# The DA raises concerns over the collapse of a planned parliamentary portfolio committee meeting at National Student Financial Aid Scheme headquarters, where Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela was expected to brief Parliament on placing NSFAS under administration. The meeting could not proceed after neither the department nor NSFAS submitted the required presentations. The DA’s […]
# Human Settlements minister Thembi Simelane says countries worldwide are facing similar disasters linked to global warming and extreme weather. Speaking at the World Urban Forum 13 in Baku, Azerbaijan, Simelane joined global leaders discussing affordable housing. She says unpredictable weather continue disrupting cities globally. She highlighted the importance of collaboration through the UN-Habitat, for […]
# Airlink will launch the first direct flights between Cape Town and Zanzibar in October. The new weekly Saturday service follows the launch of Airlink’s Johannesburg-Zanzibar route in June. The new schedule shortens the journey for passengers travelling between the Western Cape and the East African island. Previously, most scheduled trips from Cape Town to […]
# Die Lughawensmaatskappy van Suid-Afrika het agt nuwe raadsaanstellings aangekondig terwyl hy sy lughawe-opknappingsprogram van 21-miljard-rand bevorder. Irvin Phenyane is as voorsitter aangewys, en ander nuwe lede sluit in, Xoliswa Daku, Keitumetse Mahlangu, Surendra Sooklal, Roy Mnisi, Theunis Chamberlain, sowel as Kurt Parker en Ulandi Exner. Hulle sal op 6 Augustus by die raad aansluit. […]
# Die Wes-Kaapse Departement van Landbou sê hy evalueer tans die beduidende uitwerking van die gure weersomstandighede wat die provinsie verlede week geteister het. ‘n Reeks hewige kouefronte het gelei tot wydverspreide oorstromings, infrastruktuurskade en ontwrigting van boerderygemeenskappe wat die lewens van elf mense geëis het. Die LUR vir Landbou, Ekonomiese Ontwikkeling en Toerisme, Ivan […]
# Industrial Gas Users Association-Southern Africa has warned South Africa faces a major gas supply shortfall by 2030. The group says declining supply from Mozambique and the end of Sasol’s temporary gas provision could severely affect industry. The association has proposed urgent policy measures, including strategic infrastructure investment, regional gas partnerships and government-backed funding support. […]
# Airports Company South Africa has announced eight new board appointments as it advances its 21-billion-rand airport upgrade programme. Irvin Phenyane has been named chairperson, alongside new members including Xoliswa Daku, Keitumetse Mahlangu, Surendra Sooklal, Roy Mnisi, Theunis Chamberlain, as well as Kurt Parker and Ulandi Exner. They will join the board on August 6. ACSA says […]
# The Western Cape Agriculture Department is assessing the significant impact of last week’s severe weather conditions. A series of intense cold fronts resulted in widespread flooding, infrastructure damage and disruptions to farming communities, and claimed the lives of eleven people. MEC for Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism, Ivan Meyer, says the knock-on effects are […]
# Eskom dreig om die kragtoevoer na die Stad Johannesburg af te sny omdat die metro nie ʼn betalingsooreenkoms oor uitstaande skuld nakom en sy huidige rekening betaal nie. City Power skuld die kragverskaffer 5,25-miljard-rand. Eskom sê hy het die proses hervat om inwoners en sake-ondernemings in kennis te stel van sy voorneme om van […]
