File image: Koeberg Nuclear Power Station in Cape Town. 1 minute Eskom has successfully synchronised Unit 2 of the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station in Cape Town to the national grid. This follows a maintenance programme which will increase the unit’s lifespan by 20 years. The power utility says in a statement that the unit will…
Home Affairs Building in Germiston. Calm has been restored at Pharoe Park low-cost rental units in Germiston, East of Johannesburg, following Tuesday’s protest action and evictions. During the operation, protestors torched the Home Affairs Building in Germiston. The Provincial Manager for Gauteng Home Affairs, Mamokubung Moroke, has confirmed that important documents, including smart ID cards…
EMPD vehicles. The South African Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) has slammed the City of Ekurhuleni for vetting over 3 000 Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) officers without necessary consultation. The vetting process, which began on Monday, comes after witnesses that have testified before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry made allegations of corruption in the EMPD….
Eskom’s CEO, Dan Marokane. 1 minute Eskom’s top brass says they are confident that the festive season and even next winter will be without any load shedding. The utility’s top management and board members briefed Parliament’s Electricity and Energy Committee on its performance and its finances for the 2024/25 financial year. According to Eskom management,…
The LIA awarded its first batch of winners and finalists with South Africa’s Promise awarded a Gold and Saatchi & Saatchi ME, Dubai a Bronze (Image supplied) Promise was awarded the Gold in the Experiential Use of Music & Sound section for its work for brand AfriSam for the The Vluit Project Saatchi & Saatchi…
ArcelorMittal plant is seen in Vanderbijlpark, an industrial city south of Johannesburg, South Africa. 2 minutes Arcelor Mittal South Africa has delayed the closure of its long-steel plant operations by a month pending talks with the government to try to save the business, it said on Thursday. The company had planned to start winding down…
Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion minister Mthuli Ncube (right) and EU Ambassador to Zimbabwe Jobst von Kirchmann pose for a photo during the signing on ceremony of the financing agreements for the 2024 annual action plans between the Government of Zimbabwe and European Union in Harare FINANCE, Economic Development and Investment Promotion minister Mthuli…
US soldiers welcome President Cyril Ramaphosa 1 minute Presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya says President Cyril Ramaphosa and his US counterpart Donald Trump will discuss a myriad of issues when they meet on Wednesday. President Ramaphosa has arrived in the United States of America for the most important meeting with President Trump. Magwenya says on the…
[FILE IMAGE]: uMkhonto weSizwe Party member of Parliament, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla. The Durban High Court has heard that there were more than 160 WhatsApp groups created with the intention to cause public disruption during the 2021 July unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng. This is according to evidence led by the State’s first witness, the Hawks’ Major-General,…
File: Proteas Captain Temba Bavuma captured during a match. The South African men’s cricket team faces its toughest challenge since being crowned ICC World Test Champions earlier this year. The Proteas enter phase two of the defence of their title with a two-match series in India. It’s part of a three-format tour, and the first…
