# Eskom says it fully met electricity demand during the 2026 winter, with South Africa recording 476 consecutive days without load-shedding. The utility’s year-to-date Energy Availability Factor rose to 67.79-percent, its highest since 2020, while unplanned outages fell to 19.47-percent. Eskom Spokesperson Daphne Mokwena says diesel expenditure dropped by 4.84-billion-rand to 1.08-billion-rand. She says more […]
# Eskom sê groot kragtoevoeronderbrekings raak kliënte in verskeie dele van die Wes-Kaap. Betrokke gebiede sluit in Beaufort-Wes, George, Laingsburg, Oudtshoorn, Citrusdal-plase, die Kaapse Wynlande en Blackheath. Herstelspanne is uitgestuur om die skade te bepaal, maar daar is tans geen beraamde tyd vir die herstelwerk nie. Slegte weer het ook Eskom se spanne verhoed om […]
# Die Mededingingskommissie se jongste verslag oor lewenskoste toon huishoudelike begrotings is steeds onder groot druk, veral in lae-inkomste-gesinne. Die verslag toon elektrisiteitspryse het sedert Julie 2025 met 8,1-persent gestyg en watertariewe met 10,1-persent. Petrolpryse het gedurende die eerste helfte van die jaar met 26-persent gestyg, wat ‘n 13-persent verhoging in taxitariewe tot gevolg gehad […]
# Aanlyninkopies maak nou tien-persent uit van alle kleinhandelverkope in Suid-Afrika, met ‘n omset wat na verwagting vanjaar met 22,5-persent tot 159-miljard-rand sal groei. Die navorsingsmaatskappy, World Wide Worx sê meer verbruikers koop meer gereeld aanlyn, met gerief wat die groei dryf. Takealot bly die mees gebruikte platform, gevolg deur Shein en Checkers Sixty60. Die […]
# Frankryk het meer as 18,5-miljard-rand beskikbaar gestel aan boere wat dié somer deur rekordhittegolwe en droogte getref is. Die regering sê die hulppakket is om te vergoed vir verliese aan gewasse en vee en sal boere ondersteun om produksie te hervat. Sowat 9,7-miljard-rand sal dringend uitbetaal word vir weerskade en 4,4-miljard-rand om boere te […]
# Eskom says major power supply interruptions are affecting customers in several parts of the Western Cape. Affected areas include Beaufort West, George, Laingsburg, Oudtshoorn, Citrusdal farms, the Cape Winelands and Blackheath. Repair teams have been dispatched to assess the damage, but there is currently no estimated restoration time. Bad weather has also prevented Eskom’s […]
# African Rainbow Minerals, gestig en gesteun deur miljardêr Patrice Motsepe, het ‘n toename van 19-persent in jaarlikse wins aangeteken. Die resultaat kom nadat sterk platinumgroepmetaalpryse die impak van laer inkomste uit sy steenkool-, ystererts- en mangaanafdelings geneutraliseer het. Die gediversifiseerde Suid-Afrikaanse mynmaatskappy se wesensverdienste het in die jaar wat op 30 Junie geëindig het, […]
# France is providing more than 18.5-billion-rand to farmers hit by record heatwaves and drought this summer. The government says the package will help cover crop and livestock losses and support farms in restarting production. Around 9.7-billion-rand will be paid out urgently for weather-related damage, while another 4.4-billion-rand will help farmers buy seeds and animal […]
# The Competition Commission’s latest cost-of-living report shows continued pressure on household budgets, particularly for low-income families. The report revealed that electricity prices have risen by 8.1-percent and water by 10.1-percent since July 2025. Petrol prices increased by 26-percent during the first half of this year, contributing to a 13-percent taxi fare increase. Higher fuel […]
