# The South African Social Security Agency has confirmed that all social grant amounts will increase by ten-rand from the October 2025 payment cycle. This follows Finance minister Enoch Godongwana’s budget announcement earlier this year. Old Age, Disability, Care Dependency, and War Veterans grants will all see slight increases. SASSA spokesperson Andile Tshona says the […]
# Die minister van Elektrisiteit en Energie, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, sê onwettige verbindings en elektrisiteitsdiefstal is steeds groot struikelblokke vir ‘n stabiele netwerk. Daar is voldoende opwekkingskapasiteit, maar hierdie probleme plaas druk op die verspreidingsnetwerk, wat oorlading veroorsaak en ladingverminderingsmaatreëls afdwing wat meer as een-miljoen mense raak. Ramokgopa sê dit is van kardinale belang dat diefstal […]
# Die minister van Elektrisiteit en Energie, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, sê ‘n drieledige strategie sal ladingvermindering teen 2027 beeïndig. Die plan behels volledige voorsiening van gratis basiese elektrisiteit vir behoeftige huishoudings, die massa-instelling van slimmeters en die ontplooiing van verspreide energiebronne. Ramokgopa het die media meegedeel dat meer as een-miljoen-verbruikers, hoofsaaklik in Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, en […]
# FNB se hoofekonoom, Mamello Matikinca-Ngwenya, sê die FNB/BER verbruikersvertroue-indeks het in die derde kwartaal vanjaar van negatief-tien na negatief-13 teruggesak. Sy sê die daling in die algehele indeks tot negatief-13 beteken verbruikersentiment het selfs verder wegbeweeg vanaf die gemiddelde indekslesing van negatief-een sedert 1994. Matikinca-Ngwenya sê dit dui op ‘n verlangsaming in die groei […]
# Die DA staan die Stad Tshwane se uitbreiding van sy stadsreinigingsheffing na deeltitel-eiendomeienaars teen. Die hof het bepaal dat die heffing onwettig is. Die burgemeesterkandidaat van die DA, Cilliers Brink, sê inwoners word dubbel aangeslaan vir vullisverwydering, deur die eienaarsvereniging en die stad. Hy sê die DA dring aan dat die dubbelbetaling omgekeer moet […]
# Electricity and Energy minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says illegal connections and electricity theft remain major obstacles to a stable grid. Despite sufficient generation capacity, these issues strain the distribution network, causing overloads and forcing load reduction measures that affect over one-million customers. Ramokgopa says tackling theft and unauthorised connections is critical to ensuring a reliable […]
# Indië het ‘n 121-miljard-rand bestelling vir 97 plaaslik vervaardigde vegvliegtuie onderteken terwyl hulle lugmag sy Russiese MiG-21 vliegtuie na dekades van gebruik uit diens stel. Die eerste “Tejas” vleigtuie – wat “briljantheid” in Hindi beteken – is in 2016 deur die lugmag in gebruik geneem. Die jongste bestelling is vir die vierde generasie van […]
# Electricity and Energy minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says a three-pronged strategy will end load reduction by 2027. The plan includes full coverage of free basic electricity for indigent households, a mass rollout of smart meters, and the deployment of distributed energy resources. Ramokgopa told the media currently, over one-million customers are affected, mainly in Limpopo, […]
# The DA is opposing the City of Tshwane’s expansion of its city cleansing levy to sectional title property owners, despite courts declaring the levy illegal. DA mayoral candidate Cilliers Brink says residents are being double-billed for waste removal, paying both through their body corporate and the City. He says the DA is demanding the […]
