# ActionSA sê hy is bekommerd oor Eskom se hernude dreigement om elektrisiteit na dele van Johannesburg af te sny oor City Power se skuld van 5,2-miljard-rand. Die kragverskaffer sê dis omdat City Power nie die bepalings van ʼn skikkingsooreenkoms oor uitstaande skuld nakom of sy huidige rekening betaal nie. ActionSA sê die metro moet […]
# ActionSA says it is concerned at Eskom’s renewed threat to disconnect power to parts of Johannesburg, over City Power’s escalating debt 5.2-billion-rand. The power utility stated that this was due to the failure to honour the terms of a settlement agreement relating to outstanding debt and the payment of its current electricity account. ActionSA says […]
# Mineral and Petroleum Resources minister Gwede Mantashe says South Africa will not face fuel shortages despite rising global oil prices linked to tensions at the Strait of Hormuz. However, opposition parties have criticised the government’s handling of fuel pricing. During a budget debate, Mantashe told members of Parliament that a government visit to the […]
# Trade union Solidarity has criticised president Cyril Ramaphosa’s defence of black economic empowerment in the mining sector. The union’s new report indicates the mining sector has shrunk significantly since 1994, with reduced output and job losses. It argues current transformation policies are restricting growth and investment. Solidarity’s Theuns du Buisson claims the benefits of […]
# University of Cape Town’s academics support the National Treasury’s plan to introduce a 20-percent tax on online betting to help reduce gambling and its social harms. According to researchers, gambling has grown rapidly in South Africa, with people wagering about 1.5-trillion-rand in the 2024/2025 financial year. They warn that gambling is increasingly linked to […]
# Rand Water chairperson Ramateu Monyokolo says Water and Sanitation minister Pemmy Majodina’s 2026 Budget Vote marks a major step in addressing South Africa’s water crisis. Monyokolo says it reflects a shift toward stronger governance, accountability and institutional reform. Monyokolo highlighted issues such as failing municipal infrastructure, sewage spills and unreliable supply. Monyokolo welcomed plans […]
# Die vakbond Solidariteit het president Cyril Ramaphosa se verdediging van swart ekonomiese bemagtiging in die mynbousektor gekritiseer. Die vakbond se nuwe verslag dui daarop dat die mynbousektor sedert 1994 aansienlik gekrimp het, met werkverliese en verminderde produksie. Hy voer aan die huidige transformasiebeleide beperk groei en belegging. Theuns du Buisson van Solidariteit voer aan […]
# Die minister van Minerale en Petroleum Hulpbronne, Gwede Mantashe, sê Suid-Afrika sal nie brandstoftekorte ondervind nie, ten spyte van stygende wêreldwye oliepryse as gevolg van spanning in die Straat van Hormoes. Opposisiepartye het egter die regering se hantering van brandstofpryse gekritiseer. Tydens ‘n begrotingsdebat het Mantashe aan parlementslede gesê ‘n regeringsbesoek aan die streek […]
# Akademici aan die Universiteit van Kaapstad ondersteun die Nasionale Tesourie se plan om ‘n belasting van 20-persent op aanlyn weddenskappe in te stel om dobbelary en die sosiale skade daarvan te verminder. Volgens navorsers het dobbelary baie vinnig in Suid-Afrika toegeneem, met ongeveer 1,5-duisend-miljard-rand wat in die 2024/2025-boekjaar gewed is. Hulle waarsku dobbelary word […]
