There are mixed reactions from some of the political parties in Parliament regarding the performance of the Eskom Board as it marks a year in office. Some parties say the board has made steady progress in tackling some of the challenges facing the power utility. While others say the entity is far from reaching its target of improving the energy availability factor to 70% in 2025. The Eskom board assumed office on […]
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan says citizens should settle for load shedding until the end of the year. Delivering his department’s budget vote in Parliament on Tuesday, Gordhan says the desired energy availability factor, which is set to end load shedding, is on track to be achieved in March 2025. He says, “We now know as a population and as an economy to settle for load shedding of a significant order […]
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan will appear before Parliament's standing committee on public accounts (Scopa) on Tuesday to clear up Treasury's stance on the social grants crisis. Committee chairperson Themba Godi said last week the meeting would help the committee understand Treasury's reservations on the proposed new contract with current grants service provider Cash Paymaster Services (CPS). "The committee is looking forward to this engagement to get a complete picture of […]
VOC became the first Muslim radio station in South Africa when a special events license was granted to the station in Ramadan/January 1995. Subsequent temporary broadcast licenses were granted, permitting the station to broadcast for 24 hours.
