Electricity Minister Dr. Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says a payment settlement has been reached between Johannesburg’s utility, City Power and Eskom in their debt dispute. City Power will now pay R3.2 billion of the debt it owes to Eskom over a period of four years. Ramokgopa says the power utility will be exempted from paying during winter…
The National Union of Mineworkers is hosting its 18th Elective Congress. The congress will debate challenges confronting workers in the mining sector, construction, energy and metal sectors. Livestream:
The Auditor-General of SA, as the chair of the SAI20 engagement group, is hosting a summit of supreme audit institutions of the G20 member countries. Livestream:
A map showing the Strait of Hormuz and Iran is seen behind a 3D printed oil pipeline in this illustration taken June 22, 2025. Oil prices touched a five-month high before paring gains on Monday as oil and gas transit continued on tankers from the Middle East after US airstrikes against Iran at the weekend….
Cooperative Governance Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa speaks at the 1998 White Paper on Local Government high-level dialogue in Midrand on 23 June 2025. Cooperative Governance Minister, Velenkosini Hlabisa, has highlighted the lack of a revenue base for collection as one of the factors contributing to the poor performance of some municipalities. This follows a report by…
Flight data shows airlines avoiding Middle East air space as Israel-Iran conflict rages Commercial airlines around the world on Monday were weighing how long to suspend Middle East flights after the US struck Iran. Singapore Airlines, one of the highest-profile in Asia, had called the situation “fluid” on Sunday as it cancelled flights from Singapore…
Workers walk past a retired coal-fired Komati Power Station, operated by Eskom near Komati village, in the Mpumalanga province in South Africa, May 9, 2024. Deputy Minister of Electricity and Energy, Samantha Graham-Maré, says energy generation to deal with load shedding is the government’s priority. Graham-Maré was speaking to SABC News on the sidelines of…
Person with SA rands Actions taken by the National Financial Ombud (NFO) saw more than R328-million paid to disgruntled consumers in the 2024 financial year for unfair practices. The NFO released its first Annual Report tracking complaints, financial issues and disputes from consumers about financial institutions. The entity is a merger of the ombudsman for…
Oil refinery Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe says the future of South Africa depends on the exploration and extraction of oil and gas, which will have a huge impact on the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Mantashe paid a visit to the Renergen Helium extraction project in Virginia in the Free State, to…
A copy of the South African compilation, 2017 edition. Advocate Douglas Shaw says the South African constitution, under democratic government, has failed to reform laws by major banks in the country. Shaw is part of a group leading the charge against the banks for snapping up repossessed homes and offloading them for bargain-bin prices. This…
