File image: Eskom technicians repairing a blown transformer. 1 minute Eskom technicians are attending to a tripped transformer that has disrupted the power supply to 15 mines in Carletonville, Fochville and Potchefstroom. The power supply cut-off has also affected residential areas. The Power utility says its staff is working to restore the power. Eskom Gauteng…
MK Party leader Jacob Zuma. 1 minute The Jacob Zuma Foundation says that former ANC President Jacob Zuma will consult with his legal team over his expulsion from the ANC. On Friday, the ANC upheld Zuma’s expulsion after he appealed the decision from the party’s National Disciplinary Committee of Appeal. Zuma was expelled earlier this…
An abandoned mine shaft 1 minute A community-led rescue effort to help retrieve thousands of suspected trapped illegal miners underground in Stilfontein in the North West is expected to continue today. Last week, more than 1 000 illegal miners emerged from an abandoned mine shaft in Orkney, after being without water and food. Community leader…
President Cyril Ramaphosa at the handover ceremony at the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Federative Republic of Brazil. 2 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa’s Presidency of the G20 also presents opportunities for small businesses and co-operatives. He says the rate of entrepreneurship in the country remains low by continental standards. I…
uMkhonto weSizwe Party members during a rally. Mary Phadi is no longer the leader of the uMkhonto weSizwe Party in Mpumalanga. The party has successfully challenged her reinstatement as the convenor and leader of the party in the province. Phadi was expelled in October last year for alleged violation of the party’s constitution and misappropriation…
Smoke rising from an Eskom power station 1 minute Deputy Director- General (DDG) of the Department of Mineral Resources and Petroleum Ntokozo Nzimande says government is working on plans to reduce carbon emissions from coal-generated power stations. The Department has classified coal as one of the critical minerals in South Africa for ensuring energy security….
Source: © 123rf 123rf Internal communications is a largely under-represented function in businesses, yet arguably one of the most influential and critical for healthy, sustainable growth – not to mention, happiness at work According to McKinsey, productivity increases by 20-25% when employees feel connected within an organisation. Most of the key drivers of growth (collaboration,…
Ministerial stakeholder meeting. The community of Westbury in Johannesburg has expressed frustration and anger after not being invited to a ministerial stakeholder engagement this morning. The meeting is being attended by top police brass, including National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola and his Gauteng counterpart Tommy Mthombeni. The engagement which will also be held in…
A view inside the High Court in Bloemfontein during the asbestos trial within a trial on 21 May 2025. 1 minute The trial within a trial in the asbestos roof matter continues on Thursday at the High Court in Bloemfontein. Accused number 17 Moroadi Cholota‘s legal representative, Loyiso Makapela, yesterday grilled the second state witness…
Trucks deliver containers to be loaded onto a ship at the port in Durban, South Africa, January 31, 2024. REUTERS/Rogan Ward/File Photo The impact of trade wars He said global trade was becoming increasingly complicated as the U.S. and China imposed tariffs on each other, while Europe has added carbon import taxes. “There’s almost an…
