# Deputy president Paul Mashatile says South Africa continues to face significant water supply challenges in many parts of the country. Mashatile spoke at the launch of the unserved communities water access programme in Babanango, KwaZulu-Natal yesterday. He says climate variables, ageing infrastructure, population growth, vandalism and under investment have all placed increasing pressure on the […]
# Eskom was suksesvol met die handhawing van ‘n bestendige netwerk en voldoen aan die hoë winter-elektrisiteitsaanvraag. Suid-Afrika het sedert 16 Mei verlede jaar 428 agtereenvolgende dae sonder beurtkrag aangeteken. Woordvoerder Daphne Mokwena sê die kragstelsel se veerkragtige prestasie is die gevolg van Eskom se Opwekkingsherstelplan, wat ‘n Energiebeskikbaarheidsfaktor van 65,46-persent toon. Sy sê in […]
# The ANC is encouraging all South Africans to register as voters for the upcoming local government elections in November, in honour of former president Nelson Mandela’s legacy. During the registration weekend, the Electoral Commission recorded 2.9-million registration transactions. This is an improvement from the 1.7-million transactions recorded during the voter registration weekend for the comparable […]
# Die DA steun die Nasionale Tesourie se besluit om die wet af te dwing in 69 munisipaliteite regoor die land wat nie aan die vereistes voldoen nie. In net meer as twee weke het 42 munisipaliteite voldoen aan die Nasionale Tesourie se gevolgebestuurstoepassing en sal binnekort hul befondsingstoekennings vir Julie ontvang. Die DA-lid, Marina […]
# Die ANC moedig alle Suid-Afrikaners aan om ter ere van oudpresident Nelson Mandela se nalatenskap, te registreer as kiesers vir die plaaslike verkiesing in November. Die Verkiesingskommissie het tydens die registrasienaweek 2,9-miljoen registrasies aangeteken. Dit is ‘n verbetering ná die 1,7-miljoen tydens die registrasienaweek vir die vergelykbare verkiesing in 2021. Die ANC se waarnemende […]
# Eskom handhaaf ‘n energie-oorskot en hou gereeld ses-duisend megawatt in reserwe. Dit is te danke aan oortollige kapasiteit, wat verdere versekering bied dat die kragstelsel aan die vraag kan voldoen. Eskom se woordvoerder, Daphne Mokwena, sê diesel is oordeelkundig ingespan gedurende spitstye en om die vereiste reserwes te handhaaf, in ooreenstemming met die Suid-Afrikaanse […]
# The DA strongly supports the National Treasury’s decision to enforce the law in 69 non-compliant municipalities across the country. In just over two weeks, 42 municipalities have complied with National Treasury’s consequence management enforcement and will soon receive their funding tranches for July. The party’s Marina van Zyl says the fast turnaround in consequence enforcement shows Treasury […]
# Eskom has successfully maintained grid stability and met high winter electricity demands and South Africa has recorded 428 consecutive days without load-shedding since 16 May last year. Spokesperson Daphne Mokwena says this resilient system performance is powered by Eskom Generation Recovery Plan, which features an Energy Availability Factor of 65.46-percent. She says during the previous […]
# Eskom is maintaining an energy surplus, regularly holding six-thousand-megawatts in cold reserve. This is due to excess capacity, providing further assurance of system adequacy. Eskom spokesperson, Daphne Mokwena, says diesel was deployed selectively during periods of peak demand and to maintain required reserves in accordance with the South African Grid Code. She says for the […]
