# 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 […]
# ActionSA sê die minister van Verdediging, Angie Motshekga, en haar adjunkte het ‘n verbysterende 20-miljoen-rand aan reise vermors sedert sy die amp begin beklee het. Hulle het na bestemmings soos Viëtnam, Kuba, Maleisië, Japan en Turkye gereis sonder enige regverdiging of voordeel vir die koste verbonde. Lerato Ngobeni van ActionSA sê van die skokkendste […]
# 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 […]
# Oudpresident Thabo Mbeki het onthul waarom verskeie stigtings, insluitend sy eie, verkies het om nie deel te wees van die nasionale dialoog nie. Mbeki het by Unisa die uitvoerende hoof van sy stigting, Max Boqwana, gevra om die situasie te verduidelik. Boqwana het verwys na oorhaastige beplanning, ‘n gebrek aan geloofwaardigheid en pogings om […]
# 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 […]
# Former president Thabo Mbeki has revealed why several foundations, including his own, pulled out of the National Dialogue. Speaking at UNISA, Mbeki called on his foundation’s CEO Max Boqwana to explain the exit. Boqwana cited rushed planning, lack of credibility, and attempts to politicise the process. Boqwana warned that funders’ money was being squandered. […]
# ActionSA has revealed that the Ministry of Defence under minister Angie Motshekga and her deputies have blown a staggering 20-million-rand on travel alone since taking office. The party says they were jetting off to destinations like Vietnam, Cuba, Malaysia, Japan, and Turkey with no discernible justification or benefit to match the cost. ActionSA’s Lerato […]
