Solar panels 2 minutes The Independent Power Producers (IPP) Office says the Northern, Western and Eastern Cape are the only three provinces that have a combination of wind and solar energy to produce power. It says the three provinces have more collective wind energy than the rest of the country. The IPP Office gave Parliament’s…
Parliament Building in Cape Town. 2 minutes Parliament has confirmed that the salaries of the lowest paid workers of the institution will be increased over the next three years. The employees, who are set to benefit in the salary hike, include cleaners and those who are in the catering services. They were employed by service…
Job seekers wait beside a road for casual work 1 minute Statistics SA (StatsSA) is expected to release the third quarter employment statistics today with an expert saying they expect a slight decline. Unemployment increased in the second quarter to 33.5 % from 32.9 %. Young people remain the most impacted by high unemployment. Economist…
Volkswagen employee works on a production line for the Golf VIII and Tiguan cars. 1 minute Manufacturing production in South Africa declined by 0,8% on an annual basis in September for a second consecutive month. The data released by Stats SA showed that on a monthly basis, manufacturing production was flat in September compared with…
Volkswagen employee works on a production line for the Golf VIII and Tiguan cars. 1 minute Manufacturing production in South Africa has declined by 0,8% on an annual basis in September for a second consecutive month. The data released by Stats SA showed that on a monthly basis, manufacturing production was flat in September compared…
Eskom power station 1 minute Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has confirmed that debt owed to Eskom by municipalities nationally has grown to R90 billion. He was speaking at a media briefing on the City of Johannesburg’s R 6 billion debt. Ramokgopa says the debt issue needs to be addressed as this threatens the country’s economy…
Mintek CEO Dr. Molefi Motuku chairs the Critical Minerals Session during the company’s 90-year celebration at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg 2 minutes Mintek CEO Dr Molefi Motuku says the entity will soon release its study into the country’s mining sector. Mintek, or the Minerals Research and Development Institute of South Africa, is a…
Representation of cryptocurrency Bitcoin is seen in this illustration taken November 29, 2021. 4 minutes Asian stocks eased while the dollar held at four-month highs on Tuesday, though all the excitement was centered on bitcoin as it soared to a record peak underpinned by investor bets on assets that are likely to benefit from Donald Trump’s…
[FILE IMAGE]: Trucks in a traffic jam. 2 minutes The All Truck Drivers Forum and Allied South Africa (ATDF-ASA) has denied claims that its members participated in the truck driver’s nationwide strike on Monday. The organisation says it’s raised concerns over the hiring of foreign nationals in the freight and logistics industry, as well as…
Electricity Minister, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa and the Joburg Mayor Dada Morero briefing the media on City of Joburg’s electricity debt. 2 minutes Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa and Joburg Mayor Dada Morero say they have appointed a mediator to help resolve the City’s electricity debt to Eskom. City Power, Eskom, and the Minister of Electricity held a…
