PwC to pay Eskom R43m
Pricewaterhousecoopers (PWC) is expected to pay R43 million to Eskom. This follows a settlement reached between Eskom and PWC, as a result of a high court case initiated by Eskom…
Reconfiguring the global food system
This article was written and published by Pricewaterhousecoopers South Africa. Today’s business leaders must grapple with a combination of ever-changing short-term crises while considering how their organisations can adapt to…
Water supply interruption in eThekwini
eThekwini Municipality informed residents of water hiccups to last until the 22nd of February 2025. This is due to the shutdown of Pipeline 53 from the 26th January until the…
+2 months electricity maintenance kicks off in the Nama Khoi Municipality
Planned power shutdowns kick off tonight at 10pm, in the Nama Khoi Local Municipality. Jan Swarts, Municipal Manager, said the reason for the shutdown is to conduct maintenance inspections on…
Record-breaking Cape Gannets at Bird Island in Lambert’s Bay
There are currently 45,000 Cape Gannets on Bird Island.Regional Conservation organization, Cape Nature, said this is a reason to celebrate, since Gannets remained at around 30,000 for over 5 years.…
Rand Water says water from Zuikerbosch safe
Rand Water said water supplied from the Zuikerbosch Water Treatment Plant meets industry requirements of SANS 241: 2015, for microbiological organisms. This follows much concern about Ecoli levels at the…
Mooikloof electricity supply interruption on Thursday
The shutdown to electricity supply to the Mooikloof 132/11kV Substation is scheduled for Thursday, the 30th January 2025. Lindelani Mashigo, Media Director, at the City of Tshwane, said technical teams…
Have your say on the procurement of renewable energy for eThekwini
The National Energy Regulator (NERSA) has issued a consultation paper on the procurement of 400 Megawatts (MW), made up of 300MW of natural gas by eThekwini Municipality and 100MW of…
These are the biggest risks we face now and in the next 10 years
This article was written by Mark Elsner, Head, Global Risks Initiative, World Economic Forum. It is also part of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting. As we leave 2024 behind,…
2 arrested on the same day for electrical crimes
City Power said it has unpuzzled two big cases in electrical crimes,this month. The first, is of a 40-year old who siphoned a total of R337K from a businessman from…