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Alleged Camden power station saboteur arrested

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State power utility, Eskom, says a maintenance company contractor working at the Camden power station has been arrested after he was “positively linked to an incident of sabotage” during investigations.

Football summit to grow KZN tourism, economic terrain

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KwaZulu-Natal Premier, Nomusa Dube-Ncube, says the provincial government will use the World Football Summit to open their eyes and minds to think beyond just the unrivalled passion of football, but as a catalyst for tourism and socio-economic development.

Greylisting can be avoided - Treasury HOD Momoniat

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National Treasury Acting head of department, Ismail Momoniat, says he is optimistic that South Africa can avoid greylisting by the international Financial Action Task Force (FATF).

Save money, renew car licence at the post office

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The South African Post Office (Sapo) has encouraged motorists to renew their annual car licences at its branches, as it saves customers money, since they do not charge commission for the service.

Developed nations backtracking on climate change mitigation commitments

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Ministers of Brazil, South Africa, India and China have expressed concern that there has been a significant increase in the consumption and production of fossil fuels in the past year by developed countries, even as they continue to press developing countries to move away from the same resources.

Updated evaluation guidelines an important tool

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Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele says efforts to continuously develop, review and update evaluation guidelines and tools is important to ensure that standard practices remain up to date.

Eskom Generation acting head resigns

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Eskom acting head of the generation division, Rhulani Matebula, has resigned from the power utility and is expected to leave at the end of November.

Generation unit breakdowns costing Eskom billions

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Eskom Chief Operations Officer Jan Oberholzer says the power utility has spent at least R12 billion over the past year on diesel in order to run its open cycle gas turbines (OCGTs).