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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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Forget power cuts. What’s happening to our water supply is much more serious. After two decades of little or no maintenance of municipal sewerage plants, SA is vulnerable to medieval, water-borne diseases and something even more serious: thirst.

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Forget power cuts. What’s happening to our water supply is much more serious. After two decades of little or no maintenance of municipal sewerage plants, SA is vulnerable to medieval, water-borne diseases and something even more serious: thirst.

Villages, towns and even a capital city are experiencing severe water shortages, caused by a combination of years of bad management and drought. Many Limpopo villages have no water at all. Kimberley has its water switched off every night. The army is trying to stop millions of litres of sewage from going into the Vaal..
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President Ramaphosa says white land owners are no longer in a position to resist government’s land reform policies – ANC-regime to pick up the pace of land reform after election

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President Cyril Ramaphosa says white land owners are no longer in a position to resist government's land reform policies – ANC-regime to pick up the pace of land reform after election

Ramaphosa was speaking at a government function to hand over title deeds to the Griqua and Khoi communities of Ebenhaeser on the West Coast. The president said it was time for white land owners to cooperate with his administration in changing land ownership patterns and to stop frustrating the process. He said the new administration..
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West Rand District Municipality that flout regulations by ploughing R77m into VBS can’t pay their 458 employees salaries this month

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West Rand District Municipality that flout regulations by ploughing R77m into VBS can't pay their 458 employees salaries this month

The West Rand district municipality is one of 15 municipalities which made deposits with now-bankrupt VBS Bank despite an instruction from National Treasury forbidding them to do so. Municipal workers at the West Rand District municipality on the outskirts of Johannesburg were left in the lurch on Monday after not being paid their salaries. The..
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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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Tito finds himself in a social storm after admitting that too many Africans were appointed to govern South Africa effectively

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Tito finds himself in a social storm after admitting that Africans "failed" to govern South Africa effectively

Finance Minister, Tito Mboweni finds himself in a social storm after admitting in a radio interview that appointments in government departments are not representative. According to him, the country cannot be regarded as a democratic, non-racial, non-sexist community. According to observers, he said tacitly that too many Africans were appointed who could not do the..
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“Whites to blame for tropical cyclone Idai” which recently hit Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi says BLF – You sure it wasn’t Jan van Riebeeck, Andile?

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Whites are to blame for tropical cyclone Idai, which recently hit Mozambique, Zimbabew and Malawi states BLF – You sure it wasn’t Jan van Riebeeck, Andile?

The party says the West should pay for the mess they apparently created. Cyclone Idai, a tropical cyclone which recently hit Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi is not a natural disaster, but a direct consequence of the white, Western system of ecological assault for profits, said Black First Land First on Friday. The BLF claimed in..
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Port Elizabeth’s New Sh*thole – SAPS Barracks at Mount Road reflects sad reflection of ANC-regime incapability to reign SA

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Port Elizabeth’s New Sh*thole – SAPS Barracks at Mount Road

Rats the size of cats, thousands of cockroaches, maggots, broken toilets and urine being thrown out of the windows are among the disgusting findings at the police residential quarters in Port Elizabeth. Some of these squalid conditions at the Mount Road police station barracks were witnessed first-hand during a tour of the building on Tuesday…
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South-Africa under ANC leadership, there are no human rights!

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South-Africa under ANC leadership, there are no human rights!

Accelerated socio economic transformation the key to human rights and better future for all. The ANC is in contempt of the South African Constitution’s prescriptions that guarantee human rights and, thus, voters must express their contempt for the ANC by rejecting the party on 8 of May, 2019, at the polls. There are numerous examples:..
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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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Boeremag family member claims their release in court – Unlawful incarceration continues after 17 years

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Boeremag family member claims their release in court - Unlawful incarceration continues after 17 years

On 26 March 2019 there will be a watershed court case, which will determine whether there is any space left in the South African courts for the constitution and international covenants. It will show whether revenge on, and oppression of, the Boer people pertains such a priority in South Africa that it negates all justice…
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#BlackPrivilege: Through their destructive strikes, students have managed to get the ANC regime to write off debt worth millions of Rands – 50,000 votes are probably not to be wasted with the upcoming election?

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#BlackPrivilege: Through their destructive strikes, students have managed to get the ANC regime to write off debt worth millions of Rands - 50,000 votes are probably not to be wasted with the upcoming election?

The government has announced that there are R1bn available for writing off over 50,000 student debt. Apparently, it is debt incurred by “previously disadvantaged” who do not include white students. The students, through their destructive strikes, managed to get the government to write off their debts. Observers are of the opinion that the worst is..
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Energy minister Jeff Radebe is embroiled in a mystery $1bn (R14.5bn) oil deal in war-ravaged South Sudan

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Energy minister Jeff Radebe is embroiled in a mystery $1bn (R14.5bn) oil deal in war-ravaged South Sudan

Energy minister, Jeff Radebe is entangled in a secret $1bn (R14.5bn) oil deal in war-ravaged South Sudan, but his investment pledge has raised eyebrows in government circles – and could land him in hot water. The minister’s team has already spent about R20m pursuing the mystery deal, including hiring a private jet to travel to..
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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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The ANC’s end is near – After 25 years of ANC rule, South Africa is on the verge of utter ruin

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The ANC’s end is near - After 25 years of ANC rule, South Africa is on the verge of utter ruin

Growing and transforming South Africa together from an apartheid state to a thriving democracy”. South Africa is, in every practical sense, a failed state. This is what the ANC government has done to the country over the last 25 years. South Africa should have been a country with a strong economy, work for all and..
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