# State-owned logistics operator Transnet says it has completed the restoration of the Cape Mainline rail link following storm damage in May. Heavy rainfall, strong winds and flooding on 11 and 12 May caused extensive damage, closing sections of the line for more than two months. The strategic mixed-freight corridor connects Cape Town with South […]
# Johannesburg Emergency Management Services has urged residents to remain vigilant as thunderstorms, heavy rain, strong winds and hail are expected across parts of the city. The South African Weather Service has issued a Level Two warning for severe thunderstorms continuing into the weekend. EMS spokesperson Kagiso Phasha is urging motorists to slow down, maintain […]
# Erge weer veroorsaak wydverspreide skade in die Wes-, Oos- en Suid-Kaap, met kraglyne wat omgewaai het en beskadigde waterpype in verskeie gebiede. Sterk wind en swaar reën het noodsaaklike dienste ontwrig, met sommige gemeenskappe, onder meer die dorpie Prins Albert, wat sonder elektrisiteit en water is. Noodspanne werk tans aan die beskadigde infrastruktuur. Inwoners […]
# JustMoney urges South African consumers to make smarter use of loyalty programmes to stretch their budgets amid the rising cost of living. Consumers are advised to focus on programmes linked to goods and services they already use, understand the terms, check when rewards expire and take advantage of partnerships. JustMoney’s Erica Liebenberg also warns […]
# Sokker: Die Royal Bafokeng Sportstadion naby Rustenburg in Noordwes is waarskynlik die plek waar Bafana Bafana se eerste kwalifiseerder vir volgende jaar se Afrikabekertoernooi op die 26ste van hierdie maand aangebied sal word. Dit sal die eerste wedstryd wees met afrigter Pitso Mosimane in beheer. Mosimane het pas teruggekeer vir ‘n tweede termyn by […]
# Soccer: The Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace near Rustenburg in North West will reportedly host Bafana Bafana’s first qualifier for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations on the 26th of this month. This will be the first match in charge for coach Pitso Mosimane, who just returned for a second stint at the national team. […]
# Die Mededingingskommissie sê Suid-Afrikaanse huishoudings is steeds onder aansienlike lewenskostedruk, met noodsaaklike uitgawes soos elektrisiteit, water, vervoer en gesondheidsorg wat vinniger as algehele inflasie styg. Woordvoerder Siyabulela Makunga sê die kommissie se jongste lewenskosteverslag toon dat elektrisiteitspryse met agt-persent en watertariewe met tien-persent gestyg het tussen Julie verlede jaar en Julie vanjaar, terwyl petrolpryse […]
# The Competition Commission says South African households are still under significant cost-of-living pressure, with essential expenses such as electricity, water, transport and healthcare rising faster than overall inflation. Spokesperson Siyabulela Makunga says the commission’s latest cost of living report shows electricity prices increased by eight-percent and water tariffs by ten-percent between July last year […]
# Die Motorbedryf-personeelvereniging sê stygende brandstofpryse druk Suid-Afrikaanse werkers onder die oorlewingslyn. Die vakbond sê petrolpryse het in die afgelope vyf jaar met meer as 70-persent gestyg, terwyl dieselpryse met 141-persent gestyg het. Phakamile Hlubi-Majola van MISA sê stygende brandstof-, elektrisiteits- en voedselkoste plaas toenemende druk op huishoudings, met baie werkers wat gedwing word om […]
