# Die Verkiesingskommissie sê die kieserslys het tot meer as 29-miljoen gegroei in aanloop tot die plaaslike regeringsverkiesing op 4 November. Byna twee-miljoen kieserregistrasies is tydens die laaste registrasienaweek aangeteken, insluitend bykans 292-duisend nuwe registrasies. KwaZulu-Natal het die hoogste deelname aangeteken, gevolg deur Gauteng en die Oos-Kaap. Die OVK se uitvoerende hoof, Sy Mamabolo, sê […]
# The Electoral Commission says the voters’ roll has grown to more than 29-million ahead of the 4 November local government elections. Nearly two-million voter registration transactions were recorded during the final registration weekend, including almost 292-thousand first-time registrations. KwaZulu-Natal recorded the highest turnout, followed by Gauteng and the Eastern Cape. IEC CEO Sy Mamabolo […]
# Motoriste sal vanaf Woensdag minder betaal vir petrol, maar meer vir diesel wanneer die brandstofprysaanpassings vir Augustus in werking tree. Petrolpryse daal met 52-sent-per-liter, terwyl dieselpryse met tussen een-rand-23 en een-rand-38-sent per liter styg. Lampolie styg met een-rand 52-sent-per-liter, terwyl vloeibare gas goedkoper word. Die Departement van Minerale en Petroleumhulpbronne sê die daling in […]
# Eskom has welcomed the Presidency’s first-phase electricity reform report and supports plans for an independent state-owned transmission system operator. The power utility has also welcomed efforts to reduce municipal debt, now standing at 119-billion-rand, describing it as vital to the utility’s long-term financial sustainability and energy security. Eskom spokesperson Daphne Mokwena says the reforms […]
# Electricity and Energy minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says South Africa is focused on building a reliable electricity system capable of meeting growing demand. Ramokgopa is leading a delegation to China to strengthen cooperation on energy investment and infrastructure. The visit aims to attract investment into electricity generation, grid expansion and renewable energy. He says the […]
# Motorists will pay less for petrol but more for diesel from Wednesday as the August fuel price adjustments take effect. Petrol prices drops by 52-cents-a-litre, while diesel prices rises by between one-rand-23- and one-rand-38-cent-a-litre. Illuminating paraffin prices increase by one-rand-52-cents-a-litre, while LP gas becomes cheaper. The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources says lower […]
# Die saak teen die beweerde politieke tussenganger Brown Mogotsi is in die Johannesburgse Landdroshof tot 20 Augustus uitgestel vir die volledige openbaarmaking van die dossier. Hy staan tereg op aanklagte van onder meer meineed, regsverydeling en die onwettige besit van ‘n vuurwapen en ammunisie, nadat hy na bewering ‘n sluipmoordaanval op hom versin het. […]
# Lede van die Nasionale Vergadering en die Nasionale Raad van Provinsies keer hierdie week terug van die kiesafdelingtydperk wanneer die Parlement sy program vir die derde kwartaal hervat. Wetgewers sal na verwagting voortgaan met komiteevergaderings, toesigwerk, debatte en wetgewende sake nadat hulle gemeenskappe in hul kiesafdelings betrek het. Die Parlement sê die nuwe kwartaal […]
# Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane says the province is well positioned to become a leading renewable energy hub. Speaking at the South Africa-China Electricity and Energy Investment Summit in China, Mabuyane highlighted the province’s wind, solar and green hydrogen potential. He told the SABC that Western Cape and Northern Cape provinces partnerships and a […]
