# Firefighters have made significant progress containing a mountain fire above La Plaisir Wine Estate in the Cape Winelands. The Cape Winelands District Municipality’s spokesperson Jo-Anne Otto says the blaze was tackled overnight by municipal crews, ground teams and volunteers. Despite strong winds, steep terrain and flames reaching three metres, teams prevented the fire from […]
# Die Speaker van die Nasionale Vergadering, Thoko Didiza, is optimisties die geskil oor Amerikaanse visumbeperkings wat sekere Suid-Afrikaners raak, kan binnekort opgelos word. Amerika sê die beperkings is gemik op persone wat verbind word met sekere beleid wat verband hou met grond, ras en geweld. Didiza sê diplomatieke samesprekings tussen Pretoria en Washington duur […]
# Die voorsitter van die Staatsdienskommissie, professor Somadoda Fikeni, bevraagteken of Suid-Afrika se intelligensiedienste bedreigings van nasionale belange voldoende kan identifiseer. Fikeni het voor die Madlanga-kommissie gevra of intelligensie hoofsaaklik op eksterne bedreigings fokus, in plaas van op binnelandse risiko’s. Hy voer aan dat nasionale veiligheidsprioriteite duidelik geïdentifiseer en met toepaslike vlakke van ingryping, senioriteit, […]
# Public Service Commission chairperson professor Somadoda Fikeni has questioned whether South Africa’s intelligence services are adequately identifying threats to the national interest. Testifying at the Madlanga Commission, Fikeni asked whether intelligence focuses mainly on external threats, rather than risks within the country. He says national security priorities should be clearly identified and matched with […]
# National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza is optimistic that the US visa restrictions disputes against certain South Africans can be resolved soon. The US says the restrictions target people linked to certain land, race and violence-related policies. Didiza says diplomatic engagement between Pretoria and Washington remains ongoing, as Ambassador Roelf Meyer continues discussions. Meanwhile, Trade, […]
# Die voorsitter van die Staatsdienskommissie, Somadoda Fikeni, waarsku aanbevelings deur die Madlanga-kommissie kan teenkanting ervaar nadat die ondersoek afgehandel is. Fikeni het voor die kommissie gesê dit kan regshindernisse, beperkte hulpbronne, administratiewe prosesse of institusionele afhanklikhede insluit, eerder as algehele weiering om die aanbevelings uit te voer. Hy sê die sukses van ‘n kommissie […]
# Eskom sê sy opwekkingsvermoë verbeter steeds, met ‘n energiebeskikbaarheidsfaktor van 68-persent vir die boekjaar tot dusver, die hoogste vlak in ses jaar. Volgens die maatskappy het onbeplande kragonderbrekings afgeneem, terwyl sowat ses-duisend-200-megawatt se opwekkingskapasiteit ppr die afgelope drie jaar weer by die kragnetwerk gevoeg is. Eskom-woordvoerder, Daphne Mokwena, sê diesel-uitgawesl het ook met vyf-miljard-rand […]
# Eskom says its generation performance continues to improve, with its energy availability factor reaching 68-percent for the financial year to date, the highest level in six years. According to the utility, unplanned outages have fallen, while about six-thousand-200 megawatts of generation capacity has been returned to the grid over the past three years. Eskom […]
# Public Service Commission chairperson Somadoda Fikeni has warned that recommendations from the Madlanga Commission could face resistance after the inquiry concludes. Testifying before the commission, Fikeni said resistance may involve legal hurdles, resource constraints, administrative processes or institutional dependencies, rather than outright refusal. He says the success of a commission should be measured by […]
