1 minute Motorists will have to dig deeper from Wednesday as the price of petrol and diesel are anticipated to rise substantially. The data from the Central Energy Fund points to a petrol price increase of between 75 cents and 81 cents per litre. This is while diesel prices are expected to jump by around 89…
Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister, Gwede Mantashe at the Investing in Africa Mining Indaba in Cape Town on February 3, 2025. 1 minute Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister, Gwede Mantashe is representing President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Investing in Africa Mining Indaba under way in Cape Town on Monday. The Presidency says this follows a…
File image: Post Office worker assists customer. 1 minute Parliament’s portfolio committee on communications and digital technologies has called for the dismissal of the business rescue practitioners overseeing the South African Post Office (SAPO) business rescue. The committee is frustrated that the practitioner has not developed a viable plan to restore the struggling entity’s financial…
File image: US flag with the Statue of Liberty in the background. 1 minute The South Africa Chamber of Commerce in the United States (SACCUSA) has expressed deep concern over the possible impact on SA businesses after United States President Donald Trump threatened to cut America’s funding to the country. Trump posted to his Truth…
Canola plants blossom in a field beneath electricity pylons 1 minute Power utility Eskom has suspended loadshedding as of 6am Sunday morning. #PowerUpdate Sunday, 02 February 2025: Due to the sufficient replenishment of emergency reserves, loadshedding was suspended today at 6:00 in the morning. Eskom will provide updates if any significant changes occur. — Eskom…
Cape Town at night 2 minutes The City of Cape Town has activated a protection plan against loadshedding following the news of its return. Eskom announced the implementation of Stage 3 loadshedding this weekend after about 10 months of non-interrupted power supply countrywide. Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says they will continue building energy security through independent…
A truck travels to a depth of 516 metres below the surface to collect ore at the Chibuluma copper mine in the Zambian copperbelt region. 2 minutes Africa’s biggest copper producers, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia, are working on deals to gain exposure to metal trading as a demand surge linked to artificial…
Graphic showing the fuel price going up 1 minute Motorists are heading for a hefty fuel price increase in February. Preliminary data shows that the price of petrol will go up by between 84 and 90 cents per litre, depending on the grid. Researcher and political analyst Dr Dale McKinley says the reason the world…
A carcass of a dead cow following a prolonged drought. 1 minute The Department of Agriculture in Northern Cape says it has been providing relief to the farmers who have been affected by drought. Lack of adequate rain and veld fires are some of the factors worsening the situation. Emerging farmers in the Kalahari in…
Gauteng Finance MEC Lebogang Maile checks the expiry date of a product during an inspection. 2 minutes Gauteng Finance MEC, Lebogang Maile, says the non-compliance of spaza shops in the province remains a major concern. He addressed the media in Sandton earlier on the progress of spaza shop registrations. The high level of non-compliance has…
