# Eskom sê die kragstelsel bly bestendig met voldoende kapasiteit om voorsiening te maak vir die langnaweek-aanvraag. Deurlopende beplande instandhouding duur voort teen 15,41-persent-opwekkingskapasiteit, wat ‘n 3,8-persent toename is in vergelyking met dieselfde tydperk verlede jaar. Eskom se woordvoerder, Daphne Mokwena, sê ‘n alghehele drie-duisend-948 megawatt sal Dinsdag voor die aandspitstyd weer in diens gestel […]
# Die KwaZulu-Natalse Vervoerdepartement het ‘n beduidende afname in padongelukke aangeteken op die N2 naby Ashburton ná die bekendstelling van die anti-misdaadtegnologie, Ummemezi Wezimoto. Die departement se woordvoerder, Ndabezinhle Sibiya, sê ongelukke het vanjaar gedaal tot minder as vier vanaf 13 in 2024, en geen sterftes is aangeteken nie. Hy bevestig ook meer as ses-duisend-800 […]
# The Mthatha High Court has halted evictions from student residences at Walter Sisulu University. This comes after campus management instructed students to vacate the premises by 4pm yesterday afternoon. The eviction order comes in the wake of violent student protests that broke out on Tuesday morning, leading to the death of a male student. […]
# Rugby: Former Springbok player, Gys Pitzer, has passed away at the age of 85, after being in hospital for the past few weeks. He represented Northern Transvaal and South Africa, playing 12 Test matches and featuring in the victorious 1968 series against the British and Irish Lions. His rugby career was cut short by […]
# Eskom says the power system remains stable with sufficient capacity to meet the long weekend’s demand. Ongoing planned maintenance continues at 15.41-percent of generation capacity, marking a 3.8-percent increase compared to the same period last year. Eskom’s spokesperson, Daphne Mokwena, says a total of three-thousand-948-megawatts will be returned to service before the evening peak on […]
# KwaZulu-Natal Transport Department has reported a major drop in road crashes on the N2 near Ashburton following the launch of a new anti-crime software Ummemezi Wezimoto. According to the department’s spokesperson, Ndabezinhle Sibiya, crashes dropped from 13 in 2024 to fewer than four this year, with zero fatalities. He confirmed that over six-thousand-800 cars […]
# Suid-Afrika en Nigerië het ‘n strategiese samewerkingsooreenkoms onderteken oor mynbou-ontwikkeling. Die ooreenkoms tussen die minister van Minerale Hulpbronne, Gwede Mantashe, en sy Nigeriese eweknie, Dele Alake, wil industrialisasie, werkskepping en ekonomiese groei bevorder. Hulle sal onder meer fokus op opleiding in geowetenskappe, die ontginning van minerale, datadeling en verwerking vir waardetoevoeg. Die ooreenkoms onder […]
# South Africa and Nigeria have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding to deepen cooperation in mining development. The agreement, signed by Minister of Mineral Resources Gwede Mantashe and his Nigerian’s Solid Minerals minister, Dele Alake focuses on boosting industrialisation, job creation, and economic growth. Key areas include geoscience training, mineral exploration, data sharing, and […]
# The head of the International Monetary Fund says the global economy is likely to avoid a recession despite the hit to growth from US President Donald Trump’s tariff rollout. The stop-start US tariff plans have fueled levels of market volatility unseen since the Covid-19 pandemic, and most economists expect the imposition of new import […]
