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The department of cooperative governance says it is planning for localised flooding and infrastructure damage. File photo
DISASTER MANAGEMENT TEAMS

Disaster teams mobilise as KZN braces for severe weather

The SAWS warning comes just hours after temperatures of 40 degrees were recorded in the north of the province

  • MG Reporter
2 min read
The rand has managed to withstand even the strongest global headwinds, but it is unlikely it will continue to hold steady in the wake of the Fed’s aggression. (Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
ALEXANDER FORBES

Rand offers cold comfort amid global inflation storm

The rand has managed to withstand even the strongest global headwinds, but it is unlikely it will continue to hold steady in the wake of the Fed’s aggression

  • Sarah Smit
7 min read
With two units at Koeberg nuclear power station likely to be out of commission at the same time, Eskom will struggle to keep the lights on, said Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa.
ANDRE DE RUYTER

Load-shedding continues overnight; flooding adds to Eskom’s woes

Eskom chief executive Andre de Ruyter said the forecast for winter blackouts was not dire, but with half of Koeberg remaining offline, nothing was certain

  • Emsie Ferreira
4 min read