# Electricity and Energy minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says his department will publish a roadmap for the implementation of the South African Wholesale Electricity Market. Speaking during his budget vote address, he said the plan aims to reduce uncertainty around the transition to a competitive electricity market. Ramokgopa says the new system will improve pricing, transparency […]
# The South African Social Security Agency is urging Social Relief of Distress grant beneficiaries to check their application status ahead of May payments. The 370-rand grant payouts are expected to be processed in batches between 24 and 30 May. Beneficiaries can verify their status through the SASSA website, WhatsApp service, mobile codes, or the […]
# French president Emmanuel Macron has announced 444-billion-rand of investment during the Africa Forward summit in Kenya. He says Africa and France have a partnership of equals with common objectives. Macron announced 230-billion-rand of investments in private and public funds from French companies, and 148-billion-rand from African ones, on energy transition, agriculture and artificial intelligence. […]
# The Motor Industry Staff Association is hosting more than one-thousand-200 Grade 11 learners nationwide through its annual Child@Work initiative aimed at exposing young people to careers in the retail motor industry. Learners are being introduced to technical, artisan, administrative, and management opportunities within the sector. MISA spokesperson Phakamile Hlubi-Majola says the programme seeks to […]
# Suid-Afrika bereik hierdie week 365 dae sonder beurtkrag, met die laaste beduidende beurtkrag wat op 15 Mei verlede jaar ingestel is. Die minister van Elektrisiteit en Energie, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, sê die mylpaal weerspieël die vordering na bestendige kragvoorsiening. Hy het aan SABC News gesê alle provinsies sal na verwagting teen Maart 2027 ook kragvermindering […]
# Die DA in Gauteng sê premier Panyaza Lesufi se werkverskaffings-projekte misluk, aangesien die werkloosheidsyfer met 1,1-persent tot 34,1-persent gestyg het vanaf die vierde kwartaal van verlede jaar. Die jongste arbeidsmagopname vir die eerste kwartaal van vanjaar toon die provinsie is 67-duisend werksgeleenthede kwyt. Die DA-lid, Mike Moriarty, sê beleggers trek weg uit die provinsie […]
# South Africa will mark 365 days without load-shedding this week with the last significant load-shedding implemented on 15 May last year. Electricity and Energy minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says the milestone reflects progress towards a stable electricity supply. He told SABC News all provinces are expected to overcome load-reduction by March 2027. Ramokgopa confirmed plans […]
# ‘n Ekonoom aan die Noordwes-Universiteit se Sakeskool, professor Raymond Parsons, sê Suid-Afrika se jongste werkloosheidsyfer is ‘n waarskuwingsteken oor die skok wat die wêreldwye energiekrisis begin veroorsaak. Die amptelike syfer het in die eerste kwartaal van vanjaar met 1,3-persent gestyg tot 32,7-persent. Parsons sê hoe langer die Midde-Oosterse oorlog voortduur, hoe groter is die […]
# Die minister van Basiese Onderwys, Siviwe Gwarube, sê haar departement is besig om ‘n diensverskaffer aan te stel om die handboektender van 1,6-miljard-rand te ondersoek. ‘n Gedeelte van die tender vir die publikasie van leerwerk- en onderrig-ondersteuningsmateriaal vir grondslagfase-leerders is toegeken aan die nuutgestigte Lighthouse Publishing, wat oor geen vorige ervaring beskik nie. Gwarube […]
