Airmail service between South Africa and China resumes

The South African Post Office (Sapo) has appealed to customers sending airmail abroad to ensure that items in the mail are permitted into the destination country.This comes after the airmail service between South Africa and China has resumed with immediate effect after the reopening of the Chinese borders. The Post…

Stage 2 load shedding until midnight

Eskom says due to the breakdown of four generation units this morning, contributing to the capacity constraints, Stage 2 load shedding will be implemented today from 10:00 until midnight.Starting tomorrow until Sunday night, Stage 2 load shedding will be implemented from 05:00 until midnight. According to Eskom, there is likelihood…

Progress made towards Just Energy Transition

The COP President Alok Sharma and a delegation of Ministers from the South African government has welcomed the progress made thus far in advancing the long-term Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP).Following an engagement between the Conference of the Parties (COP26) President and the Head of the Presidential Climate Finance Task Team,…

CPI reaches 6.5%

Annual consumer price inflation (CPI) reached 6.5% in May, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) has revealed.The figure is a 0.7% increase from the 5.9% in April and March. Stats SA said the increase breaks through the upper limit of the South African Reserve Bank’s monetary policy target range. This is…

PRASA addresses concerns of traders

The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) says it is clamping down on traders who lease out their allocated space at its stations to people who should not be trading.This comes after allegations made in the media by someone who purports to be a member of Operation Dudula claiming…