# Eskom has announced a massive 85-percent year-on-year reduction in its diesel expenditure for the current financial year driven by a much stronger Energy Availability Factor and fewer unplanned outages. The power utility spokesperson, Daphne Mokwena says diesel expenditure stands at 640.27-million-rand at a load factor of 1.30-percentt for the open cycle gas turbines significantly lower […]
# The City of Tshwane has announced the successful completion of a public lighting improvement project at the Union Buildings Precinct in Pretoria. The mayor spokesperson, Samkelo Mgobozi says through the City’s Energy and Electricity Business Unit, an overhead streetlight network was constructed and 18 new streetlights were installed and energised along Government Avenue. He says […]
# Deputy Minister in The Presidency Nonceba Mhlauli says the Presidential Youth Employment Intervention continues to make significant strides in connecting young South Africans to earning opportunities in the country. He says a total of 155-thousand-161 new opportunities were secured during the fourth quarter of the 2025/2026 financial year. The deputy minister says the PYEI that […]
# Deputy minister for Trade, Industry and Competition, Alexandra Abrahams says government is committed to continue improving productivity across the manufacturing value chain and positioning South African manufacturers to access new regional and global markets. Delivering the keynote address at the KwaZulu-Natal Clothing and Textile Cluster’s annual general meeting, Abrahams emphasised that the future of South […]
# The Office of Health Standards Compliance has noted with serious concern reports of individuals fraudulently impersonating its inspectors and soliciting money from unsuspecting healthcare practitioners. Compliance spokesperson, Ricardo Mahlakanya says the warning follows information received by the OHSC about an individual who falsely claimed that an inspection had been scheduled at a healthcare practice. […]
# Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Kenny Morolong says climate change, technological advancement, artificial intelligence, digitalisation and changing patterns of production are reshaping economies across the globe. He says these disruptions bring risk, but they also create new industries, new skills and new forms of work. Morolong says the green economy is one of the […]
# Eskom says continued gains in energy availability, stronger generation performance and declining outages are driving improved system stability to customers across the country as winter electricity demand increases. The power utility spokesperson, Daphne Mokwena says this week average unplanned outages declined to ten-thousand-640-megawatts, a significant reduction of four-thousand-622-megawatts from the 15-thousand-262-megawatts recorded over the same period last […]
# Tshwane mayor, Nasiphi Moya has congratulated the South African Reserve Bank on the official opening of its newly renovated museum in South Africa’s capital city. The mayor spokesperson, Zintle Mahlati says this important addition to Tshwane’s cultural and educational landscape further strengthens the city’s position as a centre of learning, heritage, innovation and public institutions. […]
# The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure has put comprehensive security and operational plans in place to ensure a safe, secure and peaceful voter registration weekend. Police spokesperson, Athlenda Mathe says extensive deployments have been planned across the country, with members assigned to voter registration stations, strategic routes and identified hotspots. She says operational […]
