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New multi-million project for Eastern Transvaal raises eyebrows – So far all ANC regime projects have failed and cost taxpayers millions

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A multi-million rand project, which is expected to be developed close to the Mozambique border, has raised questions and several experts have already raised their eyebrows that it will be yet another failure.

With rail and road connections at their disposal as part of the required infrastructure, it is believed to be a special economic region where expected growth by new investors is a possibility.

The project aims to plant and export crops to Mozambique, and the so-called establishment of Nkomazi’s special economic zone will apparently focus on “agro-processing”.

In December last year, the Department of Trade and Industry approved the province to develop the 673 hectares of land.

Approximately R4bn is seen as investment, which will apparently also provide a significant number of jobs, but whether the new project will also end like the Vrede Dairy project will just take the time, agricultural experts said.

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Thank god we have coal and not nuclear powered power station! – Boilers shut down due to incompetent workers overfilled bunker and flooded top floor with coal

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Thank god we have coal and not nuclear powered power station

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Click here to watch the cause of Eskom’s Loadshedding

This is silo 1 at Kusile power station. They have just overfilled the bunker& flooded the top floor with coal. This will cause the boilers to shut down. These clowns are just so dumb. They cannot let the system run automatically & have to try running manually, This is the result that caused a shutdown.

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Multimillion rand scandal exposed at black trade union Fawu

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The existence of the black trade union Food and Allied Workers Union (Fawu) is threatened after a multi-million rand scandal is exposed.

The possibility exists now that the union may be forced to deregister due to the alleged poor governance and no corporate governing system has been applied.

The union, which is Saftu’s second-largest affiliate, allegedly fired its secretary, Katishi Masemola, because the officer could be involved in a R19m write-off of an investment with Basebenzi Investment Group.

However, the dismissal was preceded by a fierce internal battle over those who supported him, and the others who demanded his dismissal.

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Power outages cost SA millions of rands a day and could mean an economic downfall

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Ramaphosa may forget to go ahead with successful results whilst begging for investments when Eskom has already started shedding power, says a well-known economist from Pretoria.

Eskom’s load shedding, without any announcement, costs South Africa millions of rand a day, and the entity is in two ways destroying the country economically.

On the one hand, industries, business people, schools and government departments are all harmed by the load, while South Africans have to pay for power through their necks.

Secondly, the state treasury is being emptied to keep the incompetent power supplier standing, and the demand is growing that the ANC and the Eskom chiefs should all resign their offices because they are ruining the economy, he said.

Experts point out that it will now cost as much as R1.8 trillion to get the bankrupt Eskom back on a healthy footing, and no one will trust the Ramaphosa regime with such an amount, Bart Griffiths said.

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Matric exam disrupted by load shedding – will power failures now be blamed for poor performance among learners?

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The load shed unannounced by the bankrupt power supply led to the disruption in exam rooms where matrics had to stop their exams at dusk.

Nearly 35 schools were disrupted at the same time on Wednesday’s during loadshedding and parents, teachers and pupils were outraged at the unannounced load at the most impossible time when exams were taken.

The Department of Education is awaiting feedback from provinces on the events and the way in which they handled the power failure.

Educators are concerned that the power outage will now be used by the Education Department as an excuse for poor performance.

Phase 2, which will be applicable for Thursday and Friday, means that schools can expect a power outage at any time from 9 am to 11 pm.

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Eskom load shedding may have been applied over Nersa not approving electricity supplier’s tariff increase and is now used as leverage to manipulate the initial decision

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TAU SA finds it extremely suspicious that Eskom suddenly imposes loadshedding just days after the electricity supplier filed a lawsuit against Nersa, the regulator, because the entity was not satisfied with the tariff increases approved.

“It almost seems as if there is a subtle blackmail here, as it has often happened in the past if Eskom disagreed with Nersa’s decisions,” says Mr. Louis Meintjes, the president of TAU SA. “The consumer is beginning to get the impression that if Eskom doesn’t make sense, load shedding is set as a kind of leverage.

“The explanation that there have been problems since Saturday, but the country is only caught on Wednesday without any warning, is just as unacceptable,” he says. “Many farmers need to properly schedule their irrigation in these drought and hot temperatures so that they can provide food for the country’s tables. They have been deprived of the right of proper planning through Eskom’s laxity and insensitive actions. I
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#RollingBlackouts are back due to a shortage of power generation at Eskom power stations contributed by lack of skill

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Eskom announced early on Wednesday that phase 2 load shedding will be activated from 09:00 to 23:00. The severe power constraints are apparently caused by a broken coal conveyor belt at the Medupi power station. This reduced the station’s power supply by half. The struggling power supplier said in a brief statement that due to a lack of generating capacity, he was forced to take this step.

According to Eskom, they have been extensively using the help of pump generators and open cycle gas turbines since Saturday to make up for the electricity shortage, but cannot sustain due to the decline in dam and diesel levels. In addition, five generating units are not available due to boiler tube leaks. As a result, the state entity then had to implement Phase 2 Load shedding from 9:00 am to 11:00 pm which dumps 2000 MW of power on a rotational basis to prevent a total collapse in the power grid. Phase 1 is the ‘lightest’ load shedding schedule, while up to 4,000 MW of power ca
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In SA where there is a shortage of schools, it has become a norm to torch the few that is left – North West school torched during barbaric incident

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North West education MEC Mmaphefo Matsemela has condemned the torching of a block of classrooms at Leruntse Lesedi Secondary School in Delareyville.

The fire occurred on Friday October 11.

“It is alleged that in the early hours of Friday, the school principal received a report that the school was on fire,” said department spokesperson Elias Malindi.

“A block of classrooms, which constituted of two classrooms and the office of the head of department, were burnt down.”

One of the classrooms was being used as a storage facility. It housed equipment including a photocopier, refrigerator, microwave, lawnmower, garden tools and cleaning materials, as well as files, textbooks and stationery packs for learners, said Malindi.

The other classroom contained 30 tables and 60 chairs. These too were destroyed in the blaze.

Matsemela indicated in a statement that she believed the blaze was started deliberately.

“I strongly condemn this barbaric incident of
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Playing the race card when all else fail – Zuma: I’m being victimised because I’m black

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Former President Jacob Zuma faces charges of fraud, corruption and racketeering linked to the arms deal. But now he claims that he is being victimised because he is black.

Zuma addressed his supporters on Tuesday following a brief appearance in the Pietermaritzburg High Court.

He indicated his intention to challenge a court decision denying his application for a permanent stay of prosecution.

The former president faces charges of fraud, corruption and racketeering linked to the arms deal.

He allegedly received 783 unlawful payments between 1996 and 2005.

But he believed he was being targeted because of the colour of his skin.

“As a black person, you will face victimisation until you die, you will also encounter traitors.”

Zuma is expected to formally lodge his appeal documents by 1 November while the court is expected to hear the matter on 22 November.

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13.8 million people in SA, are living on less than R19 a day, according to the 2019 Household Affordability Index

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According to the latest Household Affordability Index compiled by the Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity Group (PMBEJD), more than half of SA’s population live on less than R41 a day.

The September 2019 Household Affordability Index shows that more than half of the population are living on less than R1 230 a month. The Index also shows that a quarter of the population, approximately 13.8 million people, are living on less than R19 a day.

A total of 56% of South Africans (30.4 million people) are living on less than R41 a day.

The group said: “Affordability, in its simplest form, is relative to income levels and the cost of goods and services (expenses). Workers work to support their families. Workers, reasonably expect to cover the costs of goods and services needed for dignity and household functionality off their wages. In most  South African households, only one family member works. This one wage must support a reductive average of 3.9 perso
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