National treasury has allocated R200m to the department of energy for preparatory work to consider the costs, benefits and risks of building four more nuclear power stations in South Africa, it
Author: Agency Staff
China pledged US$50bn (R660bn) towards industrialisation projects in South Africa and the rest of the African continent on Tuesday, ahead of its upcoming Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. The pledge was announced during a courtesy visit by Zhang Xiangchen, vice minister
The auditor-general’s office has identified millions of rand in wasteful and irregular expenditure from government institutions such as public broadcaster the SABC. In a presentation to the
Motorists who have had their cellphones impounded have one last chance to reclaim their devices at half the release fee before the City of Cape Town auctions 500 handsets. “The offer is valid from 21 October til the end of November, by which time we should be ready to
Eskom’s snub against any more independent power producers (IPPs) connecting much needed power to the grid was a temporary measure, said CEO Brian Molefe. Two weeks
Free Wi-Fi on Cape Town’s public transport infrastructure is nearing a finalisation phase, despite financial challenges, says a senior official. “The city has issued a tender to identify a service provider for providing Wi-Fi on MyCiti buses. This tender has closed, adjudicated
South Africa and Vietnam have discussed stepping up cooperation in communication as well as maintaining regular dialogue to share information. This emerged during a meeting between communications minister Faith Muthambi and her Vietnamese counterpart, minister of
Trade & industry deputy minister Mzwandile Masina has spoken out against the sale of counterfeit goods at flea markets and business centres, saying it contributed to the proliferation of illegal goods in the country. Masina was speaking after he
BMW South Africa’s Rosslyn, Pretoria, plant will get up to 30% of its power through renewable energy from a biogas project, the German car maker announced on Friday. About 40 000 tonnes per annum of cattle manure and around 20 000 tonnes of organic waste will be fed into digesters that will produce biogas to drive
The SABC has charged its chief operating officer, Hlaudi Motsoeneng, with misconduct ahead of his disciplinary hearing at the end of the month. The charge sheet and hearing notice, which Motsoeneng signed on Monday, charged him with a number of acts of misconduct