Eskom electricity infrastructure. AfriForum has welcomed the decision of the High Court in rejecting Eskom and National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) attempt to reach a R54 billion settlement behind closed doors in the power supplier’s tariff dispute. This comes after attempts to correct the error in Eskom’s allowable revenue determination without the proposed…
Suliman Carrim appearing before the Madlanga Commission, 6 February 2026. There’s been a heated exchange between Chairperson of the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga and North West businessman Suliman Carrim’s legal team. This was after Carrim’s legal team suggested that Justice Madlanga had prejudged the application that it was bringing forward. The lawyers…
Kabeljous River Mouth. 1 minute The National Sea Rescue Institute, (NSRI) has retrieved the body of a 19-year-old male who drowned at Kabeljous River Mouth in Jeffreys Bay yesterday. It is alleged that he and another youth were wading in the surf during an incoming tide when they were caught in a rip current and swept…
The accused Bellarmine Mugabe and Tobias Matonhodze appear at the Alexandra Magistrates’ Court. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says Bellarmine Mugabe (28) and his co-accused Tobias Matonhodze (33) face two additional charges. The pair briefly appeared in the Alexandra Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, and their case was postponed to Thursday (March 5). [TODAY] The bail…
Minister of Electricity, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa The Minister of Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says steady progress is being made in reforming the country’s electricity sector. Speaking outside the Cape Town City Hall, hours before President Cyril Ramaphosa is scheduled to deliver the State of the Nation Address, the Minister says the transformation process is gaining momentum, citing…
South Africa’s ambassador Ebrahim Rasool 1 minute Diplomacy expert Dr Oscar van Heerden has attributed the growing tensions between South Africa and the United States to a small group of disgruntled white males with links to South Africa. This is after South Africa’s ambassador to the US Ebrahim Rasool, was unceremoniously booted from the US…
File: Robert Mugabe’s son being taken in for questioning. The son of the late former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and another suspect are expected to appear in the Alexandra Magistrates Court on Monday morning. Bellarmine “Chatunga” Mugabe and another man were arrested following the shooting of a 23-year-old gardener at Mugabe’s Hyde Park home, north…
OUTA’s Wayne Duvenage The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has called for the implementation of conflict of interest audits across government departments. This comes amid the arrest of the head of Crime Intelligence Dumisani Khumalo and other senior officials. Khumalo and his co-accused are facing charges of fraud and corruption relating to the appointment of…
R34 between Hoopstad and Wesselsbron flooded after heavy rains. Heavy rains have caused flooding on the R34 between Hoopstad and Wesselsbron, near Mizpah farm. Free State Emergency Medical Services Spokesperson, Sipho Towa, has urged road users to exercise extreme caution and take extra precautions when traveling through the area. Motorists are also advised to reduce…
Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X Elon Musk is seeking up to $134 billion from OpenAI and Microsoft, arguing he deserves the “wrongful gains” that they received from his early support of the artificial-intelligence startup, according to a court filing on Friday. OpenAI gained between $65.5 billion and…
