# City Power sê hy maak goeie vordering om elektrisiteit te herstel na gebiede wat deur die brand by die Fordsburg-substasie geraak word. ʼn Ondergrondse brand in tonnels met hoë-spanning-kragkabels het veroorsaak dat die substasie Sondagaand gesluit is. Die verlies aan krag het ook watervoorsiening beïnvloed. City Power se woordvoerder, Isaac Mangena, sê elektrisiteit na […]
# Die Vryheidsfront Plus sê Suid-Afrika kan nie sy handelsmarkte, beleggings en ekonomiese groei volhoubaar herstel as plaaslike regering nie eers herstel word nie. Die party sê wanbestuur, wateronderbrekings, vervalle paaie en swak vullis-bestuur is van die kwessies wat munisipaliteite raak. Woordvoerder Jaco Mulder sê hulle moet terugkeer na die basiese beginsels van bevoegde bestuur, […]
# Rwanda se president, Paul Kagame, verwerp die bewering dat sy land verantwoordelik is vir die huidige konflik in die ooste van die Demokratiese Republiek die Kongo, en sê dis faksies in die DRK. Sy opmerkings volg ná herhaalde pogings, insluitend die Amerikaanse vredesooreenkoms, om die konflik te beëindig. Kagame sê sy land sal by […]
# Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Dean Macpherson says South Africa is stepping up the pace of infrastructure delivery, with 81 Strategic Integrated Projects comprising 263 individual projects. The projects’ estimated combined value is 1.9-trillion-rand. The minister says over the past 18 months, 37 projects, worth approximately 69-billion-rand, have been completed, while a further 82 […]
# City Power says it has made significant progress in restoring electricity to areas affected by the Fordsburg substation fire. An underground fire in tunnels containing high-voltage power cables led to the shutdown of the substation on Sunday evening, disrupting electricity supply. This loss of power also affected water supply. City Power spokesperson, Isaac Mangena, says […]
# The Freedom Front Plus says South Africa cannot sustainably restore its trade markets, investments and economic growth if the country’s local government is not restored first. The party has cited municipal mismanagement, water outages, crumbling roads and poor waste management as some of the issues affecting local government. FF Plus’s Jaco Mulder says municipalities should […]
# Cricket: South Africa will be without all-rounder Jason Smith for the T20 Tri Series against Zimbabwe and Namibia in Windhoek due to injury. The 31-year-old has suffered an adductor muscle strain. Bjorn Fortuin will captain the squad for the tri-series, which will run from August 28 to September 6. Smith will undergo further assessments to […]
# Rwandan president Paul Kagame has rejected the narrative that his country is responsible for the current conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, blaming factions within the DRC instead. His remarks come against the backdrop of successive attempts to negotiate an end to the conflict, including the US peace agreement. Kagame says […]
# Die Taakspan vir Politieke Moorde in Gauteng het nog twee verdagtes in hegtenis geneem vir bedrog, diefstal en peuter met noodsaaklike infrastruktuur by die Emfuleni Plaaslike Munisipaliteit. Die twee is in Vanderbijlpark gearresteer en is verbonde aan die Inkomste- en Elektriese Departemente. Nasionale Polisiewoordvoerder, Athlenda Mathe, sê dit bring die aantal verdagtes wat in […]
