South Africans went online to demand that Soweto’s lights be turned off until residents forked out the money they owe Eskom. Soweto is one of Eskom’s major payment defaulters – People also made jokes on social media, saying Eskom was afraid of the township. Many South Africans have taken to social media to demand that..
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Social media calls for Soweto power to be cut until bill paid, it’s about time that ESKOM do this
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Road users who do not pay their E-toll are now in SERIOUS TROUBLE: Sanral is now blacklisting motorists for unpaid fees
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A Gauteng resident learned this week that he was blacklisted for e-toll fees to the tune of R60 000. As reported by Shaun Smillie The Saturday Star, at least 25 other motorists also received default judgments of unpaid e-tolls fees from the South African National Roads Agency (Sanral). Outa’s Rudie Heyneke told the publication that..
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Double trouble for South African motorists, you can expect a massive petrol price increase in April, warns AA
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A massive petrol price increase is expected to hit South Africa in April, says the Automobile Association (AA) of South Africa. It’s not an April fool’s day prediction; the petrol price will be going up again next month. While consecutive fuel hikes have become the beleaguered norm in South Africa, April’s looming rise is expected..
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With power stations that explode and load shedding that has been initiated again will put David Mabuza’s urgent plan-of-action on Eskom in jeopardy
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Mabuza broke down the government’s plan to save a sinking Eskom. As Eskom continues to warn consumers of rotational load shedding, Deputy President David Mabuza has told Members of Parliament that the power utility has developed a detailed turnaround plan to address its challenges. “…Eskom has developed a detailed turnaround plan to address its structural,..
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EFF’s Mbuyiseni Ndlozi talks about the ‘Fake’ pilot saga which is a prime example of white privilege, well Ndlozi can you pilot a plane?
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Mbuyiseni Ndlozi of the EFF is not surprised by the scandal surrendering an SAA pilot who flew for 20 years with an allegedly fake license. The Economic Freedom Fighter claims that this is not the first time ‘white privilege’ worked in the favour of an unqualified ‘professional’. Taking to social media, Mbuyiseni Ndlozi weighed in..
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Imagine a road made out of plastic, well SA will need this, maybe there will be an end to potholes … Now it’s happening in SA
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What can you do with an old plastic carrier bag? You could toss it in the bin – or you could help fight the global plastic pollution crisis and contribute towards fixing the roads in your area. The Kouga Municipality will be doing just that by rolling out in Jeffreys Bay what is believed to..
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The Police bust SAA pilot who was fired for flying with fake licence for 20 years
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A senior SAA pilot, who had been asked to resign earlier this year after it was found that he had flown commercial airplanes for more than 20 years with a fake licence, has been taken into custody, police have said. Police spokesperson Brigadier Vish Naidoo said William Chandler appeared in Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court on..
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The BIG DEBATE now is whether getting a degree in SA is actually ‘worth it’
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Getting a degree is what most parents push their children to do because it will secure them a better future. However, with South Africa having one of the highest unemployment rates in Africa, Mzansi is wondering if it’s worth it. South Africa is at the top of the list of African countries with the highest..
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BREAKING NEWS:- 44 Companies with more whites workforce facing fine of R1.5m by Department of Labour
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Severe Sanctions will be initiated against companies that are too white in South Africa and defaulters dealt with. The Department of Labour has started to fine companies which are “too white” according to the Employment Equity Act (EEA). Affirmative Action, which falls under the EEA, aims to ensure that qualified designated groups – black people,..
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ESKOM gives a US company a blank cheque, and they are cashing it in for a whooping R13bn
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The US company that designed the extremely flawed Kusile Power Station in Mpumalanga was given a blank cheque by Eskom, which it cashed in to score R12 billion. Despite the fact that the engineering consulting firm Black & Veatch, which is situated in Kansas in the US, delivered shoddy work that continues to hobble Kusile’s..
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The corrupt ANC government plans ‘could collapse pension funds, with pensioners dying poor’
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The party’s manifesto hints at targeting pensions through prescribed investments, ‘which will see half the population’s money used to bail out failing entities like Eskom’. The prescribed investments for pension funds hinted by the ANC in its 2019 election manifesto could lead to the collapse of South Africa’s pension funds and pensioners dying poor. Explaining..
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Thank Eskom and the Guptas for Being in the Dark – Eskom Staff Were Pushed to Sign R4.3bn Tegeta Contract, #StateCaptureInquiry Hears
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Evidence leader at the Zondo inquiry, Advocate Kate Hofmeyr, on Tuesday, 26 February 2019, gave an overview of the evidence of corruption in Eskom’s coal supply contract with Gupta family businesses that were going to be presented by a new witness. Daniel Mashigo, acting senior general manager for primary energy division at Eskom, took the stand on Tuesday..
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E-tolls shocking news: Here are the 12 most expensive gates currently in operation
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We’re naming and shaming the priciest e-tolls in SA: Some road users are having to pay nearly R25 to get through a single gate in Gauteng.
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More borrowing, Eskom secures R1.5 billion loan from French Development Agency, they are so deep in trouble, how on earth will they pay it back?
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The utility’s Group Chief Executive, Phakamani Hadebe, said the multi-tranche loan facility will contribute to Eskom’s plans to strengthen and refurbish the transmission infrastructure.
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It’s going to be a Prosperous New Year for motorists, but for how long- Petrol price decrease South Africans can expect to pay in January
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Central Energy Fund, we could kiss you right now. Their projected petrol prices for January would see fuel costs plummet below the R14-per-litre mark.
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