# The National Financial Ombud Scheme says since its inception in March last year, it has dealt with 40-thousand-859 cases and recovered 416-million-rand. The scheme is the result of a merger of four ombudsman agencies, providing a single platform for resolving complaints and disputes in South Africa’s financial services sector. NFO head, Reana Steyn, says […]
# The City of Cape Town is opening its electricity grid to private electricity sales and trading. Over 562-thousand-800 kilowatt-hours of power have already been generated and wheeled across the metro’s grid between private sector energy traders during the pilot phase. Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says they will now promote the scaling up of power trading […]
# The GOOD Party says government must prioritise education funding in the upcoming budget, and it must utilise these finances in the fight against illiteracy through a mass education campaign. South Africa’s current statistics show that 80-percent of ten-year-olds cannot read for meaning. GOOD’s national youth chairperson, Kaden Arguile, says the budget put aside to […]
# The Freedom Front Plus in Gauteng says the financial position of the Emfuleni Municipality has deteriorated even further with the adoption of the adjustment budget. The 2024/2025 budget has been adjusted downwards by 400-million-rand. The FF Plus’, Gerda Senekal, says that seeing as the municipality does not adhere to its funding plan, it will […]
# The DA says it has seen a letter by Trade, Industry and Competition minister, Parks Tau, informing lotto bidders that he will issue a request for proposal for the appointment of a temporary national lottery operator. Two weeks ago, the minister postponed the awarding of a new national lottery licence to next year. The […]
# COPE says South Africa’s moral voice is fast diminishing both domestically and internationally. The party says American president Donald Trump is a wannabe dictator issuing threats against South Africa. COPE’s Pake Dikgetsi says characters like tech billionaire Elon Musk and political commentator Tucker Carlson can spread damaging lies about the country without any objections from […]
# Eskom in Gauteng and the Emfuleni Local Municipality are reminding all customers within the Emfuleni municipal area that electricity accounts must be paid directly to Eskom. This is in line with the court order handed down by the High Court in Pretoria in July 2023. Eskom spokesperson, Amanda Qithi, says in October last year Emfuleni […]
# Cosatu says it is gravely concerned about the rehabilitation of Metrorail following reports of illicit payments to the tune of 2.7-billion-rand to two non-existent companies by the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa. Cosatu’s spokesperson, Zanele Sabela, says the money was allegedly paid into the account of Maziya General Services, a company believed to have […]
# The University of KwaZulu-Natal has secured a 46.5-million-rand grant from the National Institute for Health and Care Research. This is to develop a pioneering warning system for extreme weather events in South Africa. The institution is working in collaboration with the University of the West of Scotland, the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland […]
