ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa takes to the stage to deliver the keynote address, 07 January 2022, at the Ranch Resort, near Polokwane, Limpopo, during the ANC Galla Dinner fundraiser.
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Power utility Eskom has confirmed reports of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) being deployed to some of its power stations.
“Eskom can confirm that the SANDF is being deployed. Eskom has received deployments at four sites,” it said.
The power stations which are seeing a military presence are:
Majuba
Camden
Grootvlei and
Tutuka
The exact nature of the deployment is not yet known, with Eskom redirecting all queries to the presidency. According to reports from News24, the reason for the deployment is to protect the power stations from theft of critical equipment and infrastructure.
“Eskom can confirm that the SANDF is being deployed. Eskom has received deployments at four sites,” it said.
The power stations which are seeing a military presence are:
Majuba
Camden
Grootvlei and
Tutuka
The exact nature of the deployment is not yet known, with Eskom redirecting all queries to the presidency. According to reports from News24, the reason for the deployment is to protect the power stations from theft of critical equipment and infrastructure.
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#TRACN4route 19/12 at 21:32. #ProtestAction btw Mathews Phosa IC + Schonland IC (N4/3 km 19.6E) ROAD CLOSED. Please use alternative route.
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#TRACN4route 19/12 at 21:32. #ProtestAction btw Mathews Phosa IC + Schonland IC (N4/3 km 19.6E) ROAD CLOSED. Please use alternative route.
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#TRACN4route 19/12 at 22:26. #Update Scene cleared btw Mathews Phosa IC + Schonland IC (N4/3 km 19.6E) #ProtestAction #eMalahleni
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Eskom has lost control of its power stations to criminal elements and “rent-seekers”, who engage in purposeful malfunction and sabotage to earn higher maintenance and other fees from the utility. Drain plugs removed from motor housings, cables cut, theft of coal and diesel, death threats against station managers, are all examples from a long list of cases which are awaiting police investigation.
Moreover, law enforcement is doing little to control the crime. There have been no convictions.
Moreover, law enforcement is doing little to control the crime. There have been no convictions.
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Sabotage rampant at S/Africa’s Eskom power stations – Official
Apart from the power utility Eskom’s aging machinery, there is rampant and deliberate acts of sabotage at a number of power stations in the country -- leading to the current regular load-shedding of energy nationwide, Eskom chief executive Andre de Ruyter…
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The Hawks have arrested three people believed to be part of a syndicate dealing in illegal coal mining in Mpumalanga. It's alleged that they steal coal from mines, and replace or mix it with fake products:
3 Coal syndicates arrested in Mpumalanga for supplying Eskom with rocks instead of coal, the results of these criminal conduct has led to widespread loadshedding across SA. Hawks are aiming to make more arrests
Former Eskom Andre de Ruyter once complained about the quality of coal Eskom was getting from Unscrupulous suppliers, according to de Ruyter "low coal is measured by a Calorific Value (CV) of between 7 and 8, compared to Eskom required coal qualities of between 15 and 18 CV.
3 Coal syndicates arrested in Mpumalanga for supplying Eskom with rocks instead of coal, the results of these criminal conduct has led to widespread loadshedding across SA. Hawks are aiming to make more arrests
Former Eskom Andre de Ruyter once complained about the quality of coal Eskom was getting from Unscrupulous suppliers, according to de Ruyter "low coal is measured by a Calorific Value (CV) of between 7 and 8, compared to Eskom required coal qualities of between 15 and 18 CV.
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Police have dispatched a team to Benoni east of Johannesburg to monitor the area after recovering military explosive devices and equipment yesterday
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Warning: not for sensitive viewers. Massive explosion in Boksburg after gas tanker involved in accident.
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“Suspects bump your vehicle at the back and when you stop to check, they hijack you.”
Mculu says that several cases where suspects used this trick to hijack vehicles, have been reported at the Silverton Police Station in the previous years during the festive season.
“Sometimes the criminals will use two or three private cars and block a victim on the road, one blocks the victim from the back and the other in front, and they hijack the car. They are usually about four or five criminals involved in this kind of crime.”
Mculu urges motorists to constantly check for any cars following them.
“Residents must also look out for remote jamming, particularly when they visit shopping malls.
Mculu says that several cases where suspects used this trick to hijack vehicles, have been reported at the Silverton Police Station in the previous years during the festive season.
“Sometimes the criminals will use two or three private cars and block a victim on the road, one blocks the victim from the back and the other in front, and they hijack the car. They are usually about four or five criminals involved in this kind of crime.”
Mculu urges motorists to constantly check for any cars following them.
“Residents must also look out for remote jamming, particularly when they visit shopping malls.
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