BRITS POS – BRITS - The South African National Roads Agency has announced price hikes for 15 toll plazas located on the N1 and N4 Platinum Toll Roads.
The higher toll fees will become payable from 1 March 2025 and affect all classes of transport including light, medium-heavy, large-heavy, and extra-large-heavy vehicles.
Toll users beware
REFERENDUM PARTY - “ANC’s Statement on International Support is Rank Hypocrisy”
BRITS POS – BRITS - The petulant and panicked ANC press statement demanding that South Africans must defend their national sovereignty positively reeked of hypocrisy.
The Referendum Party would like to remind the ANC that when black South Africans were unjustly subjected to race-based laws, international lobbying and support were the primary weapons in the ANC’s arsenal.
Alleged serious misconduct by Madibeng’s MM
BRITS POS – BRITS – The Municipal Manager (MM) of the Madibeng Local Municipality, Quite Kgatla has to answer to Council on alleged procurement irregularities two months into his job.
Kgatla was appointed by the Madibeng Council in November 2024 and was apparently previously the MM of Mopani District Municipality in Mpumalanga with its head office in Phalaborwa.
Eskom warns South Africans with rooftop solar: pay up, or be fined
BRITS POS – BRITS - Eskom has issued a stern warning to homeowners with rooftop solar systems, stating that all installations must be registered with the utility or risk being deemed illegal—a process that could be costly.
This regulation applies even to those systems that do not feed electricity into the grid. The move is part of Eskom’s broader effort to ensure compliance with national electricity regulations and maintain grid stability. Eskom spokesperson Daphne Mokwena said that while Eskom supports solar energy, homeowners need to follow the rules.
Kosmos-moorde
BRITS POS – KOSMOS – Paul Prinsloo (62) het weer Maandag in die Brits Landdroshof verskyn vir die moorde op sy vrou (Magdalena Prinsloo (58) en haar dogter, Ruzanne Weideman (31) wat Prinsloo in die egpaar se huis op Kosmos doodgeskiet het.
Volgens die staat was daar ‘n hewige rusie tussen Paul en Magdalena, waarna hy glo sy jaggeweer gaan haal en sy vrou en stiefdogter doodgeskiet het.