Matla Power Station in Mpumalanga. 1 minute Eskom has managed to save approximately R16 billion this year from reduction in diesel usage. Last year, the power utility spent about R30 billion burning diesel using open gas turbines. This was during efforts to keep the lights on when there was heavy load shedding. Electricity Minister Kgosientsho…
Inspection of shops for compliance 2 minutes Gauteng Finance and Economic Development MEC Lebogang Maile says it’s time for government to target bigger food outlets for compliance, not just spaza shops. Maile led a food safety blitz targeting various spaza shops and food outlets in Soweto on Monday. The aim of the blitz was to…
Honda and Nissan executives brief the media on the merger 4 minutes Honda and Nissan are in talks to merge by 2026, they said on Monday, a historic pivot for Japan’s auto industry that underlines the threat Chinese EV makers now pose to the world’s long-dominant legacy car makers. The tie-up would create the world’s third-largest…
Person holds SA money 2 minutes Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Trade, Industry and Competition hopes to have several engagements with the banking sector to find solutions on how best to support consumers. This, after the committee indicated earlier this month that banks have been called to appear before them in order to explain their credit…
File Image: A shopper looks at grocery items in Johannesburg, South Africa, June 17, 2020. 1 minute Deputy President Paul Mashatile says that government remains committed to bringing the cost of living under control. His comments come amidst the country’s high unemployment rate and low economic growth. In addition, the consumer price inflation (CPI) has…
Newspapers stacked 1 minute Members of the public have expressed mixed views about City Press completing the move to the digital space. This after four decades of being a Sunday newspaper in the country. Management says the move to digital is not just a response to global trends but also a strategic decision to meet…
File image: Nandoni Dam in Thohoyandou. 2 minutes Residents of Tswinga and Tshitomboni outside Thohoyandou in Limpopo say they are shocked after discovering thousands of dead fish floating in the Nandoni dam. Some residents sell fish for a living. Provincial authorities say they have collected samples for analysis. Community leader, Philip Munyai says they are…
Folded newspaper on a table 1 minute After four decades of being a regular Sunday newspaper in the country, City Press is fully moving to the online platform and doing away with a print version. According to the company, they have decided to end the print version of the paper to embrace the digital future…
A worker looks at apples at Remhoogte farm in Ceres, South Africa on January 17, 2023. 1 minute International Relations Minister, Ronald Lamola has welcomed Botswana’s gradual lifting of its ban on vegetable imports from South Africa. His statement comes after an interaction with his southern African counterpart Dr. Phenyo Butale. Botswana imports approximately 15%…
File image: US dollars. 4 minutes Wall Street surged on Friday and the dollar softened as cooler-than-expected inflation data helped investors look past the possibility of a government shutdown and fresh tariff threats from US President-elect Donald Trump. All three major US stock indexes jumped more than 1%, gold surged and benchmark US Treasury yields…
