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Snake Drive in Benoni near N12 will be closed for a long time due to sinkhole

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Sinkhole swallowed a portion of Snake Drive near the N12 in Benoni, according to William Ntladi, spokesman for the Ekurhuleni emergency services, working with several engineers to determine the cause of the sinkhole and to make plans for that hole on one of the southbound lanes collapsed.

Ntladi said both lanes were closed indefinitely for the safety of motorists.

Maroela Media earlier reported that the Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport had warned motorists at the beginning of November against the sinking four meters deep.

Footage of the sinkhole has been circulated on social media this week in which it appears that this hole is much larger in the face of heavy rain this week. However, Ntladi said Thursday morning that the hole is no bigger than mid-November.

Earlier this year, the road was predicted to be ready for use by the middle of next year.

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Consumer inflation rate is now at its lowest level in nine years

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The alleged drop in the consumer inflation rate, which is now at its lowest level in nine years, is called into question by many economic experts.

Although the decline has been welcomed by some agencies, consumers say the decline is certainly not credible as food, fuel and clothing prices are constantly rising.

However, the South African Reserve Bank came under pressure with the announcement to adjust interest rates downward.

Allegedly, consumer price inflation fell during November to the level of 3.6% in the Reserve Bank framework, which set the rate between 3 and 6% as acceptable.

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White slaughter continues – Farm manager brutally tortured during Mooi River farm attack,KZN

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A violent and brutal farm attack too place on Tuesday night, 10 December 2019, in Mooi River, KwaZulu Natal province. A farm manager, Rodger Huntley, who is debilitated by a past stroke was attacked and tortured in his home by two attackers. The attackers demanded firearms and money and severely tortured Huntley.

Huntley who is in his late sixty’s took nearly an hour to crawl to neighbors for help having suffered lacerations to his head and chin and was bruised all over his head and face. Huntley who does not have a firearm was beaten relentlessly by the attackers.

Huntley’s vehicle was later recovered in Ladysmith. There is no other information available at this stage. Huntley is in a stable condition.

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Janus Walus killer of communist Chris Hani – Supreme Court rules that the minister must decide on his fate

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Northern Gauteng High Court on Thursday ruled that new Justice Minister Ronald Lamola should decide whether or not to release Janus Walus, who killed communist Chris Hani, on parole.

Walus asked the court to reverse former Justice and Correctional Services Minister Michael Masutha’s decision to release him on parole and deport him to Poland, his native country. Walus’s legal team argues that Masutha’s decision to refuse parole was unfair and irrational.

Walus has been serving more than 25 years in prison for the murder of Hani, former leader of the South African Communist Party.

The court reversed Masutha’s decision to deny Walus parole, but referred the case back to new Justice Minister Ronald Lamola. They now have 60 days to rethink the matter. “Although Walus is eligible for parole, it is not a given that he should be released,” Judge Jody Kollapen said in his ruling. He did point out, however, that the testimony of several experts indicates that Walus is n
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#Rollingblackouts – To prevent further damages Eskom announce Phase 2 load shedding for Friday

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South Africans will have to prepare for more power outages this weekend after Eskom announces that Phase 2 load shedding will take effect from 09:00 to 23:00 Friday. According to their latest statement, the bankrupt state entity says their system is still vulnerable.

Although the power grid units are recovering as scheduled, they also lost additional operating units on Thursday.

“Load shedding is essential throughout the night and all day Friday to prevent further short circuits and capacity to pump water reserves for us.”

The goal is to reduce unplanned short circuits to 9,500 MW to enable them to minimize and stop load shedding next week.

“Regardless of the phase, we want to remind our customers that load shedding is no cause for panic as the system is successfully controlled.”

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Load shedding due to poor workmanship at failed Medupi power plant, though Ramphosa points finger at sabotage

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The Phase 4 load shedding forced on South Africa this past week is attributed to poor workmanship with the erection of the Medupi power plant, which was initially highly praised by the ANC government.

The power plant has caused so many problems in the past week that the Eskom management had to take the load to Phase 4.

Although no one is prepared to explain what the bugs are at Medupi, observers have pointed out that there as some serious flaws that need to be corrected that forced Eskom to switch to Phase 6, and then back to Phase 4.

Experts believe the Medupi Power Plant will not be able to deliver up to its full capacity for several days, which means that South Africa will continue to see billions of rand being wasted for days.

All indications are that the current slump in the country’s economy may force Moody’s rating agency to recognize that junk status is now a reality.

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Cape Town dumps raw sewage into the sea, sewage plants can no longer handle the increase in sewage

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Cleece Robertson of the National Sea Rescue Institute has warned in the past that the three sewerage plants in Cape Town cannot handle the increase in sewage.

Marine conservation photographer Jean Tresfon showed in his research and photographs that large “white plumes” were visible in the sea. The City’s website confirms that there is no primary or secondary treatment of sewage before it is dumped into the sea.

It seems that the Department of Water and Sanitation is mainly responsible for the spillage.

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SA mining houses are closing one after the other due to Eskom load shedding

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South Africa’s mining houses close one after the other because it has become too risky to let their workers work underground during load shedding.

It costs billions of rand to stop underground mining activities and still have to pay workers even though there is no production for the whole week.

Economists point out that Eskom is crushing the country’s economy to such an extent that it will take years to recover, but the impression is left that the power supply has no sympathy, and the government is powerless.

The load shedding has opened the door wide for a follow-up recession, thereby causing the second recession within two years.

With Phase 6 likely to last until the end of the week, business people are also holding their breath as Eskom shrugs.

Eskom now claims that necessary and unplanned “repairs need urgent attention” otherwise the entire network will collapse, a spokeswoman said.

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Holidaymakers need to drive careful this festive season, the country’s roads are dangerous because of increased potholes caused by heavy rain

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Water flowing in streets and roads looks like small rivers and is becoming dangerous because of increasing potholes that can damage vehicle tires.

Several incidents have already occurred from potholes that are invisible due to the water on the driving surface, and tires are damaged which means a tire needs to be replaced in the rain.

A government spokesman warned motorists to drive very carefully where the wet roads are slippery and often have large potholes that are formed after heavy rains.

The danger also exists that a damaged tire can create the vehicle to imbalance and cause accidents. Driving to fast in this rainy weather can increases the risk of dangerous accidents.

Roads become more dangerous due to heavy rains that cause flooding, and smaller potholes become larger and sometimes much deeper, increasing tire damage.

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Government of Zimbabwe owes SAA R880 million

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SA Airways is likely to lose a lot of money due to Zimbabwe’s default and disputes.

According to the latest information, Zimbabwe are only willing to pay 5% of the R880m SAA claims the Zimbabwe government owes.

The amount is apparently due for ticket sales, but the Zimbabwe Reserve Bank’s Monetary Committee refuses and rejects most of the debt.

A Zimbabwean spokeswoman says the government is not in a financial position to pay more, nor can it pay for fuel and grain imported.

SAA spokeswoman Thali Thali did not respond after the media polled him about what SAA is now going to do to recover the much needed funds.

SAA’s poor management emerged when the entity had to cancel its flights and was eventually placed under administration because the ANC government no longer had the money to feed the entity.

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