# Die Stad Tshwane het amptelik sy opknappingswerk aan die Kentron-substasie in Centurion voltooi. Die projek vorm deel van die metro se kapitaaluitgawes en is ‘n vlagskip-ingryping binne die stad se elektrisiteits-bestendigings-plan. Die burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Nutsdienste, Frans Boshielo, sê die substasie het jare lank geworstel met beduidende bedryfs-uitdagings weens brandskade en toerustingfoute:
# Ten illegal transformers have been dismantled during a major law enforcement operation in Kya Sands, Randburg, in Gauteng, targeting electricity theft and illegal connections. City Power and police conducted the raid in the Msawawa informal settlement, where a suspected syndicate allegedly built an illicit network using stolen infrastructure from City Power and Eskom. Residents […]
# SECTION27 sal namens ‘n ouer van drie leerders die Hooggeregshof in Johannesburg nader om te vra dat kinders wat weens uitstaande skoolgeld by ‘n privaat skool geweier is, weer toegelaat mag word. Die twee Graad 12-leerders en ‘n Graad 4-leerder is gederegistreer van die Onafhanklike Eksamenraad se eksamens en klasse. ‘n Regsassistent, Kholofelo Mphahlele, […]
# Die vakbondfederasie COSATU verwelkom die bekendstelling van Eskom Green. Die toegewyde hernubare energie-bedryfseenheid is ontwerp om die ontwikkeling van grootskaalse hernubare energieprojekte te versnel. COSATU se woordvoerder, Matthew Parks, sê die organisasie bly egter sterk gekant teen enige ontbondeling van Eskom, aangesien dit sy vermoë kan bedreig om energiesekerheid te verskaf. Hy sê Eskom […]
# ActionSA in Gauteng says the Ekurhuleni Government of Local Unity will table its budget for a third time tomorrow after two failed attempts to secure approval. ActionSA has again rejected the proposal, calling it a recycled budget that ignores the cost of living crisis and over-relies on contracted services. The party’s Xolani Khumalo criticised […]
# Northern Ireland’s government has condemned anti-immigration protests that erupted into violence overnight following the arrest of a Sudanese man over an alleged knife attack in Belfast. Homes and vehicles were set alight, while about 100 masked men kicked in doors and broke windows, demanding that foreigners leave. The 30-year-old suspect has been charged with […]
# The City of Tshwane has officially completed the upgrades of the Kentron Substation in Centurion. This project forms part of the metro’s capital expenditure and is a flagship intervention within the City’s Electricity Stabilisation Plan. Mayoral committee member for Utility Services, Frans Boshielo says for many years, the Kentron Substation faced significant operational challenges following fire […]
# SECTION27, on behalf of a parent of three learners, will approach the High Court in Johannesburg, seeking the re-enrollment of children who were excluded from a private school due to outstanding fees. The two Grade 12 learners and a Grade 4 learner were deregistered from the Independent Examinations Board’s exams and classes. Paralegal Kholofelo […]
# Union federation COSATU has welcomed the launch of Eskom Green. The dedicated renewable energy business is designed to accelerate the development of utility-scale renewable energy projects. Spokesperson Matthew Parks says COSATU however remains deeply opposed to any unbundling of Eskom as this threatens its ability to provide energy security. He says Eskom’s entry into […]
