# South Africa has experienced 105 consecutive days without load-shedding with the Energy Availability Factor ranging between 64-percent and 75-percent. Eskom spokesperson Daphne Mokoena says this milestone builds on 352 load-shedding-free days in 2025. The utility attributes this to sustained improvements in its generation fleet, lower unplanned outages, and stable grid performance. She emphasised that […]
# Suid-Afrika het vir 105 agtereenvolgende dae nie beurtkrag gehad nie, met die Energie Beskikbaarheidsfaktor wat tussen 64-persent en 75-persent wissel. Eskom-woordvoerder Daphne Mokoena sê hierdie mylpaal bou voort op 352 beurtkragvrye dae in 2025. Die nutsmaatskappy skryf dit toe aan volgehoue verbeterings in sy opwekkingsnetwerk, laer onbeplande onderbrekings en bestendige netwerkprestasie. Sy beklemtoon Eskom […]
# Tax Justice SA has urged the government to declare illicit trade a national emergency after a new African Union report revealed South Africa loses over 250-million-rand daily to criminal syndicates. Illicit cigarettes cost 28-billion-rand annually, while illegal alcohol drains 16.5-billion-rand. Founder Yusuf Abramjee warned the crisis robs citizens of schools, hospitals, and homes, blaming […]
# Motorists are set for some relief as the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy prepares to announce September fuel price adjustments next week. Preliminary data from the Central Energy Fund points to a four-cent drop for 95-grade petrol and a 12-cent decrease for 93-grade. Diesel is expected to fall by 55-cents a litre, while […]
# The South African Post Office has suspended all outbound parcel services to the United States with immediate effect. This follows new US regulations removing the 14-thousand-rand duty-free allowance. Parcels at the Germiston international mail centre that don’t comply will be returned to senders. The suspension will remain until a new parcel management system is […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Poskantoor het die uitgaande pakketdiens na die Verenigde State met onmiddellike ingang opgeskort. Dit volg na nuwe Amerikaanse regulasies wat die belastingvrye toelaag van 14-duisend-rand staak. Pakkies by die Germiston internasionale possentrum wat nie hieraan voldoen nie, sal aan die senders terugbesorg word. Die opskorting sal voortduur totdat ‘n nuwe bestuurstelsel in […]
# The South African Local Government Association has expressed concern over the NERSA-Eskom settlement, which will see electricity tariffs rise by 8.76-percent in 2026/27 and 8.83-percent in 2027/28, costing consumers an additional 54-billion-rand. SALGA warns these increases deepen household poverty, strain municipal finances, and risk service delivery. In a statement, Salga President Bheke Stofile called […]
# Motoriste kan volgende week verligting verwag met die Departement van Minerale Bronne en Energie se aankondiging van brandstofprysaanpassings vir September. Voorlopige data van die Sentrale Energiefonds dui op ‘n daling van vier-sent vir 95-graad petrol en ‘n afname van 12-sent vir 93-graad. Diesel sal na verwagting met 55-sent per liter daal, terwyl paraffien met […]
# Die DA betreur die afsterwe van Neil de Beer, president van die United Independent Movement. DA-leier John Steenhuisen het De Beer beskryf as ‘n kragtige stem vir verandering wat met sy vreeslose, kompromielose styl baie uitgedaag het terwyl hy talle ander verteenwoordig het. Hy sê De Beer sal onthou word vir sy rol in […]
