# The City of Tshwane says the Themba Water Treatment Plant remains shut after a sewer spill contaminated the Apies River, which feeds into the Leeukraal Dam. The plant was closed last Friday as a safety measure, and operations will only resume once the water quality is safe. The city’s Lindela Mashigo says roaming water […]
# Rugby: France had been boosted by the inclusion of five Top 14 stars to their squad ahead of their three-Test away series against the All Blacks. Head-coach Fabian Galthie has selected centre Pierre-Louis Barrassi and lock Joshua Brennan from the Top 14 champions Toulouse, as well as flankers Pierre Bochaton and Bastien Vergnes-Tailler, and […]
# Suid-Afrikaners word aangemoedig om gesonde spaargewoontes toe te pas tydens Nasionale Spaarmaand. Kenners sê meer spaargeld bevorder beleggings en sal die ekonomie laat groei. Hoë werkloosheid en stygende lewenskoste maak dit egter vir talle mense moeilik om te kan spaar. Mense word aangemoedig om te begroot, skuld te verminder en bykomende werk of aftree-annuïteite […]
# Die DA in Gauteng het sy ‘Het Jy Geweet?’-begrotingsveldtog van stapel gestuur om inwoners voor dié maand se begrotingstoewysing in te lig hoe hulle belasting bestee word. Die party sê sy veldtog sal finansiële wanbestuur onder premier Panyaza Lesufi blootstel, insluitend betalings aan e-tol-skuld, munisipale reddingsboeie en begrotingstekorte. Die skadu-LUR vir Finansies, Ruhan Robinson, […]
# Nedbank is urging customers to protect their banking information as criminals use increasingly sophisticated methods to commit fraud. The bank says card details and online banking credentials are prime targets. Tactics like impersonation fraud, where scammers pose as SARS officials or SAPS are on the rise. Customers are warned not to share usernames, passwords, […]
# The City of Tshwane has welcomed the arrest of three municipal workers linked to the attempted theft and vandalism of a seven-million-rand transformers at the Claudius Substation in Laudium last year. The City’s spokesperson, Lindela Mashigo, says the incident severely compromised the city’s power infrastructure. He commended SAPS for swift action, stressing that such […]
# City Power sê met die nuwe elektrisiteitstariewe wat vandag in werking tree, sal die gemiddelde verhoging 11,66-persent wees op die Residensiële Vooruitbetaalde Hoë-tarief. Dit is hoofsaaklik as gevolg van verhogings in energiekoste. Die vaste maandelikse koste, ‘n 70-rand diensfooi en 130-rand netwerk-kapasiteitsprys by onveranderd. City Power se woordvoerder, Isaac Mangena, sê ‘n kliënt wat […]
# Die Stad Kaapstad het bykomende wetstoepassingsbronne herontplooi ter ondersteuning van SAPD-operasies wat gemik is op bekende bende- en afpersingsbrandpunte. Beamptes verbonde aan die Wetstoepassingsbevorderingsplan het Saterdag ‘n bestuurder en passasier in Gugulethu in hegtenis geneem vir die besit van ‘n gelaaide aanvalsgeweer. Die burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Veiligheid en Sekerheid, JP Smith, sê die ontdekking het […]
# The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has raised concerns over South Africa’s ten-percent tariff hike on imported solar equipment, warning it could slow renewable energy development. The organisation states that the move may raise project costs, deter investment, and create uncertainty among investors. While aimed at supporting local manufacturing, OECD says the tariff […]
