# Statistics South Africa says electricity generation fell by 7.9-percent in July, while electricity consumption dropped by 2.6-percent. Seasonally adjusted generation also declined by 0.4-percent compared with June. However, electricity distribution increased by 0.3-percent month-on-month. Stats SA’s Tsholofelo Ditinti says generation fell by 1.3-percent over the three months to July, while electricity distribution increased by […]
# Huishoudings in Gauteng sal van 7 tot 14 September beplande kragverminderings ondervind. Volgens Eskom sal die krag daagliks tussen 5-uur- en 9-uur soggens, en weer tussen 5-uur- en tien-uur saans afgeskakel word. Gebiede soos Vereeniging, Sharpeville en Sebokeng is vanoggend geraak, met Orange Farm, Stretford-uitbreiding 2, Sharpeville, Sebokeng, Zonkizizwe, Protea-Suid, Chiawelo, Protea-Noord en Nooitgedacht […]
# Rugby: Man of the match in the third Test between South Africa and the All Blacks, Springbok centre Ethan Hooker, expects neutral support in this coming weekend’s fourth and final match in Baltimore in the US. He says the Boks are going all out to clinch the series after taking a 2-1 lead in […]
# South Africa’s 21st annual national parks week is underway from 7 to 13 September. South Africans can get free day access to participating national parks during the week. The offer includes parks such as Kruger National Park in Limpopo and Mpumalanga, the West Coast in the Western Cape and Augrabies Falls in the Northern […]
# Iran will announce a new restricted zone in the Gulf in the coming days amid rising tensions with the US over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Security chief Mohsen Rezaei says ships entering the new zone would face sanctions. Iran also plans to publish maps for a new international shipping corridor through the […]
# The Gauteng Department of Human Settlements has exceeded several key delivery targets for the 2025/26 financial year. The department completed seven-thousand-976 housing units against a target of seven-thousand-503. The department also allocated five-thousand-445 homes to approved beneficiaries. It also acquired nearly 280 hectares of well-located land, exceeding its target. The department received an unqualified […]
# The minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment David Maynier says major progress has been made in repairing flood-damaged infrastructure in the Kruger National Park. He officially handed over reconstructed culverts on the road between Skukuza and Lower Sabie in Mpumalanga and opened the restored Letaba High-Level Bridge in Limpopo. Maynier added the projects […]
# Die sakeman Mpho Malema wat verbind word met Emfuleni in Gauteng se munisipale vloot-tenderbedrogsaak van 16-miljoen-rand, bly in aanhouding. Hy het vlugtig in die Vanderbijlparkse Landdroshof verskyn. Die provinsiale taakspan vir politieke moorde het Malema Donderdag in hegtenis geneem. Sy onderneming het in 2022 die tender bekom om 18 voertuie aan die munisipaliteit te […]
# China is accelerating efforts to develop humanoid robots for possible military use. A Reuters investigation found researchers linked to the People’s Liberation Army are studying how the machines could be used in battlefield roles, including reconnaissance, logistics and other hazardous missions. One defence university project envisages robots operating alongside soldiers in urban combat within […]
