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Win for Makate:<\/strong>\u00a0A court has ruled that Nkosana Makate, inventor of Please Call Me, does not need to ringfence 40% of his recent settlement with Vodacom. Black Rock Mining sought an interim order to freeze part of his payout, claiming it had funded Makate’s case years ago and was entitled to a share. [MyBroadband<\/a><\/strong>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Good news about electricity prices:<\/strong>\u00a0AfriForum has welcomed a new court-imposed annual timeline for the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa), following a victory in the North Gauteng High Court. The ruling mandates specific timelines for all future municipal electricity tariff applications. Morn\u00e9 Mostert, AfriForum\u2019s local government affairs manager, stated that this milestone allows consumers to participate more effectively in decision-making regarding electricity tariffs, ending previous malpractices. [MyBroadband<\/a><\/strong><\/strong>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Eskom throws smelters a lifeline:<\/strong>\u00a0Eskom and Glencore have agreed to a deal that will provide dedicated electricity from specific power stations, aiming to keep furnaces operational and protect Eskom from fluctuating coal prices. The agreement addresses concerns from smelters facing potential business withdrawals tied to government failures, according to a trade union with over 500,000 members. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) aims to preserve jobs, maintain up to 12 furnaces, and support beneficiation without creating financial burdens. [Business Day<\/a><\/strong>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Major car brands recall vehicles:<\/strong>\u00a0The National Consumer Commission (NCC) has announced the recall of Kia and Jeep Wrangler models. At least 323 Jeep Wrangler vehicles have been recalled. Meanwhile, at least 18,600 Kia vehicles have been recalled. Those models include Sportage, Sorento, Optima, Cerato, and Soul. [eNCA<\/a><\/strong>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Green shoots for infrastructure in South Africa<\/strong>: The FNB\/BER Building Confidence Index rose to a 10-year high of 43 in Q4, up from 35 in Q3. Nonetheless, over 55% of respondents remain dissatisfied with current business conditions. [Engineering News<\/a><\/strong>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Here are 5 important things happening in South Africa today, Tuesday, 9 December 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":92,"featured_media":833607,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20398],"tags":[18993,853],"class_list":["post-845826","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-5-things","tag-5-important-things-happening-in-south-africa-today","tag-south-africa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/845826","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/92"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=845826"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/845826\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":845834,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/845826\/revisions\/845834"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/833607"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=845826"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=845826"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=845826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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