Dolly Parton has died at 80, with her family confirming her passing on 25 August 2026 after the country music legend recently opened up about health struggles.
Two of the world's largest petroleum companies, Shell and BP, have made the decision to stop all business dealings with Russia following the Ukraine invasion.
Eskom has lost over R2 billion due to electricity meter tampering, vandalism and theft during the 2020/21 financial year. Loadshedding might soon be necessary.
Eskom is facing many challenges but the high volume of highly skilled employees who have resigned recently from its generation department is the most worrying.
Petrol prices in South Africa are much higher than the price of fuel in neighbouring countries such as Botswana and Namibia. Zimbabwe prices are the highest.
The price of petrol and diesel is set to drop on Wednesday, 5 January, 2022; however, South Africans feel that the fuel prices will eventually increase again.
Eskom issued a statement on Thursday, 28 December announcing that Unit 4 at Kusile Power Station in Delmas, Mpumalanga has been connected to the national grid.
The Makhanda High Court has temporarily stopped shell from conducting its seismic survey of the Wild Coast after residents protested the planned activity.
Eskom says two people have been arrested on suspicion of stealing copper cables valued at R540 000 from the power utility's warehouse in Welkom, Free State.
Eskom's lifestyle audit has revealed 34 high-risk cases, 11 of which have resulted in disciplinary action. SCOPA is fed up with Eskom's irregular expenditure.
Eskom's every-increasing problems and ongoing loadshedding do not seem to be going anywhere. The utility has no funds to make improvements to its faulty system.
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