Kwazulu Natal Flooding

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

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)

5 MAY 2022

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

12 APR 2022

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