# According to a University of Cape Town study, significant emissions cuts are possible at Sasol’s Secunda coal-to-liquids complex in Mpumalanga without an abrupt shutdown. The study shows that renewable energy and improved efficiency could cut emissions by about 26-percent by 2030, while deeper reductions could come from green hydrogen, electrification and carbon capture. The […]
# The DA’s member of Parliament Mark Burke has recused himself from Parliament’s Finance Committee while the South African Reserve Bank investigates a company he is a beneficiary of. Burke is facing scrutiny over allegations that fintech company Kastelo moved about four-billion-rand offshore in breach of exchange control regulations. The DA’s George Michalakis says the […]
# North West University Business School economist Raymond Parsons says the lower-than-expected inflation figure for last month is good news for consumers and businesses. However, Parsons states underlying price pressures remain a concern, with core inflation rising slightly to 4.2-percent. He added that the South African Reserve Bank could keep interest rates unchanged at its […]
# Gold producer DRDGold has reported a strong financial performance for the 2026 financial year. Its operating profit rose by 83-percent to eleven-billion-rand, while headline earnings increased by 89-percent to four-billion-rand. Gold production reached four-thousand-839 kilograms, above its target. The company says more than five-billion-rand invested in its vision 2028 growth programme is beginning to […]
# The two cases against suspended Organised Crime Unit officer, Sergeant Fannie Nkosi, have been consolidated and postponed to 15 September in the Pretoria Regional Court for disclosure of the dockets. Nkosi faces charges including fraud, theft and defeating the ends of justice. The National Prosecuting Authority secured a centralisation certificate to merge the matters. […]
# The DA in Limpopo says municipalities are wasting millions on financial consultants while still struggling with poor financial reporting. According to the party, all 27 municipalities spent a combined 236-million-rand on consultants in the 2024/2025 financial year, but 20 municipalities still submitted financial statements with major errors. The DA’s Jacques Smalle says weak financial […]
# The High Court in Johannesburg has granted a final postponement until 18 September for the alleged hit mastermind Victor Majola in the murder trial of Warrick “DJ Warras” Stock. His lawyer, Piet Du Plessis, told the court that his firm has not been fully funded to continue representing Majola. He said Legal Aid South […]
# The Western Cape government says 82-percent of its livestock herd has been vaccinated against foot-and-mouth disease. Nearly 480-thousand vaccine doses have been administered to commercial and subsistence livestock across all districts. The response is aimed at protecting farmers, jobs, food security and the province’s agricultural economy. MEC for Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism, Ivan […]
# The City of Cape Town says its water supply remains stable, but the risk of restrictions has increased due to rising demand and uncertain rainfall. Dam levels were around 76-percent in early July after good rains, but forecasts suggest below-average rainfall ahead. Mayoral committee member for Water and Sanitation, Zahid Badroodien, says the city […]
