The repurchase rate (repo rate) in South Africa reached 7% after the SA Reserve Bank’s (SARB) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) agreed to a 75 basis points hike.
: SAnews – South African News sihle
Evening load shedding reduced to Stage 3:
Due to the diesel supplied by PetroSA this week, Eskom says it will now reduce load shedding during the night from Stage 4 to Stage 3 at 16:00 to 05:00 until Monday morning.
: SAnews – South African News Gabisile
President Ramaphosa confident that Eskom will resolve load shedding issues:
President Cyril Ramaphosa has assured South Africans that he is confident that issues at Eskom -which has been rolling out load shedding due to power plant breakdowns, will be resolved.
: SAnews – South African News Gabisile
Beneficial UK State Visit solidified relations:
South Africa’s two-day Royal State Visit to the United Kingdom was beneficial and helped solidify already strong relations between the two countries, says President Cyril Ramaphosa.
: SAnews – South African News sihle
Gordhan denies claims about DA access to Kusile Power Station:
The Department Public Enterprises Minister, Pravin Gordhan, is accusing the Democratic Alliance (DA) of “political grandstanding” over the electricity crisis by attempting an unplanned visit to the Kusile Power Station on Wednesday.
: SAnews – South African News Gabisile
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