Robots will be an extension of mechanisation trends which have already delivered huge advances in mine health, safety and productivity. Machines have already replaced human rock-drill operators in many shafts, removing humans from a potentially lethal danger zone.
Iran’s president vowed on Wednesday that the Islamic republic would not bow to outside aggression, as it marked the anniversary of the 1979 revolution with events overshadowed by the looming threat of US military action.
Despite ending load-shedding, Eskom faces a growing threat in the form of record private investment in solar and wind, which is steadily eroding demand from its biggest customers.
The International Monetary Fund has urged South Africa to adopt a clearer and more binding limit on government debt, warning that risks to the country’s economic outlook are tilted to the downside.
Severe thunderstorms, heavy downpours, hail, and strong winds are forecast in parts of KwaZulu-Natal, the Northern Cape, North West, Free State, Eastern Cape and Mpumalanga, according to the South African Weather Service.
Before becoming the “British Bulldog’ opposing Hitler’s Third Reich, Winston Churchill was a young war correspondent during the Second Anglo-Boer War, captured by Boer commandos.
The SIU welcomed a Tribunal ruling setting aside AECOM’s R646.5 million KZN water contract, which was unlawfully inflated, breached procurement rules, and caused major losses.
Business confidence in South Africa is closely linked to the performance of state-owned enterprises, but slow and inconsistent reform progress is holding back investments needed to boost the economy.
Representing South African Football Association President Danny Jordaan, as well the federation’s Chief Financial Officer Gronie Hluyo and former acting CEO Russell Paul, advocate Victor Nkhwashu once again argued for the dismissal of the matter, pending a high court review of a Hawks search and seizure at Safa House in 2024. Once more, the State rubbished this stance.