# Eskom vra die publiek om onwettige kragaansluitings en elektrisiteitsdiefstal teen te staan. Woordvoerder Daphne Mokwena sê hierdie bedrywighede skaad kraglewering en bedreig openbare veiligheid. Sy sê elektrisiteit moet slegs van Eskom-goedgekeurde voorsieners gekoop word, en kliënte word aangemoedig om hulle kragverbruik te reguleer. Mokwena sê dit is noodsaaklik om veilige, betroubare en regverdige toegang […]
# Presidential protection services head Wally Rhoode has been cleared of misconduct in a police disciplinary hearing. He was accused of improperly running an unofficial probe into the 2020 Phala Phala farm theft, where ten-million-rand was stolen from president Cyril Ramaphosa’s game farm in Limpopo. Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka had found he acted improperly, but […]
# Higher Education and Training minister Buti Manamela says the National Student Financial Aid Scheme applications for next year’s academic year will open tomorrow with a new simplified digital system. Manamela told the media the platform is designed to expedite approvals and minimise errors, making it easier for students to apply online. He added the […]
# The Public Protector will probe embattled Road Accident Fund CEO Collins Letsoalo over allegations he spent over ten-million-rand of public funds on security over three-years. Allegations also include a four-million-rand armoured BMW X5 and employing nine bodyguards. A whistleblower claims some guards protect his wife and children. This makes him the most protected State […]
# Former president Thabo Mbeki has urged South Africa to pursue constructive dialogue with the United States to avert a trade war, while safeguarding national sovereignty. Speaking on economic challenges at UNISA, Mbeki cautioned against confrontation after Washington DC’s imposed 30-percent tariffs on key exports. Mbeki endorsed government efforts, stressing diplomacy and trade diversification with […]
# The Minister of Higher Education and Training Buti Manamela says the post-school education system is ready for a smooth start to next year’s academic year. Briefing the media on the readiness for the 2026 academic year, Manamela said universities, TVET colleges, and community colleges will open on schedule, accommodating more than 900-thousand students nationwide. […]
# Die direkteur van die Globale Omgewingsregsentrum, Angela van der Berg, sê ‘n mylpaal-uitspraak deur die Internasionale Geregshof kan Suid-Afrikaanse gemeenskappe se regsgeding teen Shell se beplande aflandige boorplanne versterk. Van der Berg het in haar artikel in The Maritime Executive benadruk die uitspraak verplig state om fossielbrandstowwe uit te faseer, klimaatskade te voorkom en […]
# ActionSA sê die minister van Verdediging, Angie Motshekga, en haar adjunkte het ‘n verbysterende 20-miljoen-rand aan reise vermors sedert sy die amp begin beklee het. Hulle het na bestemmings soos Viëtnam, Kuba, Maleisië, Japan en Turkye gereis sonder enige regverdiging of voordeel vir die koste verbonde. Lerato Ngobeni van ActionSA sê van die skokkendste […]
# The commissioner of the Financial Sector Conduct Authority, Unathi Kamlana, has urged leaders to prioritise ethics over profit. Speaking at Rhodes University’s 11th annual lecture for the Archbishop Thabo Makhoba Development Trust, Kamlana warned that chasing financial gain without integrity leads to systemic harm. Referring to scandals like Steinhoff, Kamlana stressed the cost of […]
