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Tshwane Cuts Water Tanker Costs by R12 Million Monthly

Tshwane Cuts Water Tanker Costs by R12 Million Monthly

Africa-Press - South-Africa. The City of Tshwane says it is making significant progress in reducing the amount of money that it spends on water...
Fuel Price Crisis Looms Amid Temporary Tax Relief

Fuel Price Crisis Looms Amid Temporary Tax Relief

Africa-Press - South-Africa. After weeks of anticipation, the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources has announced a sharp hike in fuel prices. Both grades of...
Godongwana Announces Temporary R3 Fuel Levy Cut

Godongwana Announces Temporary R3 Fuel Levy Cut

Africa-Press - South-Africa. The reduction in the price of fuel announced by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is set to be for a month. Finance Minister...
Possible Bee Imports Set Sector Abuzz

Possible Bee Imports Set Sector Abuzz

Africa-Press - South-Africa. Namibia is considering importing honeybees from South Africa to help with the pollination of blueberries grown in the Kavango East region. While...
Soil Is Africa’s Hidden Growth Asset

Soil Is Africa’s Hidden Growth Asset

Africa-Press - South-Africa. Agriculture begins with soil, but for Africa’s growth story, soil is far more than an input. It is the foundation of...
Petrol Price Surge Causes Finance Minister Concern

Petrol Price Surge Causes Finance Minister Concern

Africa-Press - South-Africa. President Cyril Ramaphosa said that he and Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana have sleepless nights over the big petrol price increase on...
Agri Sector Urges Government for Fuel Price Adjustment

Agri Sector Urges Government for Fuel Price Adjustment

Africa-Press - South-Africa. AgriSA and the Agricultural Business Chamber (Agbiz) are urging the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Energy to urgently consider a temporary...
Smart Meter Rollout and Upgrades Enable Load Reduction End

Smart Meter Rollout and Upgrades Enable Load Reduction End

Africa-Press - South-Africa. Eskom has announced that more than 200,000 customers have been freed from load reduction as the utility steps up efforts to...
Gautrain Reaches Key Milestone With Concession End

Gautrain Reaches Key Milestone With Concession End

Africa-Press - South-Africa. The Gautrain's nearly 20-year agreement with its current operator, Bombela Concession Company, ends on Friday. The company will now conclude negotiations with...
Cape Town Dam Levels Drop to 49.2 Percent

Cape Town Dam Levels Drop to 49.2 Percent

Africa-Press - South-Africa. The City of Cape Town said that dam levels which supply the metro have now dropped to 49.2 percent. Officials warn that...