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Didiza: SA won't run out of sugar due to KZN flood damage
29 days ago
Agriculture Minister Thoko Didiza said that a committee had been set up in KwaZulu-Natal to look at immediate interventions for farmers after the floods.
Eskom reduces load shedding to Stage 2 from 10pm tonight
30 days ago
Eskom said a generation unit each at the Majuba, Matimba and the Arnot power stations had returned to service since Wednesday night.
Fixing KZN’s flood-wrecked roads will cost billions, says Mbalula
30 days ago
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula said that the department had given the National Roads Agency the mandate to be the implementation agency.
Two new Omicron subvariants in SA but no need to panic, says WC Health Dept
37 days ago
According to Western Cape Head of Health, Dr Keith Cloete, genomic data and PCR test data suggest that these new sublineages may be causing an increasing share of reported cases in the country, particularly in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal.
Worst-case scenario is a 100 days of load shedding in winter, warns Eskom
39 days ago
This comes as the utility battles significant unplanned outages and inclement weather.
Counting the costs of Cape Town's taxi strike
54 days ago
Damage to buses, other vehicles, and infrastructure will take time to replace or repair.
SA urged to brace for hefty fuel price hikes
65 days ago
The Automobile Association (AA) is predicting that the price of 95 octane could increase by R2.25 a litre, and diesel between R2.51 and R3.08 a litre.
South Africans warned to brace for knock-on effects of rising fuel costs
74 days ago
The ongoing war in Ukraine has driven up oil prices and there are fears that it could get worse, with oil stocks not meeting demand.
Chris Hani’s killer Janusz Waluś takes another shot at parole
88 days ago
The Polish immigrant is serving a life sentence for killing the SACP leader outside his Boksburg home in 1993.
A year after Nyanga sinkhole tragedy, families waiting on promised relocation
89 days ago
Community leader Nomampandomise Mkhafu said that the families were trying to move on but they simply could not. She said that they were told that they would be relocated by officials and ministers but after the funerals, there was complete silence from government.
SA alcohol industry urges govt to use sound judgement on excise duties
92 days ago
VinPro is appealing to Treasury for no more excessive tax hikes and the SA Liquor Brand Owners Association (Salba) said that increasing excise at rates above inflation would continue to provide a competitive advantage to illicit traders at the cost of the legal market and society at large.
DA says COVID lockdowns had enormous impact on society
102 days ago
John Steenhuisen said when the coronavirus first emerged, it was understandable to err on the side of caution.
Bloekombos community hoping for more schools to deal with overcrowding
102 days ago
With pupils officially back at school, full-time, the need to build more schools in Kraaifontein in the Western Cape has become more urgent.
Discovery, Virgin Active, Planet Fitness accused of unfair business practice
106 days ago
The Body Action Gym has approached the Competition Commission to investigate what it claims to be the unfair business practice between Discovery Vitality, Virgin Active and Planet Fitness.
Census 2022 gets under way with count of SA's transient population
107 days ago
Stats SA began counting the transient population at various sites on Wednesday as part of the nationwide Census Night activities, marking the official start of the Census 2022 count.
Festive season road deaths show current approach to road safety ineffective - AA
122 days ago
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula on Tuesday revealed a 14% increase in the festive season road death toll compared to the previous year.
Prasa aims to complete upgrades at 39 train stations across SA in 2022
124 days ago
