An Eskom Open-Cycle Gas Turbine generator 2 minutes As the winter season deepens, Eskom has promised to reduce its reliance on diesel-fueled open cycle gas turbines (OCGTs). According to a statement from 6 June, Eskom has spent R3.76 billion since 1 April 2025, to generate 631.52 GWh of electrical energy. “This is higher than the…
Former Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste. Analysts say the recent settlement of the Steinhoff matter is a crucial step closer to remediation for the beleaguered company. This comes as the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has officially “put the Steinhoff matter to bed” through a comprehensive settlement amounting to R6.3 billion, including interest. The settlement follows…
Prof. Sibusiso Bengu at government’s renaming of the Historically Disadvantaged Institutions Development Grant to the Sibusiso Bengu Development Programme in July 22, 2022. 2 minutes The family of the late first Education Minister in democratic South Africa, Prof. Sibusiso Bengu, has described him as a person who gave wise counsel. He died at his home…
1 minute Executive Mayor of Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality in the North West, Khumalo Molefe has admitted that the municipality has failed the residents of the area. This follows a protest over water challenges. Tensions are running high in areas around Zeerust. This as residents vow to continue blocking the N4 highway linking South…
1 minute Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Trade, Industry and Competition says the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) is on the verge of collapse. Among the problems it highlighted was the agency’s inability to carry out basic functions such as product testing. The Committee visited the agency’s headquarters in Pretoria on Monday. Committee member Toby…
Anti rape poster at a protest. 2 minutes Non-Profit Organisation, advocating for children’s rights, Khula Development Project has welcomed the DNA testing of one of the persons of interest, in the alleged rape case of a seven-year-old girl from the independent school in Matatiele. Police Minister, Senzo Mchunu, made the announcement on Saturday. The case…
ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula. 1 minute ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula says he will soon inform the Gauteng and Kwa Zulu-Natal Provincial Executive Committees of the decision to reconfigure them. The ANC has decided to reconfigure the two provincial leaderships within the framework of the party’s constitution. Mbalula says this means that some NEC…
President Cyril Ramaphosa walks past G20 member flags 1 minute As South Africa gears up to host the upcoming G20 foreign ministers meeting later this week, International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola says that the meeting is an opportunity for the global community, especially foreign ministers to engage on issues relating to current geo-politics….
Police forensics at the scene of the shootout Police say four suspects have died after a shootout with police at Riverlea, south of Johannesburg. SAPS says in a statement that a crime intelligence-driven operation was conducted on Sunday after a business robbery in the Johannesburg CBD. #sapsGP A crime intelligence-driven operation was conducted on Sunday,…
1 minute Deputy President Shipokosa Paulus Mashatile answers field questions for oral reply in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP), Parliament, Cape Town. LIVE STREAM:
