# Former president Thabo Mbeki has urged South Africa to pursue constructive dialogue with the United States to avert a trade war, while safeguarding national sovereignty. Speaking on economic challenges at UNISA, Mbeki cautioned against confrontation after Washington DC’s imposed 30-percent tariffs on key exports. Mbeki endorsed government efforts, stressing diplomacy and trade diversification with […]
# Die direkteur van die Globale Omgewingsregsentrum, Angela van der Berg, sê ‘n mylpaal-uitspraak deur die Internasionale Geregshof kan Suid-Afrikaanse gemeenskappe se regsgeding teen Shell se beplande aflandige boorplanne versterk. Van der Berg het in haar artikel in The Maritime Executive benadruk die uitspraak verplig state om fossielbrandstowwe uit te faseer, klimaatskade te voorkom en […]
# The commissioner of the Financial Sector Conduct Authority, Unathi Kamlana, has urged leaders to prioritise ethics over profit. Speaking at Rhodes University’s 11th annual lecture for the Archbishop Thabo Makhoba Development Trust, Kamlana warned that chasing financial gain without integrity leads to systemic harm. Referring to scandals like Steinhoff, Kamlana stressed the cost of […]
# Eskom sê ladingsvermindering het ietwat afgeneem gedurende die winter-spitstye in die oggend en aand, van ‘n gemiddeld van 544-megawatt in April tot 529-megawatt in Junie. Eskom se woordvoerder, Daphne Mokwena, sê provinsies soos Limpopo, Mpumalanga en Gauteng verteenwoordig sowat 87-persent van die totaal. Sy sê Eskom waardeer die vordering met landswye ladingsvermindering, met ‘n afname van drie-persent […]
# Eskom is urging the public to stand against illegal connections and electricity theft. Eskom spokesperson, Daphne Mokwena, says these actions harm the power supply and endanger community safety. She says electricity should only be purchased through Eskom-accredited vendors, and customers are encouraged to regularise their electricity usage. She adds that these actions are critical to securing […]
# Eskom says during the winter peak periods in the mornings and evenings, load reduction eased slightly from an average of 544-megawatts in April to 529-megawatts in June this year. Eskom spokesperson, Daphne Mokwena, says provinces such as Limpopo, Mpumalanga, and Gauteng has accounted approximately 87-percent of the total. She says Eskom appreciates the progress achieved in reducing load-reduction nationally, with […]
# Global Environmental Law Centre director Angela van der Berg says the International Court of Justice’s landmark climate opinion could strengthen South African communities’ legal battle against Shell’s offshore drilling plans. In her article on The Maritime Executive, Van der Berg stressed that the ruling obliges states to phase out fossil fuels, prevent climate harm, […]
# Eskom sê hy beplan om voor spitstyd vanaand en deur die week altesaam twee-duisend-835 megawatt opwekkingsvermoë weer in diens te stel. Dis ʼn poging om die bestendigheid van die land se elektrisiteitsnetwerk te versterk. Eskom-woordvoerder, Daphne Mokwena, sê die beskikbare opwekkingsvermoë is tans 28-duisend-776 megawatt:
# Die Nasionale Tesourie het hom op artikel 216 van die Grondwet beroep wat hom toestemming gee om fondse van staatsinstellings te weerhou wat wetgewing oor finansiële bestuur oortree. Munisipaliteite en staatsinstelling het die Ouditeur-generaal se kantoor einde Julie 1,83-miljard-rand geskuld. Dis ʼn aansienlike toename van die 1,35-miljard-rand wat in Maart aangeteken is. Herhaalde wanbetalers […]
