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Eskom funksioneer wel, maar teen ‘n prys

admin — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 12:10:04 +0000

Dit is so dat Eskom tans weer funksioneer, maar dit kom teen ŉ prys waarvoor die belastingbetaler moet betaal, sê dr. Pieter Groenewald, die VF Plus se parlementêre woordvoerder oor openbare ondernemings Dr. Groenewald het vandag met die begrotingsposdebat van die departement van openbare ondernemings gesê die minister (Lynne Brown) spog nou dat daar nie […]

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Nersa moet verduidelik oor kragverhoging van 9,4%

admin — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 14:00:25 +0000

Dit was roekeloos en uiters teleurstellend van die Nasionale Energiereguleerder (Nersa) om Eskom se swak bestuur te kondoneer deur in te stem tot ŉ kragverhoging van 9,4%, sê adv. Anton Alberts, die VF Plus se parlementêre woordvoerder oor energie. Adv. Anton Alberts sê die VF Plus is sterk gekant teen die verhoging, veral aangesien Eskom […]

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Noord-Kaap se kragkrisis: ‘n Skandalige ironie

admin — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 12:55:38 +0000

Noord-Kapenaars behoort geld uit elektrisiteit te maak, liewer as om daarvoor te betaal. Die provinsie se sonskyn is oorvloedig en om krag daarvan op te wek, is al ŉ geruime tyd goedkoper as Eskom-krag. Daarom is die moontlike afsny van party dorpe se krag soos om in ŉ dam water van dors te vergaan. Dit […]

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Matriekeksamen hopelik vry van beurtkrag

admin — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 11:44:19 +0000

Die minister van basiese onderwys, me. Angie Motshekga, het Eskom versoek om nie gedurende die matrieks se rekord- en eindeksamen beurtkrag toe te pas nie. Dit geld veral die vakke Rekenaar Toepassingstegnologie (RTT) en Inligtingstegnologie (IT) se praktiese eksamens. Sy het in die parlement geantwoord op ‘n vraag van Pieter Groenewald van die Vryheidsfront Plus. […]

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VF Plus versoek NERSA om Eskom se aangevraagde tariefverhoging af te keur

admin — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 06:24:12 +0000

Die kragkrisis in Suid-Afrika is die maaksel van Eskom en die ANC-regering. Dit is daarom hulle plig om dit op te los sonder om hierdie verantwoordelikheid oor te skuif na die verbruiker en die ekonomie deur die heffing van ŉ buitensporige tariefverhoging. Hierdie boodskap vorm die kern van die voorlegging wat adv. Anton Alberts, die […]

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IFP: Axe inept parstatal heads

admin — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 06:37:39 +0000

The IFP calls on President Zuma to take swift and drastic action against parastatal heads who are not performing as expected and not accounting for public funds. “First culprits in this matter must be Eskom executives who have failed dismally in their allotted duties which has resulted in major crisis at Eskom. The country is […]

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IFP: The Lights Are Burning At Eskom

admin — Fri, 13 Mar 2015 06:11:05 +0000

The Inkatha Freedom Party welcomes Eskom’s decision to suspend its CEO Mr Tshediso Matona and another three executive members of the parastatal. In a media briefing held at Megawat Park on Thursday, the power utility’s chairperson Mr Zola Tsotsi announced that this was to allow the Board of enquiry to look at the poor performance […]

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No crisis at Eskom – CEO fiddles while Rome is burning

admin — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 13:24:43 +0000

Even though internationally power utilities plan to exceed demand by 15% and in South Africa, the Government is by law the only legal supplier of electricity, and plans to even meet 95% of demand fails regularly, the CEO of the Government company, ESKOM, said that there is no crisis at ESKOM. “I don’t think there’s […]

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IFP: Country being led into darkness and uncertainty

admin — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 06:58:01 +0000

“Recent load shedding and impending water restrictions are the result of poor planning and a lack of astute leadership by a government that has lost the plot,” said IFP National Chairperson, Mr Blessed Gwala. “This government has clearly demonstrated that it does not have the capacity to resolve the crisis that has led to many […]

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Eskom hopeful of no load-shedding necessity whole week

admin — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 11:24:53 +0000

Pretoria – While progress to recover capacity at the Majuba power station continues, Eskom is hopeful that no load-shedding will be needed for the rest of this week. In a statement on Tuesday, the power utility said its team at Majuba was working around the clock to recover capacity with their efforts already having spared […]

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Silo collapse results in load shedding across SA

admin — Mon, 03 Nov 2014 06:43:51 +0000

Johannesburg – Power utility Eskom says there will be load shedding across South Africa from this Sunday. Wednesday evening and the whole of Thursday are marked as high risk for power cuts. This after one of the three silos, which housed over 10 000 tons of coal each, cracked and later collapsed at Majuba power […]

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