# Eskom het bekendgemaak dat sy gemiddelde weeklikse onbeplande kragonderbrekings tot nege-duisend-252-megawatt gedaal het. Eskom se woordvoerder, Daphne Mowena, sê dit is ‘n beduidende afname van vyf-duisend-655-megawatt van die 14-duisend-907-megawatt in dieselfde tyd verlede jaar, gelykstaande aan meer as die nominale vermoë van die Kusile-kragstasie. Sy sê die verbetering word ook in die onbeplande kapasiteitsverliesfaktor […]
# Cosatu has welcomed Fitch’s decision to upgrade South Africa’s long-term foreign and local currency credit ratings to ‘BB’ from ‘BB-’ and maintain the stable outlook. This is the second upgrade by a ratings agency for South Africa in the past month. Cosatu spokesperson, Matthew Parks says it’s a sign of growing international confidence that South Africa’s efforts […]
# Eskom is sustaining improvements in power system performance as winter demand intensifies, with generation availability improving year-on-year and over 700-thousand households now removed from load reduction. Eskom spokesperson, Daphne Mokwena says these gains are driven by stronger plant performance, improved reliability, and targeted network interventions to address localised constraints, enabling more communities to benefit […]
# AfriForum says the City of Johannesburg has approved a 65.6-percent increase in the water demand management levy without providing key information on how the increase was calculated. The organisation argues that residents were expected to comment on the budget without access to proper details, making public participation meaningless. AfriForum’s Marais de Vaal says the […]
# Die Regering het Fitch se besluit verwelkom oor die opgradering van Suid-Afrika se langtermyn-kredietgradering vir buitelandse sowel as die plaaslike geldeenhede van ‘BB-minus’ tot ‘BB’, en om sy stabiele vooruitskouing te behou. Volgens Fitch weerspieël die opgradering Suid-Afrika se rekord van omsigtige fiskale bestuur en sy vordering met fiskale konsolidasie, ondanks swak ekonomiese groei […]
# AfriForum sê die Stad Johannesburg het ‘n verhoging van 65,6-persent in die wateraanvraagbestuursheffing goedgekeur sonder om sleutelinligting te verskaf oor hoe die verhoging bereken is. Die organisasie voer aan daar word van inwoners verwag om kommentaar te lewer op die begroting sonder toegang tot die nodige besonderhede, wat openbare deelname waardeloos maak. Marais de […]
# Die Kabinet het die finale sluiting van die Gauteng-snelwegverbeteringsprojek se e-tol-stelsel goedgekeur, insluitend die ordelike oplossing van verwante regsake en uitstaande skuldaangeleenthede. Dit volg na die besluit om elektroniese tolheffing in April 2024 te beëindig. Die minister in die Presidensie, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, sê die sluiting bring ‘n einde aan ‘n langdurige kwessie oor infrastruktuurfinansiering:
# Government has welcomed Fitch’s decision to upgrade South Africa’s long-term foreign and local currency credit ratings to ‘BB’ from ‘BB-’ and maintain the stable outlook. According to Fitch, the upgrade reflects South Africa’s record of prudent fiscal management and its progress on fiscal consolidation, despite weak economic growth and domestic and external shocks. Fitch said […]
# Cabinet has approved the final closure of the Gauteng freeway improvement project e-toll system, including the orderly resolution of related legal cases and outstanding debt matters. This follows the decision to end electronic tolling in April 2024. Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, says the closure brings finality to a long-standing infrastructure financing issue:
