# South Africa will mark 365 days without load-shedding this week with the last significant load-shedding implemented on 15 May last year. Electricity and Energy minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says the milestone reflects progress towards a stable electricity supply. He told SABC News all provinces are expected to overcome load-reduction by March 2027. Ramokgopa confirmed plans […]
# ‘n Ekonoom aan die Noordwes-Universiteit se Sakeskool, professor Raymond Parsons, sê Suid-Afrika se jongste werkloosheidsyfer is ‘n waarskuwingsteken oor die skok wat die wêreldwye energiekrisis begin veroorsaak. Die amptelike syfer het in die eerste kwartaal van vanjaar met 1,3-persent gestyg tot 32,7-persent. Parsons sê hoe langer die Midde-Oosterse oorlog voortduur, hoe groter is die […]
# Die minister van Basiese Onderwys, Siviwe Gwarube, sê haar departement is besig om ‘n diensverskaffer aan te stel om die handboektender van 1,6-miljard-rand te ondersoek. ‘n Gedeelte van die tender vir die publikasie van leerwerk- en onderrig-ondersteuningsmateriaal vir grondslagfase-leerders is toegeken aan die nuutgestigte Lighthouse Publishing, wat oor geen vorige ervaring beskik nie. Gwarube […]
# The National Consumer Commission says Lexus South Africa is recalling certain Lexus RC-F high performance sports cars due to a fuel pump-related defect. The recall affects 22 vehicles that were distributed in the South African market. The affected models are the Lexus RZ-F 60C, Lexus RZ-F Track Edition 60L and Lexus RZ-F 60M, made […]
# The General Industries Workers Union of South Africa says the Quarterly Labour Force Survey for the first quarter of 2026 shows that unemployment is worsening. The official unemployment rate climbed from 31.4-percent to 32.7-percent, while the expanded unemployment rate, which includes discouraged work-seekers, rose to 43.7-percent. GIWUSA president, Mametlwe Sebei, says the only answer […]
# Minister of Basic Education, Siviwe Gwarube, says her department is in the process of appointing a firm to investigate the 1.6-billion-rand textbook tender. A portion of the tender for the publishing of learning and teaching support materials for foundation phase learners was awarded to newly-formed Lighthouse Publishing, with no track record in the sector. Gwarube […]
# Die Nasionale Energiereguleerder van Suid-Afrika sê hy gaan die Hooggeregshof nader en uitstel vra om die oorweging en goedkeuring van 14 uitstaande tariefaansoeke van munisipaliteite en privaat verspreiders vir die 2026/2027-boekjaar te finaliseer. Van die 176 aansoeke wat teen 31 Maart ontvang is, is 162 op die voorgeskrewe sperdatum, 11 Mei, afgehandel. Nersa se […]
# North West University Business School economist professor Raymond Parsons says South Africa’s latest unemployment figures are a warning signal of the emerging shock that the global energy crisis is beginning to have. The official unemployment rate in the country increased by 1.3-percent to 32.7-percent in the first quarter of 2026. Parsons says The longer […]
# The DA in Gauteng says premier Panyaza Lesufi’s employment initiatives are failing, as the unemployment rate has increased by 1.1-percent from the fourth quarter of 2025 to 34.1-percent. According to the latest Labour Force Survey for the first quarter of this year, the province lost 67-thousand jobs. The DA’s Mike Moriarty says investors are moving away from the […]
