There is no shortage of coal, as Eskom claims. Instead, the coal is piling up at the mines, uncollected by the utility, Anna Marth Ott, CEO of Middelburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said yesterday.
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Shocking news, Eskom’s big coal whopper and they would like to point the finger to you the consumer for using too much electricity
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Kusile and Medupi power stations do not deliver planned 780MW at the moment, while loadshedding is currently being utilized all over South-Africa – Somebody is definitely making some money from Eskom while we are suffering
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A forensic investigation is under way at Kusile and Medupi power stations. The planned 780MW power output that was supposed to occur at the two stations are not happening while loadshedding is implemented throughout South-Africa. If truth to be told, it was recently discovered that contractors’ sub-standard work has submerged at these two stations. The..
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SA’s defence industry is facing a crisis as the state-owned arms maker Denel struggles to survive
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South Africa’s defence industry is dealing with a crisis as the state-owned weapons manufacturer Denel battles to survive, and rapidly agreeing equity partnerships is the only way to save it, a top defence official has said. Denel’s woes put at risk an industry estimated to directly employ around 15 000 people, Armscor CEO Kevin Wakeford..
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The AfriForum says that the ANC fooled the white people of SA back in 1994
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According to AfriForum, the African National Congress fooled white South Africans in 1994.
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Eskom keeps lying to save its but, suddenly the power utility is experiencing Breakdowns, not a coal shortage
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Rotational rolling blackouts resumed on Thursday as Eskom technicians attended to breakdowns at several of its generating units in South Africa. Stage 2 load-shedding started at 9am and was expected to last until 10pm. While consumers and business owners lamented the ongoing power cuts – and the reasons behind them – the Middelburg Chamber of..
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Crimes committed against the elderly should be seen as crimes committed against the whole community 87-Year-old Woman Assaulted During House Robbery, New Brighton
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Crimes committed against the elderly should be seen as crimes committed against the whole community” as said by Motherwell Cluster Commander, Major General Dawie Rabie following the severe assault of a paralysed 87-year-old woman during a house robbery at her Rula Street home in New Brighton yesterday. Yesterday, 04 December 2018, at about 12:00 the..
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All Eskom wants for Christmas is a R100bn government bailout and therefore South-African citizens must suffer with continuous loadshedding
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The struggling power utility wants the state to absorb its debt in a move that would likely be good for them but bad for our credit rating. As South Africans grapple with festive-season load shedding, our embattled national power utility, Eskom, is trying to find ways to keep the lights on while operating with billions..
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Security guard dies after being set alight in plastics strike chaos – Numsa called the strike, but say they are not to blame for the resulting carnage
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A security guard, Lesley Lekgalake Mphahlele, died on Tuesday after succumbing to his injuries, sustained after he was doused with petrol and set alight by violent protesters. The Plastics Converters Association (PCASA) blamed the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) for the violence that had resulted from a strike the union called for…
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BREAKING NEWS:- Five farm attacks in 48 hours leave rural communities in shock
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It’s been a terrible week for rural communities. A glut of farm attacks has left people on edge, after five properties were hit over the last two days.
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Who is fooling who?: So, according to Eskom there is no coal? Is Eskom deliberately wanting to plunge the country further into darkness and chaos?
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There is no shortage of coal, as Eskom claims. Instead, the coal is piling up at the mines, uncollected by the utility, Anna Marth Ott, CEO of Middelburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said yesterday. Middelburg is positioned between three large Eskom power stations, and there are 170 coal mines within a 200 km radius..
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Finally the truth is being told! – Denel Admits Bursary Granted To Supra Mahumapelo’s Son Was Illegal
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It emerged in April that a R1 million bursary had been awarded to Oarabile Mahumapelo to attend flight school. Denel has conceded that a bursary granted to the son of former North West Premier Supra Mahumapelo was illegal. It emerged in April that a R1 million bursary had been awarded to Oarabile Mahumapelo to attend..
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Over 1,000 Rhinos Poached Every Year as SA Government Struggles to Implement it’s Own Ban or Find a Solution
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TRADE OF RHINO HORN, GOING FORWARD. The recent Constitutional Court dismissal of the Department of Environment’s appeal to keep the ban to trade in rhino horn in place, has become a very controversial subject. The South African government is struggling with a rhino poaching crisis and their attempt to achieve a solution has only seemed to worsen the crisis.
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R27 million of taxpayers money missing in thin air and now KZN’s traditional councils can’t explain how and where it went
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KwaZulu-Natal’s traditional authorities have failed to account for more than R11-million in levies collected by the province’s amakhosi from their subjects during the past financial year.
They were also unable to account for more than R15-million in property under their control, according to the 2017-2018 annual report of the Traditional Levies and Trust Account.
The report was submitted to the KwaZulu-Natal legislature this week by the MEC for co-operative governance and traditional affairs, Nomusa Dube-Ncube.
Co-operative governance MEC Nomusa Dube-Ncube said the audit was disappointing. (Mandla Mkhize)
Poor accounting systems and a strike by the secretaries of the province’s tribal councils resulted in the auditor general’s office issuing a qualified audit outcome against the entity.
The more than 350 secretaries, who receive a government stipend of R1 600 a month, want the department to pay them R12 000 instead, which the co-operative gover
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City of Joburg Mayor: FNB Stadium will go down in ruins if illegal mining continues
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City of Joburg Mayor Herman Mashaba has warned that if the illegal mining threat in Johannesburg is not taken seriously, there will be deadly consequences. Mashaba made the statement in response to the Department of Mineral Resources stating there was “no immediate threat to critical infrastructure as has been claimed”. The claims follow a report..
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The New Minimum Wage for 2019: What it means for domestic worker pay
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New minimum wage regulations, endorsed by the Department of Labour, were published on Monday 3 December.
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