# Eskom het 504 opeenvolgende dae sonder beurtkrag aangeteken en sy energiebeskikbaarheidsfaktor vir die jaar het tot dusver tot 68,11-persent verbeter. Die nutsmaatskappy sê dieseluitgawes het met 4,79-miljard-rand gedaal, ‘n afname van 80,49-persent vergeleke met die vorige jaar. Onbeplande kragonderbrekings het ook verbeter, met bykans twee-duisend-943 megawatt wat weer in gebruik geneem is. Eskom sê […]
# The Special Tribunal has dismissed former ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe’s application to halt civil recovery proceedings linked to an allegedly irregular 27.6-million-rand Gauteng waste vehicle tender. The Tribunal found Mabe’s arguments lacked merit and was simply an attempt to delay accountability. As a result, the SIU can proceed with reclaiming the state’s funds, while […]
# A Gauteng grade eleven learner has taken top honours at the 2026 Eskom Expo International Science Fair. Rudra Patel, from UJ Academy Maths, Science and ICT School of Specialisation, won the Top Senior Scientist Award and a 75-thousand-rand prize for research into using plant extracts to improve wheat growth. Free State grade eight learner […]
# ‘n Graad 11-leerder van Gauteng het die toekenning as die Beste Senior Wetenskaplike by die 2026 Eskom Ekspo Internasionale Wetenskapuitstalling verower. Rudra Patel, van die UJ Academy Maths, Science and ICT School of Specialisation, het ‘n prys van 75-duisend-rand gewen vir navorsing oor die gebruik van plantekstrakte om die groei van koring te verbeter. […]
# Eskom has delivered 504 consecutive days without load-shedding to South Africa, as its year-to-date Energy Availability Factor improves to 68.11-percent. The power utility says diesel expenditure has fallen by 4.79-billion-rand, an 80.49-percent year-on-year reduction. Unplanned outages have also improved, with nearly two-thousand-943 megawatts returned to service. Eskom says customers affected by load reduction have […]
# The head of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, Solomon Ayele Dersso, says South Africa has the right to enforce its immigration laws, while protecting the rights of undocumented migrants. Speaking in Pretoria after a delegation completed a five-day promotion mission to South Africa, he said being undocumented does not remove a […]
# Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Co-operation says it will invite DIRCO to explain the circumstances surrounding the third demarche against US Ambassador Leo Brent Bozell in nine months. Committee chairperson Mosa Chabane says South Africa’s sovereignty must be respected. The committee notes that diplomats are required to respect the laws of their […]
# Die Absa-aankopebestuurdersindeks is ná drie maande van inkrimping, terug op groeivlakke en het in September met 4,9-punte tot 50,7-gestyg. Aankope-bestellings het ook verbeter, terwyl sakebedrywighede skerp herstel het. Indiensneming het egter verswak, en vervaardigers het steeds te kampe met hoër brandstof-, vervoer- en insetkoste. Vertragings by die Durban-hawe in KwaZulu-Natal het ook die lewering […]
# The Absa purchasing managers’ index has returned to growth territory, rising by 4.9 points to 50.7 in September after three months of contraction. New sales orders also improved, while business activity recovered sharply. However, employment weakened, and manufacturers continued to face higher fuel, transport and input costs. Delays at Durban harbour in KwaZulu-Natal also […]
