More than 1.6 million low-income households in South Africa are missing out on Free Basic Electricity despite qualifying for the programme. According to Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, only a fraction of eligible households are registered and receive the benefit. Professor Sampson Mamphweli, Head of the Energy Secretariat at the South African National Energy Development Institute, explains.Indigent households missing out on free electricity
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Do what makes you happy every chance you get so that you can be content with your decisions. Going through life as a people pleaser will never serve you cause trust me, people will never ever be pleased with you.
A man spends 50 years teaching at MIT.
He knows his time is running out.
So he records one last lecture — everything he knows, distilled into a single hour.
He died 5 months later.
This is that lecture.
The most important hour you'll watch this week. 👇
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WATCH | Private Investigator Mike Bolhuis argues that the Madlanga Commission should become the country's permanent hearing body, as it has already earned the public’s trust. He adds that anyone with information about corruption should come forward to the commission.
Did you know South Africa is the only nation on Earth permanently occupying the most strategic "dead zones" of the Southern Ocean? 🌍🇿🇦
While we own Marion Island, we are the exclusive operators of Gough Island (a UK territory). No one else is there. Just us.
The Brave Few:
❄️ Marion: ~18 SA researchers
❄️ Gough: ~10 SA specialists
The Mission: These islands sit in the "Weather Factory" of the planet. Because most Southern Hemisphere storms are born here, our teams provide the pulse for:
✅ Global long-range forecasts 📉
✅ Critical data for international shipping & aviation ��✈️
✅ Early warning systems for extreme climate shifts ⛈️
Without these South Africans living in total isolation, the global community would be flying blind.
We are the world’s eyes in the middle of nowhere. What a country!!! #ProudleSA 🇿🇦
He’s driving home, music low, mind on tomorrow’s plans. Out of nowhere, another vehicle suddenly cuts him off. There’s no time to brake, no space to swerve. In a split second, metal collides, and a normal day turns into a fatal accident. One impulsive move from someone else changes multiple lives forever. It’s terrifying how fragile life is behind the wheel. We control only our own driving, but sometimes that isn’t enough. It’s a sobering reminder that patience and caution aren’t just good habits, they can be the difference between life and irreversible loss. How often do we realize that a single reckless decision on the road can permanently alter families, futures, and everything in between?