# Die kabinet het die termyn van Eskom se raads-voorsitter met nog drie jaar verleng. Mteto Nyati het tydens die bekendstelling van ‘Eskom 2.0’ sy dank uitgespreek teenoor president Cyril Ramaphosa en die kabinet vir die vertroue wat hulle in hom stel. Sy ampstermyn, wat volgende maand sou verstryk, sal nou tot 2029 duur. Nyati […]
# Namibia’s foot-and-mouth disease outbreak could cost the country’s economy about 1.8-billion-rand this year and next year. According to Simonis Storm Research, growth could slow to around two-percent this year, with the nationwide livestock movement ban the key factor. About 1.5-billion-rand in exports could be lost this year, while around 12-thousand job years could be […]
# Die Pretoriase Handelsmisdaadhof het die saak teen die sakeman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala en sy twee maatskappye tot Dinsdag uitgestel. ‘n Woordvoerder van die Ondersoekdirektoraat teen Korrupsie, Henry Mamothame, sê Matlala sal na verwagting weer by 13 medebeskuldigdes aansluit in die Pretoriase Streekhof oor die Medicare 24 Tshwane-distrikskontrak van 228-miljoen-rand. Mamothame sê Matlala en sy […]
# Suid-Afrika se elektrisiteitsnetwerk betree ‘n nuwe era. Die minister van Elektrisiteit en Energie, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, sê “Eskom 2.0” moet sonder staatshulp kan voortbestaan. Hy het aan die media gesê namate kragopwekking verbeter, sal die fokus verskuif na strukturele veranderinge, netwerk-uitbreiding en markmededingendheid. Ramokgopa beklemtoon die herhaalde fiskale steun en dubbelsyfer-tariefverhogings is onvolhoubaar. Hy sê […]
# Statistics South Africa says civil debt cases increased in the three months to July compared with the same period last year. The number of civil summonses issued for debt rose by 3.9-percent, while civil judgments increased by 7.6-percent. Stats SA’s Vhonani Kwinda says the figures point to continued pressure on consumers struggling to meet […]
# The Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crime Court has postponed the case against businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala and his two companies to Tuesday. Investigating Directorate against Corruption spokesperson Henry Mamothame says Matlala is expected to rejoin 13 co-accused in the Pretoria Regional Court on the 228-million-rand Medicare 24 Tshwane District contract. Mamothame says Matlala and his […]
# Cabinet has extended Eskom board chairperson Mteto Nyati’s term by three more years. Addressing the media during the launch of ‘Eskom 2.0’, Nyati expressed gratitude to president Cyril Ramaphosa and cabinet for their trust. His tenure, originally ending next month, will now run until 2029. Nyati described the role as a serious responsibility, emphasising […]
# ‘n Olieraffinadery in die suidweste van Rusland het werksaamhede tydelik gestaak nadat dit in ‘n hommeltuigaanval beskadig is. Die goewerneur van die Rostof-streek, Yuri Slyusar, sê Russiese lugverdedigingseenhede het oornag sowat 50 hommeltuie oor die streek vernietig. Daar was geen ongevalle in die raffinadery nie. Die aanval volg te midde van ‘n reeks Oekraïense […]
# South Africa’s electricity grid is entering a new era. Electricity and Energy minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says “Eskom 2.0” must survive without government bailouts. Addressing the media, Ramokgopa said as power generation improves, focus shifts to structural changes, grid expansion, and market competitiveness. Ramokgopa emphasises that repeated fiscal support and double-digit tariff hikes are unsustainable. […]
