# Liam Jacobs is set to return to the DA less than a year after leaving the party for the Patriotic Alliance. DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis reportedly supported Jacobs’ return during an online meeting yesterday. Hill-Lewis says Jacobs left the DA in June last year, previously stating he was “finally free” and “finally home.” He […]
# The Public Servants Association Has expressed concern over reports that more than 165-thousand student certificates are being withheld by higher education institutions, due to a 59-billion-rand student debt crisis. The PSA’s Claude Naicker says the situation disproportionately affects poor and working-class students, limiting access to jobs and professional opportunities. The union calls for urgent […]
# Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moya says relocation plans for residents of the Plastic View informal settlement are ongoing following the latest fires at the area. She says the city has identified a site in Pretorius Park, but the presence of a large number of foreign nationals has complicated the process. Moya says the municipality is […]
# Die Nederlandse lugredery KLM het vlugte na en van Uganda gekanselleer, omdat internasionale reisbeperkings verbonde aan die Ebola-uitbreking in Sentraal-Afrika lugrederybedrywighede en bemanningsbewegings begin beïnvloed. Die lugredery sê verskeie lande het toegangs- en reismaatreëls ingestel vir mense wat onlangs deur Uganda gereis het. Die kansellasies raak tans vlugte wat vir 1 Junie geskeduleer is, […]
# The Dutch airline KLM has cancelled flights to and from Uganda, as international travel restrictions linked to the Ebola outbreak in Central Africa begin to affect airline operations and crew movement. The airline said several countries had introduced entry and travel measures for people who recently passed through Uganda. The cancellations currently affect flights […]
# The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources has announced new fuel prices effective from Wednesday. Petrol prices will increase by 1.43-rand-per-litre, while diesel prices will drop by between 2.62- and 3.25-rand-per-litre. The adjustments follow stable global oil prices and a stronger rand, which initially supported fuel over-recoveries. National Treasury’s partial reinstatement of fuel levies […]
# Moody’s Ratings has affirmed Eskom’s B2 long-term Corporate Family Rating, maintaining a stable outlook, citing improved operational performance, stronger cash flow generation and enhanced liquidity. The agency says government debt relief measures have contributed to Eskom’s financial recovery, but challenges remain. These include rising municipal debt, tariff regulations and capital expenditure demands. Eskom CEO […]
# Die Gautengse polisie het ‘n 35-jarige man in Diepsloot in hegtenis geneem na ‘n intelligensie-gedrewe operasie deur die Teen-Narkotika-Misdaadintelligensie-eenheid en ander belanghebbendes. Woordvoerder Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi sê beamptes het ongeveer tien kilogram crystal meth met ‘n geraamde straatwaarde van drie-miljoen-rand onder ‘n matras in ‘n woning gevind. Sy sê die verdagte staan tereg op aanklag […]
# ‘n Soldaat van die Suid-Afrikaanse Nasionale Weermag is tydens ‘n verkeersingryping in Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, in hegtenis geneem vir dronkbestuur. Woordvoerder Ndabezinhle Sibiya sê 13 motoriste is op een dag aangekeer, onder meer ‘n taxibestuurder met ‘n bloedalkoholvlak 20 keer meer as die wettige perk terwyl hy passasiers vervoer het. Hy sê altesaam 59 motoriste […]
