Is this mission impossible, or can the problems at Eskom be fixed during the winter? Here’s how the power giants plan to banish load shedding for good. Pravin Gordhan has sniffed an opportunity to get Eskom back on the right track. At a media briefing on Wednesday, he cut a different figure from the man..
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Ted Blom vs. Eskom vs. Pravin Gordhan:- Here’s how Eskom plan to get rid of load shedding this winter, or is all of this just a ‘little white lie’
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Struggling SARS is being burdened by striking staff who insist on higher wages – this act could cripple the economy even further
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The struggling SA Revenue Service (SARS) is being pushed even more into the mud with staff who stop striking higher wages. With unions behind the strikes, SARS is now in its third working day of strike and all the bigger offices are affected. The union’s supporters demand an increase of over 11% while the employer..
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BREAKING NEWS:- Cyril Ramaphosa has to choose between South Africa and the ANC, what do you think will he choose?
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If Cyril Ramaphosa is truly committed to cleaning up the state, creating a professional and effective public service and putting the country on a steady economic growth path, he cannot commit to the ANC, writes Pieter du Toit. The depth of South Africa’s national crisis is becoming clearer by the day. Eskom’s inability to keep..
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Eskom crisis as not just a crisis but a potential disaster – Eskom Price Hike To Cost SA 90,000 Mining Jobs – Unemployment rates to rise, all thanks to Eskom!
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Labor unions have threatened strikes over the job cuts at mining firms as well planned reductions at a numerous state-owned companies. JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s gold and platinum mines will shed around 90,000 jobs in the next three years as above-inflation electricity price increases by power utility Eskom add to already soaring operating costs, an..
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South Africa’s disastrous debt of more than R3 trillion: How will the ANC pay it back?
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Eish! South Africa’s national debt now averages more than R55 000 for every living citizen. But who has racked up the numbers, and where does it go? Is there any better summary for South Africa’s woes than a giant ticking clock on a bleak background? The “debt clock” – monitored and calculated by currency specialists..
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Lie of Eskom continues – Consumers can prepare for many more days of #Rollingblackouts, and further deterioration of the economy, as each day’s load shedding causes the debt burden to rise by R2 billion
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The lie of Eskom continues, and the 1,100 MW bought from Mozambique and now being unavailable is only the tip of the iceberg of tragedies. Maintenance at the Eskom power stations has been taboo for years – it was always white people’s way of wasting money and labor, and the ANC regime, with its strange..
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Well with dagga legalised in South Africa this man maybe had to much of it:- White man (trash) declaring support for ANC (video)
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Fikile Mbalula shared a video of a new ANC supporter, Peter Mac from Benoni. In the video, Mac says he is voting ANC because he believes the party’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, will facilitate positive change and will bring the money back to South Africa. South Africa reacted to the video, which was shared on social..
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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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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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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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The government seems to think a R23m injection of funds, and a team of experts will solve the ESKOM problems
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In a recent interview with ENCA, energy analyst Chris Yelland spoke to the inaccuracies of Eskom’s latest load shedding excuses. The latest Eskom’s latest excuse for the energy blackout points at cyclone Idai affecting power production, and the transmission of electricity from supplier Mozambique. This seems to be a valid excuse until Yelland points out..
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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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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 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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ANC-regime wants to use our car licence fee to increase their revenue – This new car licence fee increase will affect South African motorists across the country and put much needed funds in the governments empty pocket
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South African motorists can expect to pay much more in national licensing transaction fees in 2019. This was confirmed by a government gazette published on Friday (8 March) in which minister of Transport, Blade Nzimande, announced a 14% increase in the transaction fees to be paid to the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC). The fees..
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