City Power in Johannesburg has announced that it will start converting all its non-vending prepaid residential customers to postpaid billing accounts as of 12 November 2025. The aim is to recover lost revenue. 2 318 prepaid customers have already been identified as non-vending. City Power also says it’s seeking to address meter tampering, illegal connections, and ensure…
DA leader John Steenhuisen speaking during an event. DA leader John Steenhuisen has hit back at former President Thabo Mbeki’s open letter, reiterating that the National Dialogue is a creature of the ANC that has been sprung upon the public with what he calls disingenuous claims that it is an inclusive process. An Open Letter…
The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues at the High Court in Pretoria. LIVE STREAM:
Walter Sisulu University (WSU) students walk into a building at Mthatha Campus to attend an event on diversity on May 24, 2025. 1 minute The Walter Sisulu University (WSU) students at the Nelson Mandela Drive campus have disrupted traffic on the N2 road in Mthatha, Eastern Cape, due to a protest. The students have barricaded…
Graphic depicting a shooting scene. Two teenagers have been killed in a shooting incident in Westbury, Johannesburg, on Tuesday. Four other teenagers are receiving medical attention for gunshot wounds. Police say preliminary reports suggest that the shooting was gang-related. The Provincial Anti-Gang Unit is on the scene together with SAPS Forensic Services. Gauteng police spokesperson,…
Gwede Mantashe is saying that coal is making a comeback Mantashe used the opportunity to play both sides of the energy table by outlining the country’s commitment to sustainable coal mining, highlighting the Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) project – a holy grail initiative aimed at reducing carbon emissions and prolonging the use of…
A worker shows the mouth of a cow at a cattle shop. As part of precautionary measures, the Eastern Cape government Agriculture Department, has restricted the movement of animals across the province for the next 30 days, except for slaughtering. This after one case of foot-and-mouth disease was confirmed in the Amahlathi Local Municipality. Agriculture…
Powerlines seen at sunset. The City of Tshwane has announced planned power outages in areas supplied by the Wapadrand Substation in Pretoria East. The interruptions are part of construction and upgrade work and will take place in two phases, from tomorrow to the 8th of January and again from the 27th to the 29th of…
1 minute South Africa is expected to face natural gas shortages from next year despite discoveries made between 2019 and 2020. This is according to the Petroleum Agency of South Africa (PASA), which provided an update during a panel discussion at the WITS Gas Symposium. PASA Acting CEO Dr Bongani Sayidini has confirmed that although…
Five killed in a road crash on the R518 Mokopane to Marken, Mosesetjane cross. Five people have been killed and seven others injured when a light delivery truck lost control and hit a bridge on the R518 Marken-Mosesetjane cross outside Mokopane in Limpopo. The injured have been taken to hospitals. The Transport Department says among…
