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Eskom blames govt for hike call

Eskom said it had to ask for a 36% increase in prices because of the government's inability to rein in delinquent municipalities and errors made by the regulator in adjudicating earlier applications to boost tariffs.

Calgro profits up 30% after unit sales

JSE-listed property and private memorial park developer Calgro M3 recorded a 28.5% rise in headline earnings per share (Heps) for the six months ended 31 August.

Watchdogs target trusts

STRENUOUS: EFFORTS TO GET OFF GREYLIST RAMP UP AHEAD OF DEADLINE

RAF cash to e-toll debt

GAUTENG GOVT: PLANS TO DIP INTO AGENCY'S MEDICAL EXPENSES CLAIMS

Hi-tech skin renewal

ALTERNATIVES: IF NOT READY FOR INVASIVE TREATMENT

The daddy of black holes

I suffered a minor financial miscarriage recently, a situation which is compounded by my being trapped in Europe paying R350 for a bog-standard chicken burger, R200 for a pint of odd-tasting beer and sacks of money to fill the tank of the ridiculous Citroën I hired from Europcar in Paris.

Jaws of life for predators

Colombia - A lone catamaran named Silky patrols waters around the remote island of Malpelo, a refuge that is protected, yet full of peril for endangered marine species in the Colombian Pacific.

Real threat to water security

There are some questions which a gentleman is not permitted to pose to a lady. In our house, querying the cost of water for her garden is one such taboo line of enquiry.

Judge must only be judged on merit

A bizarre exchange at the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) interviews last week is a perfect example of the demeaning requirements of navigating the social engineering demands of the government.

Seeking any conviction at almost any price

NPA lacks expertise and resources to deal with high profile cases, writes Per Ardua

Let's lobby AU to rescue neighbour

Although we have a mountain of problems of our own, we cannot avert our eyes from what is happening in our neighbour, Mozambique, which is waiting for the official results of elections held last week.

Mockery of public opinion

By loudly supporting efforts to change Sandton Drive to Leila Khaled Drive, Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi and Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero mock the public participation process which ended yesterday.

Kim burns his Seoul bridges

\"'ENEMY': BLOWS UP ROADS CONNECTING IT TO SOUTH

Qatar slams Israel 'plans'

Doha - Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday accused Israel of choosing to expand the conflict in the Middle East to implement \"pre-existing plans\" for the occupied West Bank and Lebanon.

"'We'll hear but won't listen'"

Jerusalem - Israel will consider the US' opinion but will act against an Iranian missile attack based on its own \"national interests\", Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said yesterday.

Kamala takes swipe at 'unhinged' Trump

Erie - Kamala Harris tore into \"unhinged\" Donald Trump over his threat to set the US military on political opponents as the presidential rivals held dueling events in Pennsylvania.

Miners battle on Ukraine's 'energy front'

Kyiv - Hundreds of metres underground, Sergiy Faraonov held out a chunk of \"black gold\" - coal extracted from beneath the surface of eastern Ukraine where Russian forces are advancing.

Falling sales of port cause sour grapes

Sao Joao da Pesqueira – Jose Manuel Ferreira should have already started harvesting grapes on his century-old vineyard in northern Portugal – instead he is still looking for a buyer for his crop.

Hopes pinned on peace

CHINA'S WARNING: MILITARY PLANES, SHIPS ENCIRCLE TAIWAN

Squatters' palace of dreams

FORGOTTEN GLORY: ONCE A GRANDE DAME, ABANDONED HOTEL NOW HOME TO ABOUT 4 000 > We're hoping this vote will lead to change, say residents wanting a better life.

Clipper to probe if life is possible on icy moon

Cape Canaveral - Is there anywhere else in our solar system that could support life? An imposing Nasa probe lifted off on Monday on a five-and-a-half-year journey to Europa, one of Jupiter's many moons, to take the first detailed step toward finding out.

‘Connecting people with nature’

BIODIVERSITY CHAMPIONS: VIABLE AND HEALTHY HIVES NEEDED TO CREATE ENOUGH BEES > Declining insect populations, mean poor pollination of crops – report.

Startups lead the way in Baltic Sea by reoxygenating oceans

Paris – European scientists have teamed up with two startups in a pioneering experiment to tackle one of the major problems facing sea life – the depletion of oxygen in the ocean, causing the disappearance of fish and marine biodiversity.

Two-pot snag: Sanlam responds to reader

It is more than a month since the two-pot retirement system came into effect and seemed to be sailing smoothly until a reader raised a complaint.

Gayton defends trip

JOYRIDE: DENIES CLAIM, SAYING HE HAD CHANCE TO MEET COLLEAGUES

31 officials disciplined

HOME AFFAIRS: BUST FOR SMUGGLING, BREAKING IMMIGRATION LAWS

Crackdown on spaza shops

INSPECTIONS: BUSINESSES 'NOT ONLY FLOUT THE LAW BUT PUT PEOPLE'S LIVES AT RISK'

SA spends millions on deportations, says MP

South Africa may be its own worst enemy when dealing with foreign nationals, says an ActionSA parliamentarian.

It's the season for thunderstorms and damaging hail

It is the time of year when severe thunderstorms, accompanied by damaging winds and hail, can be expected as SA heads into summer.

End of the road for koalas?

EXPERTS: HIT BY CARS, DEADLY BACTERIA, THE MARSUPIALS' FUTURE IS IN THE BALANCE