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Transnet says government’s ban on the export of scrap and waste metal will go a long way in the fight against metal theft. Government recently announced that the six-month ban is aimed at making it difficult for criminals to sell stolen copper cables and other metals. State-owned companies (SOCs) such as Transnet, Eskom and PRASA [Pass... See more- The National Assembly at its plenary sitting on Thursday passed the Adjustments Appropriation Bill and the Special Appropriation Bill. This comes after Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana tabled the two Bills when he presented the 2022 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) to Parliament on 26 October 2022. Parliament in a statement... See more
- South Africa requires an initial funding of about R1.5 trillion to transition to a low carbon and climate resilient society for the five-year period 2023–2027, says Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) Commissioner Joanne Yawitch. Addressing a hybrid Special Sitting on Understanding the contents of South Africa’s Just Energy Transition... See more
- Eskom says it has approached the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) to mediate in the debt repayment matter between the power utility and the City of Tshwane municipality. “The Public Finance Management Act requires that institutes recover what is owed to them. It is for this reason that Eskom sought th... See more
- A senior Eastern Cape Education Department official, his wife and a businessman have appeared at the Zwelitsha Magistrate’s Court on charges related to a R4 million PPE tender. Supply Chain Management chief director, Marius Harmse, his wife Elanore and businessman, Sigqibo Makupula, appearted in the court on charges of fraud, money laun... See more
- Presidential spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, says President Cyril Ramaphosa is still engaging stakeholders with regards to the way forward following findings by an Independent Section 89 panel that the President may have violated his oath of office. The panel was formed to look into the circumstances around a robbery at the President’s ... See more
- Cabinet has approved the 2022 Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Decadal Plan, which serves as an implementation guide of the 2019 White Paper on STI. Minister in the Presidency, Mondli Gungubele, said on Thursday that Cabinet approved the draft plan in March 2021 and has since been enriched through further consultation with relev... See more
- While South Africa has made significant inroads in the prevention and treatment of HIV and AIDS, Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, has raised concerns about infections that continue to soar. “Even though the country's HIV prevalence has remained stable at 13.5% over the last five years, the number of people living with HIV continues... See more
- The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says Swiss engineering company, Asea Brown Boveri (ABB), is expected to pay some R2.5 billion in “punitive reparations to South Africa” for its part in State Capture. The company was allegedly irregularly awarded a lucrative control and instrumentation contract at Eskom’s Kusile Power Station in ... See more
- Cabinet has approved the publication of the Green Hydrogen Commercialisation Strategy (GHCS) for public comment. The strategy is aimed at ensuring that the country takes full advantage of the opportunities provided by green industrialisation. Minister in the Presidency, Mondli Gungubele, said that the Green Hydrogen Commercialisation S... See more
