activist Hendrick Makaneta is concerned about reports that more than four-thousand students are still waiting for final National Student Aid Scheme funding decisions, months after the academic year began. He says there can be no justification for administrative delays that leave students in prolonged uncertainty and place their education at risk. Makaneta says […]
# The Department of Home Affairs has urged qualifying couples to register their customary marriages before the special registration period closes at the end of this month. The special registration window, which runs from 1 September 2024 to 31 August this year, was introduced by the Minister of Home Affairs to allow couples to regularise […]
# The City of Tshwane has reached another important milestone in delivering on the multiparty coalition government’s Electricity Stabilisation Plan with the official handover of the upgraded Reima Park Secondary Substation in Bronkhorstspruit. The refurbishment project was implemented between November last year and June this year. Mayoral committee member for Utility Services, Frans Boshielo says the project involved refurbishing the building, […]
# The federation Cosatu says inequality remains the major contributor to the painful sufferings and experiences of millions of South Africans. Cosatu spokesperson, Nonzuzo Dlamini, says the wealthy are immune to the everyday economic struggles endured by many. She says the working and middle classes battle to survive a stagnant economy, 43.7-percent unemployment, endemic crime and […]
# Deputy Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation, Nomalungelo Gina, says South Africa has adopted a new National Open Science Policy as a watershed moment in the country’s science and innovation landscape. The policy aligns closely with the UNESCO recommendation on open science and supports wider access to publicly funded research. The department’s spokesperson, Veronica Mohapeloa, […]
# Limpopo Transport and Community Safety MEC, Violet Mathye, has expressed shock after two accidents claimed 14 lives in the Sekhukhune District on Saturday. The department’s spokesperson, Dali Tshifhiwa, says in the first accident, five people were killed on the R555 road near Stoffberg in the Elias Motsoaledi Municipality. Nine more people were killed in […]
# The Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration has reaffirmed government’s commitment to providing humanitarian assistance to vulnerable foreign nationals affected by ongoing anti-migrant protests. This comes after the Siyafana Sonke Action Campaign raised issues about the treatment of migrants and foreign nationals in South Africa, including calls for greater humanitarian support, protection for vulnerable people and […]
