# ‘n Gasontploffing in ‘n steenkoolmyn in Noord-China het die lewens van 82 mense geëis. Staatsmedia berig reddingspogings is aan die gang, en slagoffers word nog getel, maar ten minste nege mense is steeds vermis. Dit is nie duidelik hoeveel mense in die myn in die Shanxi-provinsie vasgekeer is nie. Steenkool is ‘n belangrike energiebron […]
# The George Municipality has lifted emergency water tariffs and the easing of water restrictions from Level 2D to Level 2B. The municipality’s spokesperson, Ntobeko Mangqwengqwe, says the decision follows a substantial improvement in storage levels at the Garden Route Dam, which increased from 46,09-percent to nearly 89-percent within two weeks after heavy rainfall in […]
# Eskom continues to demonstrate sustained improvement in power system performance and maintaining grid stability amid higher winter demand, particularly during the morning and evening peak periods. The power utility spokesperson, Daphne Mokwena says Eskom recently reached 365 consecutive days without load-shedding, the first full year without power interruptions since September 2018. She says this is […]
# Motorsport: Williams se renjaer Alex Albon is uit die Kanadese Grand Prix snelren nadat hy tydens Vrydag se oefensessie teen ‘n bos-marmot vasgery en ‘n ongeluk gehad het. Sy span kon ten spyte van alle moontlike pogings nie daarin slaag om die motor betyds te herstel nie. Die skade was erger as wat oorspronklik […]
# Higher Education and Training minister, Buti Manamela says South Africa does not primarily have a skills shortage, but a workforce transition-capacity problem. Manamela was addressing the Johannesburg Business School Skill Forum at the University of Johannesburg. The minister says a skills shortage implies that South Africa simply needs more graduates while a workforce transition-capacity […]
# Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola, has called for greater unity and resilience among Southern African countries. He was speaking during the opening of the SADC Ministers of Foreign Affairs Retreat at Kruger National Park in Mpumalanga. Minister Lamola warned that global geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainty are placing increasing pressure on […]
# Cosatu is urging Parliament to swiftly open the public participation phase for the Protected Disclosures Bill to effectively combat corruption and protect whistleblowers. The initial window for written public submissions has officially closed and the legislative process is advancing toward parliamentary public hearings. COSATU’s spokesperson, Matthew Parks, says South Africa’s cannot afford to cut corners when […]
# A gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China has killed 82 people. According to state media rescue efforts are underway, with the number of casualties still being tallied and at least nine people still missing. It was unclear how many people remained trapped at the mine in Shanxi province. Coal is a […]
# Die Departement van Binnelandse Sake is tans besig met ‘n uitgebreide reeks openbare raadplegings rakende die Zimbabwe- en Lesotho-vrystellingspermitte. Die departement hou ná vorige regsuitdagings streng by die hof se opdrag dat enige finale besluit eers ná ‘n streng en inklusiewe proses geneem moet word. Die hoofdoel van die raadplegings is om betekenisvolle insette […]
