Nersa approves 12.7% Eskom tariff hike for 2025
Cape Town — The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has approved a 12.7% electricity tariff increase for... Read more
31 Jan
Reserve Bank cuts interest rate again to revive economy
Johannesburg – South Africa’s central bank cut its interest rate on Thursday for the third consecutive time to revive... Read more
31 Jan
SA’s poverty relief grant should be increased rather than paid to more people – economists explain why
Maya Goldman, University of Cape Town; Brynde Kreft, University of Oxford; Kate Orkin, University of Oxford, and Ntuthuko Hlela,... Read more
29 Jan
Multi-million rand housing project at a standstill for weeks
The unfinished social housing next to the Bridge City shopping center in KwaMashu, north of Durban. The Social Housing... Read more
28 Jan
WATCH | Putco buses set ablaze in suspected arson spree across Mpumalanga depots
Cape Town – Several Putco buses were destroyed in a suspected arson attack at four depots in Mpumalanga on... Read more
28 Jan
‘No 36% tariff hike’ – Minister Ramokgopa pledges affordable power
Cape Town – Minister of Electricity and Energy Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has assured South Africans that there will not be... Read more
27 Jan
OR Tambo crisis averted with 121 million litres of jet fuel secured
Cape Town – The Department of Transport has confirmed the successful securing of 121.1 million litres of jet fuel... Read more
27 Jan
Explosive court ruling on SRD grant
Regulations limiting the access to the R370-a-month Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant have been found to be unconstitutional... Read more
26 Jan
Informal mining in SA is here to stay. Police brutality won’t end it – here’s what will
Rosalind C. Morris, Columbia University In mid-January 2025 over 1,000 hunger-weakened miners exited two abandoned mine shafts in Stilfontein,... Read more
26 Jan
Quick explainer: Inflation and how it affects you
The inflation rate measures the rise in the price of a basket of goods. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks By GroundUp... Read more
23 Jan
