# Eskom says improved power station performance and reduced unplanned outages are strengthening the country’s electricity supply as winter demand increases. The utility reported that its Energy Availability Factor has risen to 63.24-percent, up from 57.91-percent a year ago. Diesel spending has also fallen sharply, dropping by nearly 89-percent year-on-year to 615-million-rand. Eskom spokesperson Daphne […]
# The Forum for South Africa says police must turn specialised deployments into arrests in the Cleveland mass shooting, where 12 people were killed. The forum states while additional forensic and tactical units show urgency, South Africans now expect results and not just police deployments. FOSA’s Tebogo Mashilompane says the case must not go cold, […]
# Soccer: The United States got off to a dream start as co-hosts of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, thrashing Group D rivals Paraguay 4-1 this morning. The Stars and Stripes hit four goals in a World Cup fixture for the first time. Folarin Balogun netted twice in the first half after an early own […]
# Die departement van Vervoer en Menslike Nedersettings in KwaZulu-Natal het spanne ontplooi om toe te sien dat padnetwerke ten volle gereed is vir die Comrades-marathon wat môre plaasvind. Nagenoeg 22-duisend atlete sal na verwagting aan die ikoniese wedloop tussen Durban en Pietermaritzburg deelneem. Die woordvoerder van die departement, Ndabezinhle Sibiya, sê hulle het ook […]
# The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport and Human Settlements has deployed teams to ensure road networks are fully prepared for the Comrades Marathon taking place tomorrow. Approximately 22-thousand runners are expected to participate in the iconic race between Durban and Pietermaritzburg. Department spokesperson Ndabezinhle Sibiya says the department has also deployed Road Traffic Inspectorate officers […]
# Road running: Government has extended its warmest wishes and support to the thousands of local and international athletes set to participate in the historic Comrades Marathon on Sunday. This year marks the 99th edition of the marathon and all South Africans are called to rally behind the runners for the 85-kilometre Up Run from […]
# Padwedlope: Die regering het sy beste wense en ondersteuning uitgespreek teenoor die duisende plaaslike en internasionale atlete wat Sondag aan die geskiedkundige Comrades-marathon deelneem. Vanjaar is die 99ste weergawe van die wedloop en Suid-Afrikaners word aangespoor om die atlete te ondersteun vir die 85-kilometer lange “op”-wedloop van Durban na Pietermaritzburg. Die sukses van Suid-Afrikaanse […]
# Die Motorbedryf-personeelvereniging sê die mediese hulpstelsel is onder geweldige druk namate stygende lewenskoste baie werkers dwing om hul dekking te laat vaar. Volgens die vakbond maak lone wat nie verhoog nie, hoë brandstofpryse en werkloosheid mediese hulp onbekostigbaar veral vir jongmense en lae-inkomste werkers. Phakamile Hlubi-Majola van die vereniging sê baie huishoudings word gedwing […]
# The Motor Industry Staff Association says the medical aid system is under severe pressure as rising living costs force many workers to drop their cover. According to the union, stagnant wages, high fuel prices and unemployment are making medical aid unaffordable, especially for young people and low-income workers. The association’s Phakamile Hlubi-Majola says many […]
