Author: Larson Thebe
President Cyril Ramaphosa said the Green Hydrogen will help the country resolve the current Energy crisis, grow the economy, and create employment. Ramaphosa was delivering a keynote address virtually at the second South Africa Green Hydrogen Summit (SAGHS) held in Cape Town. “The hydrogen economy has a prominent role to play in our country’s just energy transition, providing employment and support to vulnerable workers, communities, and small businesses. It has been estimated that the hydrogen economy has the potential to add 3.6 percent to our GDP by 2050 and approximately 370,000 jobs. We must act with purpose to harness the…
Cheslin Kolbe said he raced as quickly as he could to put France’s fullback, Thomas Ramos, under pressure as he prepared to complete his conversion during South Africa’s 29-28 triumph at the Stade de France on Sunday. The Boks’ ability to win or lose at the World Cup was likely determined by a moment that will go down in rugby mythology. The Boks’ ability to win or lose at the World Cup was likely determined by a moment that will go down in rugby mythology. The 30-second shot clock allowed Ramos, a smooth and collected sharpshooter, to attempt the conversion on Peato Mauvaka’s try in the 22nd minute. Kolbe, who rushed hard and quick at his former comrade and blocked the effort to add two more points to the Total French, played a huge role in the Boks’ victory and qualification for Saturday’s second semi-final against England at the Stade de France.
Bafana Bafana have discovered who their Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) opponents will be, after the draw for the group stages for the 34th edition of the continental tournament was conducted in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, on Thursday night. Hugo Broos’ charges, who are ranked 13th on the continent in the FIFA rankings, have been pitted in a tricky Group E and will have to battle it out with Tunisia who are ranked 3rd, Mali (8th) and neighbours Namibia(27th) for the tournament. “Obviously I am not unhappy when you see the teams in our group, we avoided some of the traditional…
The City of Tshwane has dismissed a city employee who is also a regional leader for the South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) for allegedly participating in the firebombing of a waste removal truck belonging to a contractor of the city. According to the municipality, the senior official was identified from video footage obtained by the metro at the height of the three months long unprotected wage strike. “Video evidence shows a group of people being dropped off on the street. Then they proceed to attack the waste truck and set it alight. Finally, they’re collected by the same vehicle…
The state has withdrawn charges against three of the 12 suspects accused in the Thabo Bester escape from the Mangaung Correctional Facility in the Free State. The suspects appeared before the Bloemfontein Magistrates Court today, facing charges of corruption, fraud, aiding and abetting a prisoner to escape from lawful custody and tampering with a corpse. “Your worship I’m going to withdraw the matter against the following accused, Nastassja Jansen, Thabang Mier and Moeketsi Ramolula. I’m withdrawing the case against the three,” said state prosecutor Amanda Bester. The trio were all employed by G4S security company when Bester escaped from the…
The director of rugby for South Africa, Rassie Erasmus, said on Tuesday that he was glad that the Springboks will be able to compete against France in the Rugby World Cup quarterfinal at the weekend. In a statement on Tuesday, Zizi Kodwa, the country’s Sport Minister, said the country had appealed a WADA decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). WADA had given South Africa until Friday to update its anti-doping legislation, but it was almost certain to miss the deadline. At Sunday’s clash against the host nation in Paris, the Springboks would have been prohibited from flying…
The stage for the upcoming 2023 CAF Women’s Champions League has officially been set after the draw was conducted in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire on Monday. This will be the third edition of the competition, which was launched in 2021 with South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns crowned champions. This will also be the third successive appearance in the competition for Masandawana, sharing the accolade with AS FAR of Morocco as the only two teams never to miss the tournament since its inception. In this year’s competition, the Brazilians find themselves in Group A, alongside hosts and tournament debutants, Athlético FC Abidjan, as…
Electricity Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said Eskom has for the past two weeks made significant and positive improvement in the generation capacity. He said this is because of the work by the generation team, which has helped lessen load shedding. Ramokgopa was briefing the media in Pretoria about the country’s Energy Action Plan. “We are not out of the woods, but we are turning the corner. The fact that we can go for a day, whether it’s a weekend or weekday, without load shedding is psychological. It is a major victory.” We had not done that over a period of…
Israel was taken by surprise by the most ambitious operation Hamas has ever launched from Gaza. The scale of what’s been happening is unprecedented. Hamas breached the wire that separates Gaza from Israel in multiple places in the most serious cross-border attack Israel has faced in more than a generation. It came a day after the 50th anniversary of the surprise attack by Egypt and Syria in 1973 that started a major Middle East war. The significance of the date will not have been lost on the Hamas leadership. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his country is at war…
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) expressed grave concern over the recent escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. “The new conflagration has arisen from the continued illegal occupation of Palestine land, continued settlement expansion, desecration of the Al Aqsa Mosque and Christian holy sites, and ongoing oppression of the Palestinian people,” said a statement issued on Saturday. Hamas launched Operation Al-Aqsa Flood saying the surprise attack on Israel was in response to the storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and increased settler violence. It said it fired rockets and captured many Israelis. In turn, the Israeli army initiated Operation Swords…