Day: July 2, 2024
News24 | Sibanye cuts 2 000 gold jobs in latest retrenchment round
Metals group Sibanye Stillwater announced on Tuesday it has cut about 2 000 jobs from its gold operations, roughly half the number of positions that on the line in the latest round of talks.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Clean water, eradicate pit toilets – Eastern Cape residents’ plea to new water and sanitation minister
Eastern Cape residents have high hopes that the new Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina will ensure access to safe water and also eradicate pit latrines.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Joburg water crisis: Eikenhof pump station’s capacity boosted to 92%
Rand Water has increased the pumping capacity of the Eikenhof pump station so as to aid water recovery in Johannesburg.
Continue ReadingNews24 | After spending $400m, Total to ditch SA offshore gas finds – choosing Namibia instead
TotalEnergies plans to exit its discoveries of gas-condensate off the tip of South Africa to prioritise exploration in other areas closer to Namibia, according to people familiar with the matter.
Continue ReadingNews24 | MK Party’s Zuma-Sambudla to represent SA at Pan-African Parliament
The MK Party's Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla will represent South Africa at the Pan-African Parliament, after the National Assembly, in a short sitting, made appointments to this body and the Magistrates Commission and revived the Appropriations Bill.
Continue ReadingNews24 | US imposes sanctions on SA, Chinese firms for ties to Oudtshoorn flight school
The US is concerned that the SA flight school trains Chinese fighter pilots, with the help of former American and European fighter pilots.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Calls for calm amid ‘surge’ in shootings across Cape Flats as ‘gang violence flares up’
Parts of Cape Town saw a surge in shootings over the weekend, with scores of bullets being fired in affected communities.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘It’s a complete joke!’: Entertainers, comedians weigh in on Gayton McKenzie’s Cabinet appointment
SA entertainers, artists and comedians have weighed in on the appointment of PA leader Gayton McKenzie as the Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, with some saying the move is outright laughable and others hoping he will bring about change.
Continue ReadingNews24 | South Africans happier after Cabinet announcement, index finds
South Africans have been happier since the announcement of the government of national unity Cabinet, a happiness index has found.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Johannesburg’s electricity costs surge with new tariffs, R200 surcharge for prepaid users
Johannesburg residents have received a double whammy of charges as new electricity tariff increases kick in and City Power's R200 surcharge for prepaid electricity takes effect.
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