# South African coal producers are increasingly investing in renewable energy to cut costs and reduce emissions. Exxaro Resources, through its subsidiary Cennergi, is targeting one-thousand-600-megawatts of installed renewable capacity by 2030. Its 68-megawatt solar plant at Grootegeluk Mine in Limpopo has cut grid reliance by 30-percent, saving about 100-million-rand annually. Meanwhile, Thungela Resources is […]
# Die Verenigde Nasies se sekretaris-generaal, António Guterres, waarsku kritieke voedselstelsels en mense se lewens en voortbestaan word bedreig te midde van verskeie konflikte. Daar was verlede jaar die meeste gewapende konflikte sedert die Tweede Wêreldoorlog en ook van die hoogste vlakke van akute hongersnood wat nog ooit aangeteken is, met minstens 266-miljoen mense wat […]
# South Africa’s Air Traffic and Navigation Services is facing a critical skills crisis due to an exodus of experienced air traffic controllers who are being poached by international competitors. ATNS says aggressive headhunting from countries like the United Arab Emirates and Australia has left key operations severely understaffed. The approach control unit at OR […]
# Standard Bank announced the Top 10 finalists for its 2026 Kasi SME National Pitch Challenge. The finalists from all nine provinces will compete for the one-million-rand grand prize at the Kasi SME Summit in Gqeberha tomorrow. There are nine provincial winners and one Viewers’ Choice entry. The entrepreneurs work in sectors including agriculture, healthcare, […]
# United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has warned critical food systems and the lives and livelihoods they sustain are under attack amidst several conflicts. 2025 saw not only the highest number of armed conflicts since World War Two, but also among the highest levels of acute hunger on record, with at least 266-million people facing […]
# Die Mining Affected Communities United in Action, en verskeie ander organisasies sê beraadslaging met die parlementêre portefeuljekomitee oor Minerale en Petroleum Hulpbronne kan ʼn nuwe begin wees vir Suid-Afrika se myngemeenskappe. Tydens gister se vergadering het die organisasies hul kommer gelug oor die maatskaplik-ekonomiese en omgewingsgevolge van mynbedrywighede en -sluitings, korporatiewe aanspreeklikheid, rehabilitasie-verpligtinge en […]
# The Mining Affected Communities United in Action, together with several other organisations, say the engagement with Parliament’s portfolio committee on Mineral and Petroleum Resources could open a new chapter for South Africa’s mining communities. During the engagement yesterday, the organisations outlined concerns relating to the socio-economic and environmental consequences of mining operations and closures, […]
# Die Wes-Kaapse E-taxivereniging en Operasie Ubuntu vra die Suid-Afrikaanse Lughawensmaatskappy en die polisie om dringend op te tree teen die voortgesette aanslag op e-taxibestuurders op die Kaapstadse Internasionale Lughawe. Volgens berigte intimideer en val mans met klapmusse e-taxibestuurders aan. Operasie Ubuntu se woordvoerder, July Eccles, sê ACSA en die polisie se gebrek aan optrede […]
# The Western Cape E-Hailing Association and Operation Ubuntu are calling on Airports Company South Africa and the police to urgently address the ongoing assault of e-hailing drivers at Cape Town International Airport. Allegedly, men wearing balaclavas are intimidating and attacking e-hailing drivers at the airport. Operation Ubuntu’s spokesperson, July Eccles, says the inaction by […]
