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Update as at 16h30 SAST
Eskom on Everyone's Lips as Utility Battles to Keep Light On!
This past weekend the country was thrown into Stage 6 load shedding after multiple breakdowns at power stations across the country. Opposition parties and business is calling for more transparency from Eskom as the economy buckles. The utility has now announced Stage 5 load shedding of yet another break at the Tutuka power station is announced. Eskom has launched a power purchase programme to secure 1,000MW to bolster constrained generation capacity
Tables Turned as Top Police Officials Arrested for Corruption
The Investigating Directorate has arrested former national police commissioner Kgomotso Phahlane and a host of high-ranking generals in the Crime Intelligence Division. The arrests are part of a series of raids across the country in a R54 million corruption probe that has allegedly taken place over a number of years, News24 reports.
ConCourt Rules Executive Ethics Code Invalid
The Constitutional Court has ruled that the Executive Ethics Code is unconstitutional, unlawful, and invalid. The case involves the amaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism and President Cyril Ramaphosa, whose funding for the CR17 presidential campaign came under heavy scrutiny over who made donations to him in 2017. Amabhungane took the matter to court because the code doesn't require the disclosure of donations for political positions within parties, eNCA reports. Politicians must now disclose all donations they receive.
When Petrol Price Comes Down Why Do Taxi Fares Remain the Same?
The National Taxi Association has said the decrease in fuel prices have had little impact on the bottom lines of taxi operators and profits remain low. According to the association's spokesperson Theo Malele, the taxi industry had absorbed the impact of multiple fuel increases for quite some time and was left with little choice but to increase taxi fares by between 25% - 30 % in July 2022. Malele said the fuel price drop has not had a knock-on effect on other costs, like the price of spares and general maintenance of vehicles, which remains high, IOL reports. The Automobile Association says that October may see another sizable reduction in the fuel price, while diesel users are facing an increase.
