state of the nation address (sona)

  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Ramaphosa says end of load-shedding "within reach", takes credit for rooftop solar uptake

    Ramaphosa says end of load-shedding "within reach", takes credit for rooftop solar uptake President Cyril Ramaphosa says that the worst of load-shedding is behind South Africa and that the end of the rotational power cuts is "within reach". Ramaphosa made these remarks in his 2024 State of the...
  2. Jan

    Kgosientso "Sputla" Ramokgopa tipped as Ramaphosa's favourite for Minister of Electricity

    Ramaphosa's favourite for Minister of Electricity — report Head of the Investment and Infrastructure Office in the South African Presidency, Kgosientso Ramokgopa, is tipped to be the President's preferred candidate for Minister of Electricity. However, City Press reports there are two options...
  3. Jan

    Fact check: President Cyril Ramaphosa says 1.5 million jobs were created between Q3 2021 and 2022

    Ramaphosa's massive jobs lie President Cyril Ramaphosa’s claim that 1.5 million jobs have been created since 2021 is misleading, as fewer South Africans have jobs now than two years ago. In his 2023 State of the Nation Address (SONA), Ramaphosa said, “between the third quarters of 2021 and...
  4. Jan

    Andre de Ruyter says nothing would make him stay at Eskom

    "It's over" — De Ruyter Outgoing Eskom CEO André de Ruyter says he wouldn't consider extending his contract at the power utility under any circumstances, even if someone capable is appointed as Electricity Minister to the Presidency. Speaking to 702, De Ruyter also gave his thoughts on what...
  5. Jan

    Expect worse load-shedding in 2023, despite state of disaster - Hohm Energy

    Warning about state of disaster — load-shedding will only get worse The declaration of a state of disaster over South Africa's energy crisis won't help bring new power generation online quickly and won't soon reduce load-shedding. That is according to Hohm Energy's head of business...
  6. Jan

    DA says new Minister of Electricity could cost taxpayers over R37 million per year

    Minister of Electricity could cost South Africa over R37 million South Africa’s new electricity minister could cost the country more than R37 million a year, according to the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) public service and administration specialist Leon Schreiber. President Cyril Ramaphosa...
  7. Jan

    Ramaphosa's plan: stick to the old plan, but with an extra minister and state of disaster

    Ramaphosa's load-shedding state of disaster plan President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Thursday that his administration had declared a national disaster to tackle the energy crisis. In his State of the Nation Address, Ramaphosa also said the government would not be introducing new plans but...
  8. Jan

    After demanding a state of disaster for Eskom, the DA says it will fight the state of disaster

    Democratic Alliance vows to fight state of disaster in court Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen has announced that the official opposition will challenge the national state of disaster to address South Africa's energy crisis in court. "In the absence of any real solutions to the...
  9. Jan

    Building regulatory sandboxes and not sand houses - Sifiso Skenjana column

    South Africa must build regulatory sandboxes, not sand houses — including Icasa As we head get into the February busy season with both the State of the Nation Address as well as the Budget Speech later in the month, all eyes will be both on President Ramaphosa and Finance Minister Enoch...
  10. Jan

    Eskom warns to expect load-shedding on Tuesday evening

    Expect load-shedding tomorrow — Eskom Eskom COO Jan Oberholzer has warned that load-shedding would most likely be required tomorrow evening. Oberholzer said this is despite at least another 2,000MW of generating capacity that could be brought back online on Tuesday.
  11. Kevin Lancaster

    Cellphone signal jamming - how it works

    How cellphone signal jamming works Mobile phone signals are pretty resilient, but if someone wants to jam them it can be done
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