Eskom

The South African Defence Force (SANDF) has been deployed to four Eskom power stations: Majuba, Camden, Grootvlei, and Tutuka.

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More](https://www.capetalk.co.za/articles/462818/be-aware-of-the-consequences-of-taking-out-a-home-loan-as-a-couple) [Nokukhanya Mntambo/Eyewitness News](Nokukhanya Mntambo/Eyewitness News) [More from Local](https://www.capetalk.co.za/topic/22/local) [Recovered explosives in East Rand were 'special forces level' says expert](https://www.capetalk.co.za/articles/462911/recovered-explosives-in-east-rand-were-special-forces-level-says-expert) [Gauteng police recovered military explosives in the East Rand allegedly intended for illegal miners in Benoni.](https://www.capetalk.co.za/articles/462911/recovered-explosives-in-east-rand-were-special-forces-level-says-expert) [Read More](https://www.capetalk.co.za/articles/462911/recovered-explosives-in-east-rand-were-special-forces-level-says-expert) [How are overloaded vehicles being managed this holiday season?](https://www.capetalk.co.za/articles/462895/how-are-overloaded-vehicles-being-managed-this-holiday-season) [With many people travelling around the country for the holidays there have been some dangerously overloaded taxis on our roads.](https://www.capetalk.co.za/articles/462895/how-are-overloaded-vehicles-being-managed-this-holiday-season) [Read More](https://www.capetalk.co.za/articles/462895/how-are-overloaded-vehicles-being-managed-this-holiday-season) [Loadshedding will disrupt pool access & times over festive peak in Cape Town](https://www.capetalk.co.za/articles/462857/loadshedding-will-disrupt-pool-access-and-times-over-festive-peak-in-cape-town) [With 8 swimming pools already temporarily closed for maintenance around CPT, load shedding adds extra disruptions for pool-goers.](https://www.capetalk.co.za/articles/462857/loadshedding-will-disrupt-pool-access-and-times-over-festive-peak-in-cape-town) [Read More](https://www.capetalk.co.za/articles/462857/loadshedding-will-disrupt-pool-access-and-times-over-festive-peak-in-cape-town) [South African saffron (cost: R250 000 per kg!) farmer takes on the world](https://www.capetalk.co.za/articles/462860/r250k-per-kg-of-red-gold-is-there-a-market-for-saffron-farming-in-sa) [The world's most expensive spice, saffron, locally retails for as much as R250 000 per kilogram.](https://www.capetalk.co.za/articles/462860/r250k-per-kg-of-red-gold-is-there-a-market-for-saffron-farming-in-sa) [Read More](https://www.capetalk.co.za/articles/462860/r250k-per-kg-of-red-gold-is-there-a-market-for-saffron-farming-in-sa) [Eskom wants 32% tariff hike, but will probably 'only' get 19% - energy expert](https://www.capetalk.co.za/articles/462851/nersa-given-until-mid-january-to-decide-on-eskom-32-tariff-hike) [The national energy regulator has until 12 January to decide on Eskom’s tariffs for 2023.](https://www.capetalk.co.za/articles/462851/nersa-given-until-mid-january-to-decide-on-eskom-32-tariff-hike) [Read More](https://www.capetalk.co.za/articles/462851/nersa-given-until-mid-january-to-decide-on-eskom-32-tariff-hike) ['We've reached a point of no 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Stadium.](https://www.capetalk.co.za/articles/462849/cape-town-the-stormers-take-on-the-bulls-in-the-biggest-game-of-the-season) [Read More](https://www.capetalk.co.za/articles/462849/cape-town-the-stormers-take-on-the-bulls-in-the-biggest-game-of-the-season) [CT's Bakoven Beach temporarily shut due to electrical sewer pump station fault](https://www.capetalk.co.za/articles/462848/ct-s-bakoven-beach-temporarily-shut-due-to-electrical-sewer-pump-station-fault) [The city’s deputy mayor, Eddie Andrews, said that the beach was not suitable for swimming after it picked up an electrical fault with a sewer pump station.](https://www.capetalk.co.za/articles/462848/ct-s-bakoven-beach-temporarily-shut-due-to-electrical-sewer-pump-station-fault) [Read More](https://www.capetalk.co.za/articles/462848/ct-s-bakoven-beach-temporarily-shut-due-to-electrical-sewer-pump-station-fault) [Investment app launches child accounts to help educate your kids about money](https://www.capetalk.co.za/articles/462819/investment-app-launches-child-accounts-to-help-educate-your-kids-about-money) [The award-winning Franc app was launched in 2018 to "help South Africans save, invest and learn about investments".](https://www.capetalk.co.za/articles/462819/investment-app-launches-child-accounts-to-help-educate-your-kids-about-money) [Read More](https://www.capetalk.co.za/articles/462819/investment-app-launches-child-accounts-to-help-educate-your-kids-about-money) [More from Business](https://www.capetalk.co.za/topic/24/business) [Political and energy woes predicted to hinder SA economy performance into 2023](https://www.capetalk.co.za/articles/462884/political-and-energy-woes-predicted-to-hinder-sa-economy-performance-into-2023) [While the economy has shown resilience in the third quarter, it will contend with domestic and global volatility in the next year.](https://www.capetalk.co.za/articles/462884/political-and-energy-woes-predicted-to-hinder-sa-economy-performance-into-2023) [Read More](https://www.capetalk.co.za/articles/462884/political-and-energy-woes-predicted-to-hinder-sa-economy-performance-into-2023) [Demand is plummeting, yet we still have loadshedding. The real issue here is what we have always been arguing, that the challenges of Eskom are not about policy… [are] management shortcomings as well as maintenance challenges...Sahlule Luzipho, Chairperson - Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy what you have with Eskom... Luzipho welcomes the scaling up of security and suggests that increased use of technology can stop theft and sabotage. Brace for a hectic 2023](https://www.capetalk.co.za/articles/462875/demand-is-plummeting-yet-we-still-have-loadshedding-brace-for-a-hectic-2023) ["It's worrying that we're now two days from Christmas and we are still on stage four." Mineral Resources and Energy committee chairperson Sahlule Luzipho says Eskom’s problems are not about policy limitations or failures but rather shortcomings in management and maintenance challenges. In October, the Mail & Guardian reported that Eskom’s efforts to beef up security at its power stations and employ new technology to monitor its sites had purportedly proven to be futile. Eskom has in the past complained about acts of sabotage and criminal syndicates. Bongani Bingwa interviews Sahlule Luzipho, Portfolio Committee Chairperson on Mineral Resources and Energy. The deployment involves a minimum of 10 soldiers per site and follows André de Ruyter’s resignation as Eskom CEO.