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Eskom – You can’t sue us, it’s our right to load shed

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Eskom - You can’t sue us, it’s our right to load shed

The power utility has brushed off a planned class action for damages caused during load shedding – a legal case an expert says won’t succeed. The planned class-action lawsuit against Eskom’s load shedding may garner popular support, but it may not be successful, considering the technicalities – and Eskom says they can’t be forced to..
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#EskomCrisis is a ticking time bomb: Gordhan’s only plan is to keep the lights on for election

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#EskomCrisis is a ticking time bomb: Gordhan's only plan is to keep the lights on for election

The ANC government does not have a plan to solve Eskom’s problems. Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan acknowledged that the ANC government did not have the political will to rectify the broken power entity caused by decades of mismanagement and corruption. Natasha Mazzone, DA MP, made these accusations that Gordhan’s only plan is to keep..
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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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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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South-Africans, brace yourself! Load-shedding is coming back – I guarantee it, says energy expert Ted Blom

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South-Africans, brace yourself! Load-shedding is coming back – I guarantee it, says energy expert Ted Blom

Speaking to MyBroadband, energy expert Ted Blom stated that load-shedding will “absolutely” return and it was only a matter of time before the power cuts were back. “We are not anywhere near winter,” said Blom, referring to the fact electricity demand peaks during the cold season. Eskom has stated that South Africa has a “peak”..
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The ANC’s Eskom Deception – Power Provider received instruction from ANC regime not to apply load shedding until after the election to retain voter support

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The ANC's Eskom Deception - Power Provider receives instruction from ANC regime not to apply load shedding until after the election to retain voter support

Rumor has it that Eskom has been commissioned by the government to keep the electricity supply running without load shedding until after the election. This orders comes in light of the ANC’s decline in their support from voters for the upcoming election in May. The ANC apparently said Eskom had to keep the lights on,..
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Problems at Eskom hit rock bottom – rocks are being sold to Eskom as coal by fraudulent suppliers, poor quality coals the cause of six turbines seizing at power stations

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Problems at Eskom hit rock bottom – rocks are being sold to Eskom as coal, poor quality coals the cause of six turbines seizing at power stations

Load shedding has been an unwelcome visitor to South African homes this year as Eskom continues to fail in its responsibility to keep South Africa’s lights on. A recent discussion on SABC about load shedding highlighted the extent of the problems being faced at the power supplier. These include the poor quality of coal used…
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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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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!

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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The truth behind #RollingBlackouts: Are South African citizens kept hostage, to give the One Trillion Rand nuclear deal approval?

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The truth behind #RollingBlackouts?: South African citizens are kept hostage, to give the One Trillion Rand nuclear deal approval Eskom, a state-owned entity, and the designated procurer for South Africa’s new nuclear build programme has gone on a charm offensive and commissioned a study in 2017 already that has shown the multibillion-rand benefits of its Koeberg nuclear power station. Eskom also previously released the results of a KPMG study that looked at Koeberg’s socio-economic impact in the Western Cape and South Africa in the period between 2012 and 2025. It was found that although Koeberg, which is Africa’s only nuclear plant, has been producing power into the national electricity grid since the mid-1980s, nuclear still battles with social acceptability in certain quarters in South Africa and internationally. The ANC government’s plans to go ahead with the nuclear build programme has consistently run into opposition from environmental and affordability grounds, not to mention the cost thereof, nor the involvement from Russia, on such a deal. Economic impact assessment of Koeberg does not provide answers to all the questions either. But it adds context to the journey we are on and helps us to alter their philosophical views on nuclear power. It is meant to inform, also to be the watchdogs on mismanagement, may it be nuclear waste storage and or possible corruption. For me what is important is not proving whether nuclear is preferable to coal or renewables to gas. What is important is why are Zuma and some ANC cadres pushing for nuclear power and why are we experiencing intensified load shedding recently. Ironically, Eskom has recently been in the spotlight for its decision to decommission five of its power stations from 2020 because of, among others, lethargic economic growth and the addition of renewable energy from independent power producers. Previously (BRICS) and Zuma’s (ANC) nuclear ambitions were dealt a blow by a court ruling. A ruling that the government failed to comply with the constitution when it initiated a process to build new atomic power plants has dealt a major blow to ex-president Jacob Zuma’s nuclear ambitions. The Western Cape High Court previously ordered the government to hold public hearings and a parliamentary debate on the nuclear programme, which may cost as much as R1 trillion ($76bn). It set aside a 2015 decision to procure new nuclear capacity and nullified co-operation accords the government has concluded with countries including Russia, the US, and South Korea. Judge Lee Bozalek then ordered the state to pay all costs – to the expense of South African Taxpayers. Zuma (when he was president of South Africa) has championed the building of as many as eight reactors that would generate 9 600 megawatts of energy starting from 2023 – Some opposition parties indicated that is mired in corruption. Civil-rights groups including Earthlife Africa and the Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute said the government ignored the due process in approving the plants and filed a lawsuit aimed at halting their construction. The ANC energy ministry’s own research showed additional nuclear power probably won’t be needed until 2037. The court ruling was a major blow for Zuma and his allies because they will now realize that large infrastructure deals cannot be made behind closed doors and are subject to transparent and public participatory processes. The new plants were a key point of dispute between Zuma and former finance minister Pravin Gordhan, who questioned whether the country could afford them. Zuma fired Gordhan shortly after, prompting S&P Global Ratings and Fitch Ratings to downgrade the country’s international credit rating to junk. Even if the government does appeal on this ruling, the High Court ruling is likely to delay the nuclear programme by months, if not years. Zuma stepped down as leader of the ruling African National Congress, therefore, the decision as to whether it goes ahead will be left to his successor, Ramaphosa. The court decision proved that the correct procedures were not followed and that it has been questionable from the start. Zuma was always very keen on the nuclear build programme and it is supposed to be his legacy project. The ruling certainly did not sit easily with him and the question arises, what will he benefit from this and will Ramaphosa get a cut from this deal, if it ever goes through? The government has not entered into any deal or signed any contract for the procurement of nuclear power, as yet, although there are intergovernmental agreements in place with the US, South Korea, China, Russia, South Africa, and France. South African citizens are kept, hostage, to give the One Trillion Rand deal approval: My thinking is that South Africans are played yet again by the ruling ANC party or by certain stakeholders (such as Zuma in particular), because of the current load shedding we experience. Another state capture perhaps? Are we as South African citizens played by Eskom (a state-owned entity) and their stakeholders (ANC cadres), through the current load shedding we experience, thus to support this motion to spend One Trillion Rand? SouthAfrica Today This report does not necessarily reflects the opinion of SA-news.

Eskom, a state-owned entity, and the designated procurer for South Africa’s new nuclear build programme has gone on a charm offensive and commissioned a study in 2017 already that has shown the multibillion-rand benefits of its Koeberg nuclear power station. Eskom also previously released the results of a KPMG study that looked at Koeberg’s socio-economic..
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Eskom lying through its teeth- phase 6 load shedding applied on Thursday – Eskom not a power provider, but rather a power interrupter!

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Eskom lying through its teeth- phase 6 load shedding applied on Thursday - Eskom not a power provider, but rather a power interrupter!

Consumers say Eskom is not a power provider, but rather a power interrupter. Although the power interrupter, namely Eskom, proclaims one lie story after another, it is very clear to consumers that Phase 6 was applied on Thursday. In parts of Pretoria, there were not less than four power outages on Thursday, and there are..
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Another ANC failure: Water shutdown notice – Gauteng taps could start running dry as Stage 4 load shedding drags on

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Water shedding becoming a possibility - Gauteng taps could start running dry as Stage 4 load shedding drags on

It would take just two consecutive days of Stage 4 load shedding at two of its most sensitive pumping stations to lead to a water shortage, Gauteng’s bulk water supplier Rand Water says. Until this week Stage 4 electricity rationing was almost unheard of, but Eskom implemented the measure on both Sunday and Monday, with..
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SA is on the verge of a total “blackout” due to Eskom’s inability to provide power – National Power Supply and ANC regime are ready for phase 5 & 6

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SA is on the verge of a total "blackout" due to Eskom's inability to provide power - National Power Supply and ANC regime are ready for phase 5 & 6

The ANC government and Eskom are reportedly in the process of getting plans in place for phase 5 and phase 6 power outages. There are fears that the system will collapse completely, despite Pravin Gordhan’s assurance that there will be no more than phase 4 shedding. All available diesel has been bought to supply emergency..
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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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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

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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Num and ANC bumped heads over the restructuring of Eskom, union threatening to shut down power supply

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Num and ANC bumped heads over the restructuring of Eskom, union threatening to shut down power supply

The Num trade union is directly in line with government’s suggestion that Eskom should be “unbundled”. Ramaphosa’s assurance that workers will not lose their jobs is not in line with Pravin Gordhan’s statement that Eskom will offer its workers a severance package. Num threatened that they would bring the country’s power supply to a halt..
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#Rollingblackouts: Further power cuts for Eskom as new Gupta looting details emerge – ANC-regime to plow R23 billion, of taxpayers money, a year into Eskom in order for the utility meet repayments on its R420 billion debt burden

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Further power cuts for Eskom as new Gupta looting details emerge – ANC-regime to plow R23 billion a year into Eskom over the next three years to help the utility meet repayments on its R420 billion debt burden

New documents seen by the Sunday Times reveal how a Gupta-linked company purchased an auditing firm in order to loot from Eskom. The report stated that Trillian bought an auditing firm – Nkonki – which had existing contracts with the state owned company. “Trillian and its former owner, Salim Essa, allegedly used Mitesh Patel, a..
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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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