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Eskom reports R16 billion after-tax profit for the year ending March 2025
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Eskom has reported a 16-billion-rand after-tax profit for the year ending March 2025, its first profit in 8-years.
This is up from the 55-billion-rand loss recorded in the previous year.
The power utility's return to profit is largely due to a 12.74% tariff increase, debt relief, and a 14% reduction in primary energy costs.
Eskom chief executive Dan Marokane says they are reinvesting profits back into national assets:
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This is up from the 55-billion-rand loss recorded in the previous year.
The power utility's return to profit is largely due to a 12.74% tariff increase, debt relief, and a 14% reduction in primary energy costs.
Eskom chief executive Dan Marokane says they are reinvesting profits back into national assets:
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New Private Higher Education brand Emeris launches in Sandton
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The Independent Institute of Education has launched the new Emeris campus in Sandton.
The new private higher education brand will bring the Varsity College, Vega School, and MSA brands together under a single name.
With a R420 million investment, the campus is set to transform the academic journeys of over 9,000 students when it opens in January 2026.
ADvTECH Group CEO Geoff Whyte emphasized that campus represents a new era for private universities in South Africa, focusing on flexible, relevant, and future-ready education.
The new private higher education brand will bring the Varsity College, Vega School, and MSA brands together under a single name.
With a R420 million investment, the campus is set to transform the academic journeys of over 9,000 students when it opens in January 2026.
ADvTECH Group CEO Geoff Whyte emphasized that campus represents a new era for private universities in South Africa, focusing on flexible, relevant, and future-ready education.
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Oliewenhuis Museum hosts special exhibition titled "Sutha ke Fete"
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The Oliewenhuis Museum in Bloemfontein is hosting a special exhibition titled "Sutha ke Fete".
The exhibition celebrates the cultural identity and heritage of the Basotho nation through the visual storytelling of its iconic blankets.
More than 30 blankets are on display.
Baitumetse Moloabi is the Education officer at the Oliewenhuis Museum
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The exhibition celebrates the cultural identity and heritage of the Basotho nation through the visual storytelling of its iconic blankets.
More than 30 blankets are on display.
Baitumetse Moloabi is the Education officer at the Oliewenhuis Museum
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Your financial indicators for this hour:
The Rand is trading at 17.22 to the US Dollar, 23.21 to the British Pound, and 20.20 to the Euro.
Gold is trading at 3,864.07 dollars a fine ounce, Brent Crude Oil is at 65.38 per barrel, and a Bitcoin will set you back 118,702.00.
The Rand is trading at 17.22 to the US Dollar, 23.21 to the British Pound, and 20.20 to the Euro.
Gold is trading at 3,864.07 dollars a fine ounce, Brent Crude Oil is at 65.38 per barrel, and a Bitcoin will set you back 118,702.00.
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