# Eskom het sy openbare oorlegplegingsproses oor die Stad Johannesburg se elektrisiteitskuld tot 22 Augustus verleng. Die stad het sedert Mei meer as 4,3-miljard-rand betaal, maar skuld steeds 3,8-miljard-rand in agterstallige skuld. Die stad het belowe om teen 21 Augustus meer as 5,1-miljard-rand te betaal om onderbrekings in kragvoorsiening te vermy. Eskom se woordvoerder Daphne […]
# The Ditsobotla Local Municipality in the North West has signed a Distribution Agency Agreement with Eskom to help address its 1.7-billion-rand debt to the power utility. Under the agreement, Eskom will receive electricity revenue first through a structured repayment plan. National Cabinet Representative Kopung Ralikontsane says the municipality has struggled to service its debt […]
# Eskom has extended its public consultation process regarding the City of Johannesburg’s electricity debt until 22 August. The city has paid more than 4.3-billion-rand since May, however it still owes 3.8-billion-rand in overdue debt. The city has pledged to pay more than 5.1-billion-rand by 21 August to avoid electricity supply interruptions. Eskom spokesperson Daphne […]
# ActionSA has reaffirmed its support for the full insourcing of security guards in the City of Johannesburg. The party says some guards, insourced under former mayor Herman Mashaba’s administration, are being underpaid despite working 12-hour shifts. ActionSA’s Nandi Ndaba says insourcing has already improved salaries and employment benefits while reducing reliance on labour brokers. […]
# Die Nasionale Verbruikerskommissie het ‘n veiligheidsherroeping aangekondig vir 2017 tot 2020 Ford Ranger- en Ford Everest-voertuie wat met die 10R80-ratkas toegerus is. Die herroeping volg op kommer dat ‘n transmissievloeistofpomprat kan faal, wat veroorsaak dat die voertuig krag verloor terwyl dit ry en die risiko van ‘n ongeluk verhoog. Phetho Ntaba van die kommissie […]
# The National Consumer Commission has announced a safety recall for certain 2017 to 2020 Ford Ranger and Ford Everest vehicles fitted with the Ten-R-80 transmission. The recall follows concerns that a transmission fluid pump gear could fail, causing the vehicle to lose power while driving and increasing the risk of an accident. The commission’s […]
# Dis-Chem co-founder Ivan Saltzman has resigned as a non-executive director with immediate effect, ending nearly five decades of leadership at South Africa’s leading pharmacy retailer. Saltzman, who founded the company with his wife Lynette in 1978, had already stepped down as an executive director in June after serving as chief executive until 2023. His […]
# Eskom se opwekkingsherstelplan verbeter steeds die kragstelsel se betroubaarheid, met die Energie Beskikbaarheidsfaktor wat op die 20ste Julie 80,24-persent bereik het, die hoogste daaglikse vlak sedert September 2017. Onbeplande onderbrekings het tot hul laagste vlak sedert Julie 2018 gedaal. Geen diesel is tussen 17 en 23 Julie gebruik nie, wat dieselbesteding met meer as […]
# The International Monetary Fund says Sub-Saharan Africa could boost its economy by 4-percent over the next decade through artificial intelligence. But the organisation warns in a report this could only happen if governments urgently resolve massive bottlenecks in electricity supply, internet access, and digital skills. Without infrastructure reforms, the IMF estimates that AI adoption […]
