# Die minister van Elektrisiteit en Energie, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, het ‘n nuwe Artikel 34-bepaling aangekondig om bykomende elektrisiteitsopwekkings-vermoë tussen vanjaar en 2037 te ondersteun. Dit sluit wind-, son-, batterybergings- en gas-tot-krag-tegnologie in. Ramokgopa het in Pretoria gesê ‘n meerjarige verkrygingspyplyn sal groter sekerheid aan die mark bied. Hy het ook die staatsgeleide kragparke-program bekendgestel. Dis […]
# AfriForum’s private prosecution unit says president Cyril Ramaphosa’s gender-based violence recovery plan reveals long-standing policing failures. In correspondence with acting national police commissioner Puleng Dimpane, the unit flagged six cases where suspects, including alleged rapists and murderers, have been at large for up to five years. AfriForum’s Barry Bateman says police use the word […]
# Electricity and Energy minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has announced a new Section 34 Determination to support additional electricity generation capacity between this year and 2037. The plan includes wind, solar, battery storage and gas-to-power technologies. Speaking in Pretoria, Ramokgopa said a multi-year procurement pipeline will provide the market with greater certainty. He has also introduced […]
# Build One South Africa expects a strong performance in Johannesburg and Tshwane in the November 4 local government elections. Bosa leader Mmusi Maimane told the SABC that Gauteng has become a key part of the party’s footprint, with progress also recorded in Limpopo and Cape Town. He emphasised that BOSA will build one South […]
# Die Vereniging vir Kleinmynbouers sê hy steun strenger wetgewing teen onwettige mynbou en georganiseerde misdaad. ‘n Nuwe wetsontwerp wat voor die Parlement dien, stel voor dat strawwe vir mynbou sonder ‘n lisensie verhoog word tot soveel as 30 jaar tronkstraf en ‘n boete van tot een-honderd-miljoen-rand. Die woordvoerder van die vereniging, Zethu Hlatshwayo sê […]
# Die beweging vir inwoners van informele nedersettings, Abahlali baseMjondolo, het die rekord brandstofprysstygings vir hierdie maand skerp veroordeel en gewaarsku kwesbare Suid-Afrikaners word nog dieper in armoede en lyding gedompel. Petrolpryse het met tussen drie-rand-12-sent en drie-rand-33-sent per liter gestyg, en dieselpryse met tussen twee-rand-84-sent en drie-rand-24-sent per liter. Abahlali baseMjondolo sê ‘n werker […]
# Die Parlementêre portefeuljekomitee oor Kommunikasie en Digitale Tegnologieë sê hy is bekommerd oor die langdurige vertragings met die voltooiing van Suid-Afrika se program vir digitale uitsaai-migrasie wat reeds lank uitgestel is. Regsprosesse rakende die program belemmer steeds die staking van analoog-televisie-uitsendings. Die voorsitter van die komitee, Khusela Sangoni-Diko, sê dit is jammer dat meningsverskille […]
# Security analyst Andy Mashaile says the discovery of a suspected multimillion-rand Mandrax laboratory near Hartbeespoort Dam in the North West raises concerns that international drug manufacturers may be finding South Africa a conducive base. Police arrested four suspects following yesterday’s raid. Mashaile says gaps in the criminal justice system are creating a vacuum that […]
# The Public Servants Association, representing over 250-thousand public servants, today is commemorating International Day of Decent Work. The Association’s Claude Naicker says public servants face unsafe conditions, excessive workloads and high vacancy rates while expected to do more with less. He called on government to prioritise filling funded vacancies, strengthen safety measures and uphold […]
