Loadshedding is back

Sinbad said:
Nope. They'll all get the **** fired out of them for unprotected striking and violence and **** then...
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One can only hope that the rule of law would be enforced properly if that were to happen...
 
So was yesterday a unicorn day or are we in for some more "excitement"
 
Quick question. After all the gupta leaks and it was established that Eskom was paying to much for coal - what happened from there? Couldn't the savings from that assist in some increases for the unionized workers?
 
GhostSixFour said:
Quick question. After all the gupta leaks and it was established that Eskom was paying to much for coal - what happened from there? Couldn't the savings from that assist in some increases for the unionized workers?
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NOTHING came of it. They could save billions at Eskom right now just by putting simple cost-containment measures in place. Pay for coal what you are supposed to pay for coal is but one. And people still hold Pravin Gordhan up on some pedestal. :confused:
 
Our power will be off from 20:00 until probably 23:00 tonight. FCK
 
ambroseg1 said:
NOTHING came of it. They could save billions at Eskom right now just by putting simple cost-containment measures in place. Pay for coal what you are supposed to pay for coal is but one. And people still hold Pravin Gordhan up on some pedestal. :confused:
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Its not that simple since contracts were signed..

You can't just unilaterally change the terms of a contract without being taken to court.
 
ambroseg1 said:
NOTHING came of it. They could save billions at Eskom right now just by putting simple cost-containment measures in place. Pay for coal what you are supposed to pay for coal is but one. And people still hold Pravin Gordhan up on some pedestal. :confused:
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If they paid for coal actually received, and not for coal supposedly received (which is a big discrepancy in Optimum’s case), that would be a good start.

Then paying the right price is a second step.
 
Government must just print more money and pay the people what they want!
 
ToxicBunny said:
Its not that simple since contracts were signed..

You can't just unilaterally change the terms of a contract without being taken to court.
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But if the Tegata coal contracts were illegally signed due to bribe et al. surely they can declare that contract null and void?
 
GhostSixFour said:
But if the Tegata coal contracts were illegally signed due to bribe et al. surely they can declare that contract null and void?
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You’d have to prove the bribe first, this can take years.
 
I'm starting to think the "political" leadership (ANC/Eskom/whomever) is actually encouraging these guys to do this. It gives them the leverage to acquiesce to the demands of an increase.

Thus reducing the blowback of said increase by the "public"
 
ToxicBunny said:
Its not that simple since contracts were signed..

You can't just unilaterally change the terms of a contract without being taken to court.
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I GUARANTEE you they could've cancelled that contract on the basis of it being corrupt. SAPS are doing with that guy who owns their IT systems? SASSA with CPS?

Not a single person has been held accountable for those coal contracts. Just quietly re-deployed or still at ESKOM, in a different position or perhaps even the same position.
 
GhostSixFour said:
But if the Tegata coal contracts were illegally signed due to bribe et al. surely they can declare that contract null and void?
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As f2wohf says, you need to prove these things in a court of law... you can't just do things because you THINK they're illegal (even if they actually are)
 
ambroseg1 said:
I GUARANTEE you they could've cancelled that contract on the basis of it being corrupt. SAPS are doing with that guy who owns their IT systems? SASSA with CPS?

Not a single person has been held accountable for those coal contracts. Just quietly re-deployed or still at ESKOM, in a different position or perhaps even the same position.
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You have to prove it in a court of law FIRST...

Once they've proved that, then yes by all means cancel the contracts etc....
 
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