# The Activists and Citizens Forum is calling on government to step in and protect consumers from Eskom’s tariff increases. Eskom and the National Energy Regulator of South Africa have reached an out-of-court settlement that will further raise tariffs for 2026/2027 and 2027/2028. Tariffs will now increase by 8.8-percent in each year. The forum’s spokesperson, Dennis […]
# The University of Zululand has honoured minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Blade Nzimande, by naming their new Engineering building at the Richards Bay campus, after him. The university unveiled and named three world-class buildings earlier this week, including the refurbished Madiba House and the Richards Bay Lodge. The department’s spokesperson, Veli Mbele, says Nzimande […]
# North-West University’s senior lecturer, doctor Mariaan Wicks, has developed the NutriRank. This is a web-based nutrient profiling calculator designed to evaluate the nutritional quality of food and beverage products. Wicks says NutriRank empowers consumers to make healthier choices, supports reformulation in the food industry, and provides policymakers with evidence-based tools to strengthen food labelling regulations. She […]
# The University of Fort Hare Foundation will host its Fundraising Golf Day and gala dinner today. This prestigious event will bring together alumni, business leaders, government representatives, and friends of the university to help raise funds in support of gender-based violence prevention and response initiatives. The university says it remains committed to strengthening its interventions […]
# The Garden Route Municipality has launched a first-of-its-kind platform to combat primarily invasive alien plants. The platform has set a bold interim vision, to reduce invasive alien plants coverage across the Garden Route by 30-percent by 2030. This will support biodiversity conservation, water security, and wildfire risk reduction. Mayor Andrew Stroebel says invasive alien […]
# The DA in the Western Cape says it is growing frustrated with the continued failure of the National Department of Social Development to provide an update on the delays in the grant review process. The South African Social Security Agency is currently transitioning into a new digital era, with mandatory biometric enrolment beginning on Monday. […]
# The City of Tshwane’s Bad Buildings Committee has successfully driven the development of the Problem Building and Property Management By-Law. The legislation was officially passed in council on Thursday. Mayoral committee member for Corporate and Shared Services, Kholofelo Morodi, says the metro continues to face the growing challenge of hijacked and dilapidated buildings, illegal […]
# Operation Shanela in Sinoville and Pretoria-Moot resulted in the arrest of 377 suspects for various criminal offences yesterday. They were apprehended for crimes ranging from murder, armed robbery and rape. Police spokesperson, Johan van Dyk, says 59 illegal immigrants were also detained and are being processed for court appearances and possible deportation:
# The DA in Tshwane says it is concerned about the office of the city manager’s second quarter report on Public Protector cases for the 2024/2025 financial year. In this quarter alone, the metro received 29 new cases, yet only 59-percent of responses were submitted, and just 55-percent received responses. The DA’s Dana Wannenburg says […]
