Eskom – corruption (executives)

  Photo:  Mangope France Hlakudi, Antonio Jose Da Costa Trindade, Abram Abei Masango and Maphoko Hudson Kgomoeswana appear at the Johannesburg magistrate's court for their formal bail application on December 19 2019.  The case is still ongoing and more to follow:   They have to pay Bail R300 000 each.   Bail conditions:  Handed in passports and… Continue reading Eskom – corruption (executives)

Eskom – Majuba fire

And here we thought the coal is wet and wet , it is not burning...  According to Eskom, the fire started on the incline conveyer belt system from the rail offloading facility at around 15:00 on Wednesday 18 December 2019 afternoon and "was extinguished swiftly by the power station's fire team". Dramatic picture by Chris Yelland… Continue reading Eskom – Majuba fire

Eskom – South African Police Services

  The suspects were arrested early this morning in Mpumalanga, Limpopo, and Gauteng by the Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation team in collaboration with the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA)’s Investigative Directorate.    According to the Hawks statement, "investigations began when suspicions were raised into the construction of two large projects at Medupi and Kusile power stations. … Continue reading Eskom – South African Police Services

Eskom – corruption (sabotage)

  (Still under investigation)  This is sabotage and terrorism, because it is public's money.   Investigation is ongoing for years - and we have loadshedding for years - who must pay us back because of this corruption and sabotage?   Every day there were other excuses.  Do not think that is the only sabotage and corruption in… Continue reading Eskom – corruption (sabotage)

Ramaphosa and Zuma’s missions

Ekonomiese plundering en rewolusie - alles word gekaap.  Verwys na die ANC se 1955 manifes.  Daar is geen staatsbeheerde organisasie wat nie al leeg geplunder of tot niet is nie, in die afgrond in bestuur sedert 1994.   Bewilliging van fondse kom uit die staatskas uit en dis leeg.    Hoe herstel mens so iets wat… Continue reading Ramaphosa and Zuma’s missions

Jabu Mabuza – Eskom – Telkom – Tsogo Sun

Jabu Mabuza (Eskom board chairman)  is also the Chairman of Telkom SA SOC Limited. He is widely recognised as a successful entrepreneur. He retired from the position of Group Chief Executive of Tsogo  Sun Holdings Ltd then served as its Deputy Chairman for a period.  Jabu is the current Chairman of the Casino Association of South… Continue reading Jabu Mabuza – Eskom – Telkom – Tsogo Sun

Mining and water – Cullinan mine

  Where are all the Councillors of the Metro Tshwane?   An estimated 300 000 people in the East of Pretoria won't have access to running water for the foreseeable future - and who is responsible for that?   Where are the management, the engineers, the plumbers, the health inspectors, etc?    Do those 300 000 pay… Continue reading Mining and water – Cullinan mine

Alweer Eskom wat geld bedel

Hoe bedel 'n besigheid geld by mense wat meer as dubbel vir elektrisiteit betaal, en nog meer, wat strooi opvreet - net sodat die elites miljoene in die maand kan huis toe neem en dan word beurtkrag net weer ingestel - dit het laasjaar en vorige jare so gebeur en tog, wie word aangekla van… Continue reading Alweer Eskom wat geld bedel

SA energy plan (old)

  As it is now, there is no plan on the table from parliament or government.  The South African Ministry of Energy is to release an updated electricity plan . Analysts will be hoping it will launch the country’s power sector into a modern sustainable, clean power future, and that outdated and financially unfeasible facets… Continue reading SA energy plan (old)

WASA and SAWEA

  One of SANEDI's Renewable Energy projects is the mapping of the wind resource in the country and creating the Wind Atlas for South Africa (WASA). The main objective of the project is to develop, verify and employ numerical wind atlas methods and to develop capacity to enable large scale of exploitation of wind energy in South… Continue reading WASA and SAWEA

Eskom – Wind and Solar energy

  Nou wat is hiedie windlaaiers, windplase en -energie op verskeie plekke regdeur die land en waarvoor is hulle opgerig, wie het betaal vir die windlaaiers op windplase?.  Dieselfde geld vir solar energie.  Hoekom saboteur die ANC regering se wetgewing alternatiewe soos sonkrag of windlaaiers , maar daar is tonne elektrisiteit wat uitgevoer word, net… Continue reading Eskom – Wind and Solar energy

Eskom “stages”

Dis belangrik dat daar gefokus word op 1.  veiligheid van elkeen in jou  huis, omgewing , besighede en 2.  probeer  pogings aanwend om totaal en al van onafhanklik te wees van Eskom wat die monopolie uitvoer in die land.  Verkry ander middele om te oorleef, soos gas (stoof, waterwaterstelsel), son energie of selfs wind, waar… Continue reading Eskom “stages”

Steenkool – Coal – steam trains

  Eskom ons is nie dom nie - ons ken al die "rympies"(verskonings) uit ons kop uit.   Afgesaagde stories van Eskom is aan die orde van die dag, as dit nie nat steenkool is nie, is dit beendere wat hul pla.  Hoekom sit die mense dan in beheer as hulle dit nie kan bedryf nie… Continue reading Steenkool – Coal – steam trains

Why did Eskom pay so much salaries and bonuses?

  30 January 2015 - Millions of rand and benefits have been paid out and for what reason? - what did they do in those years? Eskom paid R24.4-million to its three senior executives last year, and rewarded its top brass with R62.8-million in performance bonuses since load-shedding first shut down South Africa’s gold mines… Continue reading Why did Eskom pay so much salaries and bonuses?

Eskom and mines

Die "storie van sluit die myne" vrywillig vir 'n week of twee, het al in die verlede plaasgevind - nou gebeur dieselfde "dreigemente" - wat lei tot werkloosheid en rewolusies wat volg.   Dis nie 'n nuwe idee van mynmaatskappye om hul deure  toe te maak sodat Eskom kwansuis kan herstel nie - daar is niks… Continue reading Eskom and mines

Eskom

  Eskom executive appointed into an international research organisation on 13 April 2019.    Eskom’s Chief Operating Officer, Mr Jan Oberholzer, has been appointed onto the Board of Directors of the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). A seat on this Board gives Eskom direct access to some of the most cutting edge energy research available,… Continue reading Eskom

Zambia – Zimbabwe – Mozambique – Eskom

(Zesco - Zambia   :   Zesa - Zimbabwe   :    EDM - Mozambique) - Eskom November 2019 - - this year, EDM, Mozambique’s state-owned power utility, will deploy a brand new floating power station in the Nampula province in order to increase the electricity supply in the northern parts of the country.   The large vessel will… Continue reading Zambia – Zimbabwe – Mozambique – Eskom

Escom power to Africa and South Africa

Soos 'n boek wat toegemaak word, word inligting  van die algemene publiek weerhou of soms word verskillende artikels en inligtingstukke se eindpunte nooit bymekaar gebring nie.  Elektrisiteit gaan wel landuit na ander Afrika state.     Die vraag is, kan steenkool wel nat word - hoekom nou skielik, daar is tog baie reen in SA, ook… Continue reading Escom power to Africa and South Africa

Is Eskom honest? who is?

Eskom is not honest - and who is doing the audits of all plants and where are all the audit reports to the Minister of Finance? * it was also revealed that the payment rates for electricity in the sprawling Johannesburg suburb were just over 16% – or lower than that for e-tolls payments, where… Continue reading Is Eskom honest? who is?