# Agriculture minister, Willie Aucamp says a farm cannot thrive on land alone and South Africa’s farmers also need access to finance, productive assets, livestock and appropriate support to build sustainable enterprises. The minister participated in a panel discussion at the NAMPO Cape fair in Bredasdorp in the Western Cape. The discussion explored farmer-financing models, […]
# Eskom has achieved significant environmental improvements through targeted emissions-reduction projects and focused operational interventions across its coal-fired fleet in the 2026/2027 financial year. Eskom spokesperson Daphne Mokwena says relative particulate matter emissions have improved by approximately 67-percent. She added this improvement reflects sustained progress in lowering emissions while maintaining stronger plant reliability and availability:
# Government says it has assisted with the repatriation of Zimbabwean migrants who gathered at the Zimbabwean Consulate in Johannesburg. Deputy government spokesperson William Baloyi says 194 Zimbabwean nationals — 35 adult males, 58 adult females and 101 minors — were processed and have departed for Zimbabwe. Baloyi says, in a separate process, 56 Nigerian […]
# The General Industries Workers Union of South Africa views with grave concern the relentless escalation of fuel and electricity prices that continue to devastate the living standards of South African workers and their families. This month’s fuel adjustment added one-rand-34-cents to a litre of petrol, while diesel rose by between two-rand-94-cents and three-rand-15-cents per […]
The General Industries Workers Union of South Africa calls for an urgent and timeous discussion on measures to mitigate and neutralise the impacts of the projected October fuel price increases. South African motorists face projected petrol price increases of between one-rand-81-cents and one-rand-93-cents per litre while diesel could cost between one-rand-73-cents and two-rand-three-cents per litre […]
# Eskom says the energy availability factor has risen to 67,78-percent year-to-date, marking its highst level in six year. The power utility’s spokesperson, Daphne Mokwena says unplanned outages has also declined from 26.61-percent to 19.43-percent compared to the same period last year. She says improved fleet reliability and availability have restored three-thousand-500-megawatts of generation capacity […]
# Higher Education and Training minister, Buti Manamela and the National Student Financial Aid Scheme Board have agreed that their immediate focus must remain on student funding and service delivery during their engagement meeting. They also agreed over the financial position of the scheme, institutional reconciliations, audit remediation, student accommodation and readiness for the 2027 […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has wished the Jewish community in South Africa and around the world a peaceful, safe, and joyous Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. As the Jewish community enters the period of the high holy days, South Africans are reminded of the abiding value in faith and family. The President says in Jewish […]
# Agriculture minister Willie Aucamp has announced that plans are underway to increase the number of extension officers supporting farmers across South Africa. During this year state of the nation Adress, president Cyril Ramaphosa announced plans to deploy ten-thousand extension officers to help farmers boost food production and create jobs for young graduates. Aucamp highlighted […]
