Eskom has kept the country’s lights on for five weeks, following a gruelling period of load shedding during winter. However, the power utility cautioned on Sunday that the power system will be tight in the coming days owing to maintenance work. It will undertake planned maintenance
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President Jacob Zuma has announced that cabinet has approved a bill that will help curb copper theft and any vandalism of infrastructure because disrupting infrastructure will be regarded as a more serious crime. The president said these crimes hamper
The history of mankind has changed with the discovery of a new human ancestor, Homo naledi, in the Cradle of Humankind, it was announced on Thursday. “Today I am pleased to introduce you to a new
The delay in the switch-over to digital terrestrial television is symptomatic of the government’s ineffective implementation of policy, says an analyst. Department of communications programme manager Solly Mokoetle
A South African website and app has attracted more than 15 000 users since its launch in May last year, bringing neighbourhoods closer together in the process. OurHood, founded by Bruce Good and
South Africa’s business confidence declined further in the third quarter of 2015, raising fears of a looming recession. After falling by six points in the second quarter, the RMB/BER Business Confidence Index (BCI) fell by a further five to 38 points in the third quarter of 2015, the
The South African Post Office and its CEO Christopher Hlekane have agreed to part ways, almost a year after he went on “special extended leave” amid a prolonged strike. Post Office chairman Simo Lushaba said in a statement on Tuesday that the contract
The Democratic Alliance said on Tuesday that energy minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson is “purposefully misleading the public” as to the cost of the nuclear deal. South Africa has signed five
Tshwane’s public Wi-Fi build programme is the largest of its kind in South Africa, new research has confirmed. According to data by research firm BMI-TechKnowledge, the City of Tshwane’s free Wi-Fi build programme ranks as the largest in the country. “Tshwane is the biggest in terms
More details have emerged about why the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) withdrew car fraud charges against Telkom CEO Sipho Maseko on Friday. On Friday, Bloomberg reported that the