South Africans are once again seeing relief at the pump, with the latest fuel price cuts delivering the cheapest petrol in roughly four years. The reductions – around 65 cents per liter for petrol and more than 50 cents for diesel – continue a...
Safety and infrastructure challenges affecting schools, police stations and victim support facilities were pointed out as areas of concern during a Justice, Crime Prevention and Security (JCPS) Cluster Directors-General-led oversight visit in...
The construction industry must move fast to adopt new technologies to overcome chronic productivity, safety, and efficiency challenges, with the aim of reducing project delays, material waste, and cost overruns. This is the view of Wimpie Janse van...
Rand Water remains concerned with persistently high-water consumption in Gauteng particularly the City of Johannesburg and Tshwane. This above normal consumption that has exceeded the allocated volumes continues to place significant strain on the...
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) has approved an 8.76% electricity price hike in April this year, followed by an 8.83% increase in April 2027. The move is a redetermination of Eskom’s price increases for the next two years,...
The 2026/27 Workplace Skills Plan (WSP) and Annual Training Report (ATR) submission window is open, with a firm deadline of 30 April 2026 for most South African SETAs. For many employers, this date is the difference between capturing value from...
Limpopo Premier, Dr. Phophi Ramathuba, says preliminary assessments indicate that the province may require close to R10 billion for comprehensive recovery efforts following the recent floods. The provincial government has allocated R800 million...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has issued a dam safety directive to address serious and ongoing safety risks at My Own Dam (publicly known as Senteeko Dam) in Mpumalanga. The directive, issued in terms of Section 118 of the National...
The widespread water disruptions experienced across Gauteng this past week are not an isolated incident, nor can they be blamed solely on routine maintenance by Rand Water. They are the inevitable consequence of years, if not decades, of neglect,...
The Republic of South Africa has today officially acceded to the Establishment Agreement of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Africa’s leading Multilateral Financial Institution, marking the formal entry of one of Africa’s...
