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Dear Editor This action is necessary because the DOD and DPWI have descended into a destructive standoff, paralysing infrastructure delivery. A joint briefing to Parliament today laid bare this dysfunction — a complete breakdown in trust, coordination, and accountability. Years of DPWI underperformance have left defence facilities in disrepair. At the same time, the DOD …
Dear Editor The Democratic Alliance (DA) has rejected the ANC-led Walter Sisulu Local Municipality’s (WSLM) 2025/26 draft budget, tabled in Council yesterday, citing it as unfunded and immoral including unjustifiable rate hikes. Since WSLM’s amalgamation in 2016, the municipality has consistently adopted unfunded budgets, largely due to substantial Eskom debt of R740 million. Despite being …
Mr Willem Aucamp, a Member of Parliament representing the Democratic Alliance in the National Assembly (NA), has called for the establishment of specialised units in the South African Police Service (SAPS) to focus on farm attacks, livestock theft and other crimes in rural areas. He was leading a debate in a mini plenary of the …
DEKRA Industrial and its adult-based education and occupational skills training division, the Institute of Learning (IOL) showcase a milestone at A-OSH 2025, as the company celebrates DEKRA Global’s 100 years of safety leadership and reaffirms its purpose: to create safer workplaces, foster learning and opportunity, and honour DEKRA’s founders – whose vision, persistence and hard …
Dear Editor The DA has written to the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Trade, Industry & Competition, Mzwandile Masina, demanding that Minister Parks Tau and the National Lotteries Commission chairperson, Barney Pityana, appear before the Committee to account for the opaque manner of the appointment Sizekhaya Holdings as the new Lottery licence holder as …
The Law Enforcement Problem Building Unit has 922 buildings on its list – of these, 35% are active investigations, with most being monitored to ensure continued compliance. Significant progress has been made by the Problem Building Unit (PBU) in addressing problem properties across the metropole since the amendment of the Problem Property By-law in 2020. …
Last week Friday, 6 June 2025, primary school learners from across Cape Town gathered at the DHL Stadium to caucus on matters pertaining to roads; from leading causes of accidents to road safety precautions, errant driver behaviour and more. Learners expressed their sentiments with poems and prepared speeches as part of the City of Cape …
On Wednesday, 4 June 2025, various stakeholders hosted a plenary session to help raise awareness and support the food and beverage sector to become compliant with the amended Integrated Waste Management By-Law and help to meet provincial targets to divert 100% of organic waste from landfill by 2027. This event forms part of broader efforts …
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says the City has approached the Constitutional Court to invalidate the Public Procurement Act. Notice of the City’s application has been served on Parliament and President Cyril Ramaphosa. The City previously warned that the Bill will slow down local service delivery and undermine the constitutional autonomy of local government. The …
Standard Bank has published its inaugural Youth Barometer Report, exploring how South Africans aged 18 to 35 are managing their finances amid rising costs and economic uncertainty. Harnessing valuable insights and data from Standard Bank’s Personal and Private Banking and Liberty, it reveals a financially stretched but resilient generation making intentional, pragmatic decisions. “Our research …
Gil Holzman, President and CEO of independent oil and gas exploration company Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas, has confirmed his participation as a speaker at the upcoming African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies conference, scheduled to take place from September 29 to October 3, 2025, in Cape Town. As an independent with strategic assets in Namibia and South Africa, Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas' Holzman is well-positioned to shape discussions around the opportunities within the African oil and gas sector.
Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas is accelerating exploration across several key assets in the Orange Basin, one of the world's most promising exploration frontiers located offshore South Africa and Namibia. In June 2025, the company secured the exploration right and transfer of 75% interest in Block 1. The milestone follows an announcement made in May 2025 that the company acquired 2D and 3D seismic data for Block 1 offshore South Africa to support a future drilling campaign.
The block - where wells drilled in the 1980s indicated high-quality, commercial-scale oil and gas deposits - became part of Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas' portfolio in June 2024 through the acquisition of a 75% working interest from Orange Basin Oil and Gas. According to Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas, the acquisition of the block is a testament to the firm's commitment to unlock the vast hydrocarbon potential of the Orange Basin to drive a just and inclusive energy transition for the region. Meanwhile, Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas is also planning an intensive drilling program in South Africa's Block 3B/4B, having raised CAD$11.5 million via a farm out deal in the block in January 2025. Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas holds a 5.25% carried interest in the block.
In Namibia, Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas continues to advance exploration activities across four Petroleum Exploration Licenses - PEL 97, 98, 99 and 100 - while actively seeking farm-out partners to increase funding and technical expertise. The company holds operatorship and an 85% interest in each PEL, which represent a combined total area of 28,593 km2 in the Walvis Basin. As a frontier basin, Walvis holds immense opportunities for play-opening discoveries. Holzman's participation at AEW: Invest in African Energies 2025 provides a strategic opportunity to engage potential investors and collaborators to fast-track these developments.
“Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas is bullish about unlocking one of the world's most prolific basins, the Orange Basin. The company's commitment, investments and technical capabilities are vital to securing energy independence for South Africa, Namibia and the broader southern African region on the back of oil and gas exploitation,” stated Tomás Gerbasio, Vice President of Commercial and Strategic Engagement at the African Energy Chamber.
At AEW: Invest in African Energies, Holzman will participate in high-level discussions and showcase Eco Atlantic's project pipeline, reaffirming the company's commitment to Africa's energy future. Holzman will join leading stakeholders to discuss how African oil and gas reserves - estimated at 125 billion barrels of oil and 620 trillion cubic feet of gas - can serve as critical enablers of energy access, industrialization and economic transformation across the continent. With over 600 million Africans lacking electricity and 900 million without access to clean cooking, hydrocarbons are vital for bridging the continent's energy gap.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of African Energy Chamber.
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President Cyril Ramaphosa’s keynote address at the Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium – South Africa (SIDS-SA) in Cape Town at the end of May was punctuated by a recurring theme: the country’s urgent need for money, and the pivotal role the private sector must play in financing infrastructure development. The government has committed roughly R1 trillion …
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) has sent an urgent letter to the Tshwane Metro’s Department of Environmental Affairs and Agriculture, requesting the immediate repair of fences around local nature reserves. This pertains particularly to the Rietvlei and Wonderboom Nature Reserves. The request was prompted by a female cheetah, Njozi, escaping from the Rietvlei Nature […]
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South Africa v Australia © Getty Images South Africa won the toss and elected to bowl first in their World Test Championship (WTC) final contest against Australia at Lord’s Cricket Ground on Wednesday morning. “I think we have selected the best team for these conditions. Massive [occasion]. You can hear the South African accents …
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) was proud to announce its candidate, Kristle Laäs, for the by-election in Tshwane Metro’s Ward 56 last night (Tuesday). The event was attended by, among others, Dr Corné Mulder, Freedom Front Plus leader, Mr Jaco Mulder, Gauteng provincial leader and Mr Grandi Theunissen, Freedom Front Plus caucus leader in […]
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Struggle stalwart Mavuso Msimang says there is a sense of urgency in South Africa to tackle the challenges that the country is facing, especially the high unemployment rate. This comes after President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that a National Convention will take place on August 15, 2025, to set the agenda for a national dialogue on …
Young talent is plentiful in South Africa but when talent, opportunity and creative vision collide, young artists emerge who set the benchmark for their contemporaries and change the narrative of South African culture. As we celebrate Youth Month in 2025, the National Arts Festival will celebrate the Standard Bank Young Artists – a unique and …
ICC TV will deliver world-class live coverage of the ICC World Test Championship Final 2025, featuring best-in-class production specs and enhancements. The broadcast will include a fully produced live match day programme, with a 30-minute pre-match build-up, lunch and tea interval shows, and a post-match wrap-up, ensuring fans stay connected to every moment of the …
The inaugural Jetour Festival, held at Casalinga in Johannesburg at the end of May, was a vibrant celebration featuring some of South Africa’s top musical talent and a stunning showcase of the currently available Jetour models. But for one lucky festival-goer, the highlight was winning a Jetour for an entire year. Callan Abrahams, from Fairland …
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) welcomes the guilty verdict handed down to the three accused of the murder of Nicci Jansen van Rensburg on 7 October 2022 at his farm in Roedtan, Limpopo. The party attended today’s court proceedings in support of the family. Nicci’s fiancée, Veronica Grobler, and a friend’s son were assaulted, […]
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South Africa’s president set up a panel that includes business leaders, actors and the captain of its national rugby team to guide a dialogue on the country’s future development path. The so-called eminent persons’ group comprises 31 people with “proven commitment to the advancement of social cohesion and nation-building,” Cyril Ramaphosa said in a speech …
South Africa’s economic landscape is challenging even the most resilient consumers. Recent years of high inflation and soaring interest rates, stagnant economic growth, rising fuel prices, and a weaker rand are putting tremendous pressure on household finances. To add to the squeeze, the cost of debt is climbing, and consumers’ creditworthiness is consistently deteriorating. According …
I am an Afrikaner living in South Africa, and I write to you out of growing concern over a persistent and deeply misleading narrative being repeated in local and international media coverage. I write as a concerned South African, not affiliated with any political party or lobby group, but as someone who has followed land …
Dunoon children get a safe playground at last