Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has bad news about South Africa’s electricity prices

Question - If Eskom has now turned the corner as the A|NC would like us to believe, then we don't need this extra minister anymore and the savings can go straight into reducing electricity prices, right!? 😈
 
Look I know you have a seemingly endless cnt parade of ANC quarterwit criminals to wheel out every time you decide to rape the productive taxpayer to fund your crass and empty lives, but please consider not bothering.
 
Perhaps start with the bloated workforce, excessive salaries, municipal debt, corruption, mismanagement and decades of neglected maintenance before telling paying consumers there is “no guarantee” electricity will become cheaper.

Ramokgopa even admits that money intended to subsidize electricity for the poor is being diverted by municipalities to pay salaries.

Restructuring the system and itemizing the bill differently does not fix the underlying problem.

Cut the waste. Collect what is owed. Fix the inefficiencies. Hold people accountable. Then talk to consumers about electricity prices.
 
lordnokon said:
Perhaps start with the bloated workforce, excessive salaries, municipal debt, corruption, mismanagement and decades of neglected maintenance before telling paying consumers there is “no guarantee” electricity will become cheaper.

Ramokgopa even admits that money intended to subsidize electricity for the poor is being diverted by municipalities to pay salaries.

Restructuring the system and itemizing the bill differently does not fix the underlying problem.

Cut the waste. Collect what is owed. Fix the inefficiencies. Hold people accountable. Then talk to consumers about electricity prices.
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What bloated work force and excessive salaries? The workforce is almost exactly the same as it was in the 80s, which considering there are a few more power statitions, HV lines and such connected since that's not bad.
The excessive salaries quoted on mybb are the average salary not the median. A few high salaried individuals can make the average way higher than it really is.
 
Lupus said:
What bloated work force and excessive salaries? The workforce is almost exactly the same as it was in the 80s, which considering there are a few more power statitions, HV lines and such connected since that's not bad.
The excessive salaries quoted on mybb are the average salary not the median. A few high salaried individuals can make the average way higher than it really is.
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You're right that average and median aren't the same. But the latest figures put Eskom's average employee cost at roughly R97,000/month, while median remuneration is still around R71,500/month. So no, a handful of executives aren't magically dragging the average through the roof.

And yes, Eskom had more employees in the 1980s... a workforce Eskom itself subsequently described as bloated and deliberately reduced.

So I'm not quite sure either point makes the defense of Eskom you think it does.
 
Seriously wondering if it isn't better to stop reading this ANC shyte, makes no difference to their behaviour and gives ulcers.
 
Brian_G said:
Seriously wondering if it isn't better to stop reading this ANC shyte, makes no difference to their behaviour and gives ulcers.
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Yep, where do I find that browser plug-in whatsit that allows me to filter out he AI slop?
 
Ironically I received this email from CoCT today

Cape Town seals first agreements to buy power at below Eskom rates

We have signed our first power purchase agreements with independent producers for an initial supply of 70MW and later up to 200MW of electricity at cheaper rates than Eskom over the coming months. This makes Cape Town the first South African metro to reduce reliance on Eskom by buying power on the open market, laying the foundation for a more sustainable and scalable power generation programme.
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Sargeant said:
Question - If Eskom has now turned the corner as the A|NC would like us to believe, then we don't need this extra minister anymore and the savings can go straight into reducing electricity prices, right!? 😈
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If I remember correctly.......his employment was only as long as ESKOM had problems........so ESKOM is fixed now.

ESKOM can now tell him bye bye............

lol. He's going nowhere 🤬
 
lordnokon said:
You're right that average and median aren't the same. But the latest figures put Eskom's average employee cost at roughly R97,000/month, while median remuneration is still around R71,500/month. So no, a handful of executives aren't magically dragging the average through the roof.

And yes, Eskom had more employees in the 1980s... a workforce Eskom itself subsequently described as bloated and deliberately reduced.

So I'm not quite sure either point makes the defense of Eskom you think it does.
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They have more infrastructure now, then they did in the 80s, plus 43k isn't bloated for what they are, just one power station would have over 1000 employees, they have 14 coal power stations, so that's already close to 14k. Not to mention the infrastructure, nuclear power station, hydro plants, solar, wind, OCGTs.
Do you want them to start using the excuse they are understaffed? Or use more contractors to pay more?
Plus it seems they were actually far higher in the 80s
Workforce Numbers in the 1970s
  • Mid-1970s (1976): According to the 1976 Eskom Annual Report, the utility employed a total staff of around 34,000–36,000 people to manage a generation capacity of roughly 12,000 MW. [1]
  • The Transition to 1980: By December 1980, as projects like Kriel and Duvha grew, the 1980 Eskom Annual Report shows the total staff employed had climbed sharply to 47,490 employees. [1]
  • The 1980s Peak: This massive hiring wave did not stop in 1980. The trajectory set in motion during the late 1970s culminated in an all-time company peak of 66,000 employees by 1986. [1]

Context of the 1970s Expansion
During this era, South Africa was facing increasing international isolation. Because it lacked oil and gas, the state-mandated strategy relied almost entirely on the country's vast coal reserves. [1]
The hiring during this decade was highly operational—focused on physical construction and engineering to double the grid's capacity. However, this "overbuilding" phase in the late 70s and early 80s eventually left Eskom with massive excess capacity by the late 1980s. This oversupply is what ultimately forced the utility to aggressively slash its workforce from 66,000 down to 50,000 by 1990. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Would you like to examine how the racially segregated labor policies of the 1970s shaped this workforce, or should we look at the specific power stations built during this

So it's not a bloated workforce if you actually want power.
Not sure where the 71k came from for the median
www.biznews.com

Eskom pay reality: Inside the R38,000 average salary debate

Key topics Unionised Eskom workers earn ~R38,150/month on averageHeadline “average cost” inflated by exec pay, bonuses, benefits7% annual wage hikes aimed at re
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As a few places are suggesting the average for unionised workers is 38k
mybroadband.co.za

Eskom’s minimum salary is R18,475 per month

MyBroadband adjusted previously leaked salary data with annual increases to estimate how much Eskom’s lowest-paid employees were earning in 2025.
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Employees in this category make up about two-thirds of Eskom’s staff and includes operational and technical roles remunerated in line with collective agreements and market-related scales.

The document included a table with a breakdown of the minimum, midpoint, and maximum salaries in the 10 pay grades in that unit.

It showed that these workers earned between R135,930 and R595,410 per year or between R11,283 and R49,618 per month.

That would tie more into the 38k vs the 71k, top heavy salaries tip the scale.
 
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