Electricty and energy minister Kgosientsho Ramkgopa says South Africa’s new Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) is designed to ensure the country’s residents never experience load-shedding again.
Cabinet approved the IRP 2025, a revision of 2019’s IRP, last week. It envisions R2.23-billion being invested in energy infrastructure by 2042.
Ramokgopa said ensuring a stable power supply is critical to reviving the South African economy, which suffered during frequent electricity outages.
“There is no economy that grows if…
Biodiversity Hotspots: South Africa is home to several biodiversity hotspots,
including the Cape Floristic Region and the Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany region.

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Boerewors — spicy South African sausage [boor-uh-vors] Meaning ‘farmer’s sausage’, this term describes a savory sausage that was developed by the Afrikaners approximately 200 years ago. Boerewors is usually ‘braaied’ and eaten on a hot dog roll with tomato sauce and mustard. Make sure you roll the ‘r’ when pronouncing this word.
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Fun South African Fact: Three different destinations make up South Africa’s capital cities. This is to represent the South African government being divided into three sections. Cape Town is the legislative capital, Pretoria is the administrative capital and Bloemfontein is the judicial capital. Interestingly, Parliament meetings take place for six months in Cape Town and six months in Pretoria.