Emissions rise from the cooling towers of the Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. Tutuka coal-fired power station in Mpumalanga.The deployment of the South African National Defence Force at four Eskom power stations has been welcomed by the chairperson of Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy, Sahlulele Luzipo. at each of the following power stations: Majuba, Camden, Grootvlei, and Tutuka.
Luzipo said this came 'hot on the heels" of a successful raid of an illegal coal yard by multi-disciplinary law enforcement agencies in Emalahleni, in Mpumalanga on Thursday.and trucks as well as documents were seized as a result of the raid. Luzipo said:"The committee has always held a firm view that the country’s electricity crisis is caused by Eskom’s inability to deal with maintenance of ageing power stations and internal sabotage as opposed to a policy failure. We now feel exonerated."
He added that talks about stabilising the country’s electricity should be about"coming up with technological mechanisms" to detect early signs of criminality and sabotage,"considering that the deployment of the army alone is not a sustainable solution". In times of uncertainty you need journalism you can trust. For 14 free days, you can have access to a world of in-depth analyses, investigative journalism, top opinions and a range of features.
_Business While the entire country is subjected to loadshedding including hospitals and clinics ect. Nasrec is exempt? How on Gods earth is that ok? Eskom is not to be trusted! The government is NOT TO BE TRUSTED. Actively promote do not pay Eskom.
_Business This is all just a distraction. 10 soldiers deployed to each of the alleged sites to take on the mafia? these soldiers must be super hero's. Lets not all be deceived by focusing only on the right hand and losing focus on what the left hand is doing.
_Business SANDF, what’s that…..
_Business 💯👏👍
_Business About bloody time!
_Business 10 men to each? Groot gevaar
_Business This should be extended to the complete supply chain. Mine and Transport as well. They after all should fall under the Strategic Supplies.
_Business 😂😂😂😂😂😂
_Business Lol, check this out? Where do you think that 8 billion disappeared too? Probably paid all the delegates at the ANC conference! There is no end to the looting from this disgraceful ANC government!
_Business Too late
_Business Is it possible that with the uncertainty at Nasrec that Ramaphosa will now declare a state of emergency due to loadshedding and refuse to resign SA Presidency if he loses? ANC MPs have let him of the PhalaPhala hook and need 2/3rd majority to impeach. Military is 1st move.
_Business Too little to late! The damage & looting can no longer be contained.Deploying a useless, demorolised, untrained SANDF will achieve nothing. The rot starts from the top in Parliament right down. Socialism does not work!
_Business That got nothing to do with the load shedding?
_Business How will it help with the loadshedding?
_Business More to loot
_Business Loading…….. Reports of SANDF members involvement in theft of Eskom infrastructure, coal, copper cables etc.
_Business Power Station don’t need military it’s need to be proper fixed and maintenance with correct spear’s.
_Business I feel no comfort knowing that the SANDF is deployed. They are part of the problem. It won't be long and they themselves will be stealing & vandalising & being drunk on duty. There is no discipline in any of our demorolised SAPS, Metro nor SANDF.