Author: Dimakatso Genkoe
Stage 6 load shedding currently underway, is expected to be eased only on Tuesday morning. Eskom announced on today that it will move to a new rotational schedule between stages 6 and 5 until further notice. The utility’s Crisis Communication Manager Menzi Mngomezulu said the grid remained under severe strain, but some units have returned to service including Koeberg Unit 1 which was synchronized to the grid on Sunday. “Stage 6 load shedding will continue to be implemented until 05h00 on Tuesday, followed by stage 5 load shedding until 16h00. Stage 6 load shedding will return for the evening between 16h00 and…
Eskom has ramped up power outages by implementing stage 6 load shedding from 4 pm this afternoon until 5 am on Thursday when stage 5 kicks in. In a statement, the embattled power utility said the pattern will be repeated daily until further notice. According to Eskom, this is due to a shortage in generation capacity while two generation units were returned to service at Kriel Power Station over the past 24 hours, a generating unit at Duvha Power Station was taken offline for repairs. Acting spokesperson Daphne Mokoena called on South Africans to use electricity sparingly as there are…
The Limpopo provincial department has reported a high visibility of traffic officials as the province gears up for a busy Easter weekend. The department said speed operations to curb infringements and encourage good driver behaviour on the roads are underway. Transport spokesperson Tidimalo Chuene said the department is sufficiently braced for high traffic volumes expected in the province over the next few days. “Law enforcement officers will be working around the clock between April 6-10 to maximise visibility and aid the flow of traffic, especially on critical routes prone to congestion,” she said. These include the N1 especially around…
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said it welcomed the four life prison terms given to a 20- year- old KwaZulu Natal man for raping four young boys. On Friday, the Pietermaritzburg Regional court sentenced the man whose identity was not revealed to protect the victims who are between the ages of four and eight after he pleaded guilty to the crimes committed in May 2021 in the Imbali area. According to the NPA one of the victims was the man’s stepbrother. NPA spokesperson Natasha Ramkisson Kara said in his plea, the man mentioned that he had been suffering from depression…
One of South Africa’s black-owned commercial radio stations You FM has confirmed that Bryce Clarke, popularly known as DJ Ankletap or Malume, is joining its team and will be hosting the breakfast show ‘YOUR Mornings with Malume Tap’ from Monday 3 April 2023. Ankletap one of the most successful radio personalities in South Africa broke the news today on his Instagram page that today (24 March 2023) marks the end of the era with his current employer, YFM, the Gauteng-based station he has been with with YFM for the past 11 years. “As the longest-serving presenter in the station’s history, I…
Deputy President Paul Mashatile is expected to face tough questions from members of Parliament on Thursday in his maiden address following the departure of his predecessor David Mabuza. Among others, Mashatile who was sworn in a few weeks ago, is expected to reply to oral questions relating to the country’s energy crisis and the municipal debt owed to Eskom. The power utility is still failing to keep the lights on even after the appointment of the Minister of Electricity Kgosientso Ramokgopa and Eskom’s bailout amounting to R254 billion announced at the recent budget speech by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwane. Ramokgopa…
A 54-year-old North West woman is devastated after her lover whom she met through an online dating platform called Badoo scammed her out of more than R2 million of her pension pay-out and disappeared. The Hawks in the province are searching for the man (pictured) whom they said is a person of interest who could help them in their investigation. According to the provincial Hawks spokesperson Captain Tlangelani Rikhotso, the two were dating and the man who used a false name, proposed they get into a joint venture to start a business. The woman from Mahikeng, resigned from her work…
Zandile Mafe, the Cape Town man who was arrested and imprisoned for allegedly setting the National Assembly building on fire, will be admitted to a mental health institution in the Eastern Cape in April. The defence for Mathe previously told the court that he did not want to be admitted to Valkenburg Psychiatric Hospital, due to an alleged experience he had there before. Mafe, 51, made a brief appearance in the Western cape High court on Friday where a pre-trial hearing was postponed to 28 March to allow the finalisation of the logistical arrangements for his admission. Mafe was arrested…
The water and electricity crisis is expected to continue in Rustenburg as municipal vehicles that are used to respond to basic service delivery needs like repairing of water and sewage leaks, electricity blackouts and refuse collection, have run out of fuel. Taps in several townships including Tlhabane, Geelhout-Park and Boitekong among others are often dry, forcing residents to buy bottled water for cooking and for personal hygiene while others have to throw spoiled food away. Municipal service vehicles without petrol will make it difficult for the technicians and other workers to deal with emergency needs of the Rustenburg community.…
While South African consumers are still reeling from load shedding and its impact on businesses and the economy; large-scale looting and corruption, the Automobile Association (AA) has warned cash-strapped motorists to brace themselves for a petrol price hikes in April After analysing the unaudited data from the Central Energy Fund, the AA has estimated that petrol (both 93 and 95) will increase by 25/l. However, the good news is that diesel will decrease by about 20c/l and there will be a significant decrease to the price of illuminating paraffin of around 68c/l. In a statement the association said the weaker Rand…